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If This Was Happiness: A Biography of Rita Hayworth
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LENGTH13 hrs and 21 mins
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RELEASE DATE01-01-96
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Program TypeAudiobook
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Publisher's Summary
Yet behind the smoldering image lay a tragic secret that wrecked her private life. A pathologically shy child, she was thrust at an early age into a sordid limelight as her vaudevillian father's dancing partner, and suffered sexual and physical abuse at his hands. A desperate need for protection led her into five marriages, including nuptials with Orson Welles and Prince Aly Khan. All of them resulted in exploitation and disaster, as did affairs with some of the world's most glamorous men.
©1989 Barbara Leaming; (P)1996 Blackstone Audio Inc.
What the Critics Say
"Hayworth fans will learn much from this biography by the author of Orson Welles. The surprising story of the acutely shy Margarita Carmen Cansino, who was dubbed the 'Love Goddess', contains more melodrama than most romance novels." (Publishers Weekly)
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Douglas Auburn, WA, United States 08-29-09 Member Since 2008College English professor who loves classic literature, psychology, neurology and hates pop trash like Twilight and Fifty Shades of Grey.
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"In-depth study"
much better than the usual hollywood biography.
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Annette Sand Springs, OK, United States 02-24-09 Member Since 2008- HELPFUL VOTES
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"Interesting but not fascinating"
The book was interesting but it didn't hold my attention. Anna Fields sounds like she is talking into a can most of the time and her lift at the end of most sentences is awful. Why end a sentence in a question form. The book did however make me review the internet for information on the Princess and Becky Welles. So, curiousity was built to some extent.
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