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Auction History Result 6z0360 RITA HAYWORTH linen French 23x31 1945 art of her from You Were Never Lovelier by Grinsson! Date Sold 12/24/2020 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Linenbacked French "Affiche" Movie Poster (23x32; measures 23 1/4" x 31 1/4" [59 x 79 cm]) (Learn More) Rita Hayworth was born in 1918. During the early 1940s she was one of the greatest sex symbols the movies has ever had, most notably in the 1946 movie, Gilda. But she was born Margarita Cansino, and was originally a child dancer with her father. She later caught the attention of Harry Cohn at Columbia, who cast her as a sexy dancer in some late 1930s movies, first billing her as Rita Cansino, and then renaming her to Hayworth (her mother's maiden name). Cohn did all he could to get rid of her Spanish ethnicity, changing her name, having her dye her black hair red, and having her hairline raised! She made many memorable dance movies (including ones opposite both Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly!), but she is probably best remembered for her five steamy melodramas opposite Glenn Ford. She had a tumultuous private life, marrying five times, most memorably to Orson Welles and Prince Aly Khan (this was before Grace Kelly married her prince!). Her most famous quote (explaining why she married so many times) was "Every man I have ever known has fallen in love with Gilda and awakened with me." She exhibited erratic behavior in her later years because she suffered from early Alzheimer's, which went undiagnosed for quite some time. Rita passed away in 1987 at the age of 68. In those later years, she was cared for by her daughter, Princess Yasmin Khan, who has also been a champion of raising money for Alzheimer's research. She is also best remembered for her roles in The Lady from Shanghai, Only Angels Have Wings, Separate Tables, Tales of Manhattan, and many others! Artist: Boris Grinsson Important Added Info: Note that we have only previously auctioned two examples of this French poster, and the last one was 9 years ago, when it sold for $715! Also note that a French poster expert tells us that this poster was created in 1945 when "You Were Never Lovelier" was released in France. What IS linenbacking? Learn More Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: very good. The poster had tiny paper loss at the crossfold and minor wear on the folds, with tiny paper loss in the top of the vertical fold and in the top corners. There was some writing on the back that slightly bled through to the front in Hayworth's cheek and the right end of her mouth. Overall, the poster was in good to very good condition prior to linenbacking. The poster was nicely backed, and displays well! Learn More about condition grades 
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