Being Rita Hayworth: Labor, Identity, and Hollywood Stardom

by Adrienne L. McLean

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Who was Rita Hayworth? Born Margarita Carmen Cansino, she spent her life subjected to others' definitions of her, no matter how hard she worked to claim her own identity. Although there have been many "revelations" about her life and career, Adrienne McLean's book is the first to show that such disclosures were part of a constructed image from the outset.

McLean explores Hayworth's participation in the creation of her star persona, particularly...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0813533899

ISBN13:9780813533896

Release Date:April 2004

Publisher:Rutgers University Press

Length:288 Pages

Weight:1.05 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"

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