She was known as the ‘Love Goddess’ for her explosive on-screen sexual charisma during the 1940s, which made men go weak at the knees. Now Kelly Brook is set to do the same after dressing up as Hollywood siren Rita Hayworth in a sexy new photo-shoot emulating the movie star. Miss Brook, 28, has recreated images from classic film Gilda, which was credited with turning the movie great into an international sex symbol and pin-up. The model, dressed in satin, recreates the legendary one-glove striptease from the film, which titillated a whole generation of men when released in 1946. Hayworth’s portrayal of Gilda, who ...
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THE black-tie crowd at the Waldorf ballroom Tuesday night for the Rita Hayworth Gala to benefit Alzheimer's research was treated to a phenomenal performance by Roger Waters of Pink Floyd . Strumming an acoustic guitar, and backed by a band that included G.E. Smith and three gospel singers, Waters sang "Wish You Were Here." The hauntingly apt lyrics -- "So, so you think you can tell heaven from hell, blue skies from pain. Can you tell a green field from a cold steel rail? . . . Do you think you can tell?" -- had many dabbing away tears. Turns out Jay McInerney ...
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Fredrica Wagman, author of the new book The Lie , stopped by to share with us a piece she wrote about Rita Hayworth. Finding Rita Hayworth By Fredrica Wagman My fascination with Rita Hayworth began when I was very young because my mother was so enthralled with Rita Hayworth herself that she named me Rita, and although she polished my name off with the name Fredrica in the middle, it was the name Rita that profoundly connected me to my mother -- to my childhood and to that exquisite creature who ruled the sliver screen for all my growing years. People do things like ...
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London, April 12 (ANI): Iconic pieces of Hollywood history, including Rita Hayworth’s signature Gilda gown and Charlton Heston’s Planet Of The Apes costume, are set to go under the hammer.Profiles in History chiefs are looking forward to gather 30,000 to 50,000 dollars for the actress’ 1940s movie dress at the two-day sale beginning on April 30.And Heston’s outfit worn as Colonel George Taylor in Planet of the Apes has been guide marked to land 60,000 dollars, reports the Daily Express.Darth Mau
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