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Rita Hayworth and Orson Welles in 1944

Rita Hayworth and Orson Welles in 1944

Hayworth, who was wed five times, once complained, "Men fell in love with Gilda, but they wake up with me." Welles, who directed her in "The Lady From Shanghai," was her second husband; their marriage lasted five years and produced a daughter, Rebecca.

In this photo: Rita Hayworth, Orson Welles [& Wife]

Photo: Peter Stackpole./Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images

Jan 01, 1945