Being Rita Hayworth: Labor, Identity, and Hollywood Stardom

by Adrienne L. McLean

Book Overview

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"