(Courtesy of Minard Coons)

Rita Cansino / Rita Hayworth Real name: Margarita Carmen Cansino 1918 or 1919 - 1987 Before becoming a star at Columbia Pictures, Rita Hayworth did supporting roles and bit parts in a about a half dozen mid to late 1930s westerns starring the Three Mesquiteers, Tom Keene, George O'Brien and Tex Ritter. During this period, she was also laboring in a variety of B films (including entries in the Lone Wolf, Charlie Chan and Blondie series). She was married several times, and her husbands included Orson Welles, Aly Khan and big band singer Dick Haymes.  In later life, she was stricken with Alzheimers disease. I won't replicate bio or screen related info on Hayworth, as her life is well covered in both print media and the Internet.

From L-to-R are Max Terhune, Bob Livingston, Rita Cansino (Hayworth) and Ray "Crash" Corrigan in a scene from HIT THE SADDLE (Republic, 1937), one of the Three Mesquiteers adventures. Above, photo of title lobby card for OLD LOUISIANA (Crescent, 1937) which starred Tom Keene and Rita Cansino (Hayworth).

  Although some of the data is incomplete or inaccurate, the Internet Movie Database (IMDB) has information on Rita Hayworth.  Click here.

Jim Tipton's Find A Grave website has photos of the grave marker for Hayworth at Holy Cross Cemetary, Culver City, California: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=1253