Marriage in Hollywood.

"The images created and sustained by Hollywood shaped the ideas of the modern American family in superficial, and significant ways. They solidified the authority of the nuclear family so far down in our collective memories the stability of, and ancient strength of the clan systems of the extended families and the traditions and rituals they have established deep in the indigenous mindsets got lost in the 'American Dream'.

The way people of the darker hue need to revive their souls is to shake this out of our systems as easily as one wakes up from a gripping nightmare pretending to be other than what it really is: the nightmare! The way white people need to perform the same task is different, and unlike the way others of us must unlearn! You see, those who created and seem to succeed from the dysfunction of the nuclear family have to recognize its enormity with fears acquainted with denial. At some point the various directions realization takes the different people towards wholeness, people will come together; but not superficially. . ." - Gregory E. Woods, Keeper of Stories [9/9/17]

Orson Welles, wife Rita Hayworth and daughter Rebecca at home in 1945.

Count this in...

Rita Hayworth, actress.

Dreadlocks American Blacks lay claim to wearing is frequently spiritually removed from African spirituality. It is more fashion fought for in courts of law with concern for fitting into the workplaces foreign to racial ideologies. Why that isn't viewed as a problem by Blacks is a peep into the profound contradictions within the culture. . ." - Gregory E. Woods, Keeper of Stories 5/9/17

The Women who dare men to be men dare men to be strong enough to resist them have taken on the role Lilith took upon herself to demonstrate to Adam as his first wife. . . - Dawn Wolf, Keeper of Stories 1.9.17

Sadha's exquisite beauty asks a question. What is that question and where is it located? It is important to listen to the questions women ask without words. Wise men know this. Young men need to listen to us. - Dawn Wolf, Keeper of Stories 5.6.17

THERE was a time ...

dancing together Rita Hayworth & Fred Astaire in 1942 !!!!

OUR Rita

Rita Hayworth in all her glory

Rita Hayworth's winning smile 

Rita Hayworth broke your heart and made it flutter, all at once.

Born into a show business family of dancers, she grew up in the footlights, and her dazzling beauty made her future as a Hollywood starlet seem inevitable. And so it was. In the mid-1930s, Columbia Pictures put her under a long-term contract, transforming dark-haired teenager Rita Cansino into redhead bombshell Rita Hayworth.

Her acting skills were more than adequate, but first and foremost — how the camera loved her! With her film career launched in earnest by the dawn of the '40s, she became a top pin-up during World War II as she continued cranking out pictures at Columbia.

Naturally shy and insecure, Rita was often uncomfortable with her sex symbol image, and mostly hated working under crass, ruthless Columbia boss Harry Cohn. She was unlucky in love as well, marrying five times (among her famous husbands: Orson Welles, Prince Aly Kahn, and singer Dick Haymes). Often her romantic travails interfered with her career, and by the end of the '50s, her career was fading.

Her final years were especially tragic. As Rita's time in the spotlight passed, she increasingly turned to drink. In her sixties, she'd sometimes experience alcohol-fueled rages — at least once in public, leading to unwelcome negative publicity. Only later was it realized that she had the beginnings of Alzheimer's disease, an illness she'd die from in 1987, at age 68.

But before all that, there was the radiant Rita, who took our breath away. These pictures celebrate her. ~ anon

Rita Hayworth & Cary Grant in Only Angels Have Wings 1939

Rita Hayworth in 1946 

Rita Hayworth with her two daughters, Rebecca Welles & Yasmin Khan in 1950

Rita Hayworth her new husband Ali Khan in 1949