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Order Number	00097051
Title	Rita Hayworth and Orson Welles divorce
Collection ID	Herald Examiner Collection
Location/Accession	HE box 7494
Date	1947
Physical Description	1 photographic print :b&w ;19 x 23 cm. on sheet 21 x 26 cm.
Notes	Photograph was edited for publication purposes.; Title supplied by cataloger.
Historical Data	George Orson Wells (1915-1985), actor, director, writer and producer of film, theater and radio, was married to film actress Rita Hayworth from 1943-1948, with their union producing a daughter, Rebecca. They struggled in their marriage, with Hayworth stating that Wells did not want to be tied down and Wells blaming Hayworth for making unfounded accusations of infidelity; they became estranged in 1946 but briefly reconciled in 1947 before finally separating for good; in 1948 Hayworth filed for divorce.
Description	Photograph caption dated November 10, 1947 reads, "Seated all alone in a corner, Rita faces a battery of photographers in what might be called the "last take" in her married life with "The Genius."
Subject	Hayworth, Rita,--1918-1987. Motion picture actors and actresses--United States. Divorce settlements--California--Los Angeles. Divorce--California--Los Angeles. Los Angeles Evening Herald and Express photographs. Herald-Examiner Collection photographs.
Format	Photographic prints
Reproduction Information	Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Sub-Collection Name	Los Angeles Herald Examiner Photo Collection