Rita Hayworth In Her Own Words By Neil Grant
Rita Hayworth In Her Own Words
An Decisive Photographic History, Personal Archive, and First-Person Chronology of Hollywood’s Ultimate 1940s Love Goddess
Bibliographic Specifications
- Title: Rita Hayworth In Her Own Words
- Author: Neil Grant
- Publisher: Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd, London
- Publication Date: 1992
- ISBN-10: 0600574598
- ISBN-13: 9780600574590
- Edition Details: First Edition, Large Format Release.
- Binding: Original publisher's premium cloth-bound hardcover boards with bold spine stamping, complete with an unclipped illustrated glossy dust jacket.
- Physical Format: Quarto / Large Format (4to), 128 pages. Richly structured as a premier pictorial history, enhanced by a sprawling collection of rare monochrome and color studio portraits, candid production stills, and personal family photographs.
- Language: English
Official Condition Report
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The Book: Very Good Plus (VG+)
- Exterior / Boards: The original hardback covers are exceptionally flat, square, and structurally sound with sharp corners and stable edges. The spine remains uncreased, tight, and completely perfect with bright spine lettering.
- Interior: Pristine. The text block binding is remarkably tight, square, and robust. Internal pages, high-gloss color plates, and text margins are beautifully white, crisp, and clean. Free of standard user highlighting, dog-ears, or bookseller markings.
- Protective Preservation: Professionally enclosed in a heavy-duty, premium archival cellophane cover, fully shielding the exterior boards from environmental friction or dust accumulation.
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The Dust Jacket: Very Good (VG)
- Condition details: Present, unclipped, and structurally sound. Displays typical, limited signs of minor edge wear and light vintage shelf rubbing along the extremities, completely consistent with a well-preserved 1990s volume. Free of extensive missing pieces or major open tears.
Synopsis & Historical Value
Published in 1992, Rita Hayworth In Her Own Words stands as an incredibly poignant and beautifully synthesized look into the complex life of Hollywood's definitive 1940s "Love Goddess". Author Neil Grant seamlessly links a rare, curated collection of studio photographs with Hayworth’s own deeply personal reflections to deliver an unrivaled account of her meteoric movie career. The narrative traces her journey from a childhood under a strict theatrical family to her grueling early days as a professional dancer and B-movie actress under her birth name, Margarita Cansino. The book documents her dramatic breakthrough to international fame, her immortal musical partnerships alongside Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly, her iconic dramatic turns in masterworks like Cover Girl and Gilda, and her subsequent adoption as the definitive pin-up girl of the American forces during World War II. For classic cinema archivists, dance historians, and vintage Hollywood memorabilia collectors, this scarce first-edition volume is an essential historical keepsake.
Author Profile: Neil Grant
Neil Grant is an accomplished British author, cultural historian, and biographer specializing in twentieth-century performing arts and royal historical chronicles. Renowned for his meticulous archival research and clean narrative pacing, Grant has penned numerous highly regarded pictorial histories that bridge the gap between heavy academic analysis and accessible popular appreciation. His work on this biography remains celebrated within film collector circles for its heavy reliance on first-person source materials and raw, authentic actor correspondence archives.
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