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 Orson
Welles, who was married to actress Rita Hayworth in the 1940s, is less
than thrilled that his relationship is being re-created in a CBS
TV-movie docudrama, "Rita Hay-worth: The Love Goddess." Lynda Carter
gussied up in a red wig and brown contact lenses—essays the title role
as the five-times-married actress. Edward Ed-wards, shown above with
Carter, plays Welles, husband No. 2. No, I wasn't consulted," says
Welles. "I think its lamentable there isn't any legislation to stop it.
I'm not worried for me. I'm sorry that they're exploiting Rita, who's a
very sick girl." Hayworth, now 64, suffers from Alzheimer's Disease,
which induces prematuresenility. In the movie, Welles is shown as a
madcap genius who neg lects his wife for his work. "That's par for the
course," says he. "It would spoil the whole thing, I suppose, if they
heard my side of it. It would probably take the zing out of what
they've,' dreamed up." What does Welles plan to do about the situation?
"There's nothing you can do except hide and wait until it's over," he
laments. Carter, meanwhile, has another view. Says TV's former ""Wonder
Woman": `"At last, I get to play a woman who's not in jeopardy. The only
thing at risk is her sanity." |
Date and Issue: Volume 31, Number 18 / April 30, 1983.
