Volga Hayworth

infobox actress

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birthname=Volga Haworth
birthdate=1898
birthplace = Washington, D.C.
deathdate=death date|1945|1|25
deathplace = Santa Monica, California, U.S.
othername=Volga Cansino
occupation=Stage actress
spouse=Eduardo Cansino, Sr.
children=Rita Hayworth, Eduardo Cansino, Jr, Vernon Cansino

Volga Cansino "née" Haworth (c. 1898 – January 25, 1945 "Mrs. Eduardo Cansino;Mother of Rita Hayworth, Film Actress -In Dancing Team" "The New York Times", January 27, 1945] ), English/Irish-American dancer best known as Volga Hayworth, was a popular showgirl on Broadway, an actress, and mother of actress Rita Hayworth, who took her movie name from her mother's maiden name.

She appeared in the Ziegfeld Follies ["Rita Hayworth, Movie Legend, Dies" "The New York Times", May 16, 1987.] , met her husband, Spanish-born dancer Eduardo Cansino, Sr in 1916 and married him in 1917. She and Eduardo formed a vaudeville act called The Dancing Cansinos.

Family

*Eduardo Cansino, Sr - Husband
*Rita Hayworth - Daughter
*Eduardo Cansino, Jr - Son
*Vernon Cansino - Son

External links

*ibdb name|id=80375|name= Volga Hayworth
* [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,797081,00.html?promoid=googlep "Time" magazine obit for Volga Haworth, stating her age as 47]

References

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