Some lovely summer photos of Rita Hayworth from the LIFE Archive.
Photos taken by Peter Stackpole in 1940.
“Actress Rita Hayworth peeling tomatoes while her friend Virginia Hovey prepares jelly sandwiches for bicycle and picnic outing.”
“Actress Rita Hayworth (2R) leaving her house w. friends from Pasadena (L-R) Minerva Griswold, Jane Hopkins and Virginia Hovey to embark on 10-mi. Bicycle ride and picnic in the canyons behind Westwood, CA.”
“Actress Rita Hayworth (2R) eating chicken leg as her friends (L-R) Minerva Griswold, Virginia Hovey and Jane Hopkins enjoy jelly sandwiches during picnic on the grass in the Hollywood Hills.”