Her celebrity brought a lot of attention and research funding for, what was then little-understood disease.
The assault and crisis shook her, and her doctor ordered her to remain in bed for several days.
To many, it seemed as if Welles was punishing Hayworth for her classic Hollywood-ness, attempting to exclude her from the mainstream in the same way that he had exiled himself.
It carried over to his dancing.
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She volunteered in the Naval Aid Auxiliary, an organization of men and women which provided general assistance to the Navy and Marines.