Biography raquel welch
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Great American Stories: Raquel Welch
Good morning, it's Friday, Feb. 17, , the day of the week when I reprise a quotation meant to be uplifting or educational. I have several such lines in mind today, all from the incandescent Raquel Welch, who died Wednesday, still "a bombshell" (as the New York Times assured its readers) at age
Southern Methodist University journalism professor Rhonda Garelick, who pens a regular Times column, suggested that the movie star's passing invites us to contemplate "what happens to our sex symbols as they age."
Except that Raquel Welch didn't seem to age. Or maybe a better way of saying it is that she didn't age out of her role as an international sex symbol. "What is, after all, the cultural longevity of the bombshell, the femme fatale?" Garelick wrote. "We tend to assume that they relinquish this status. Ms. Welch did not. She maintained it, along with her dignity."
n the trailer to "One Million Years B.C.," a British remake of a United Arti
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Raquel Welch
American actress and model (–)
Raquel Welch | |
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Welch in | |
| Born | Jo Raquel Tejada ()September 5, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | February 15, () (aged&#;82) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Education | San Diego State University |
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| Years&#;active | – |
| Spouses | James Welch &#; &#; (m.&#;; div.&#;)&#;Patrick Curtis &#; &#; (m.&#;; div.&#;)&#;André Weinfeld &#; &#; (m.&#;; div.&#;)&#;Richie Palmer &#; &#; (m.&#;; div.&#;)&#; |
| Children | 2, including Tahnee |
Jo Raquel Welch (née&#;Tejada; September 5, – February 15, ) was an American actress. Welch first gained attention for her role in Fantastic Voyage (), after which she signed a long-term contract with 20th Century Fox. They lent her contract to the British studio Hammer Film Productions, for whom she made One Million Years B.C. (). Although Welch had only three lines of
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Raquel Welch
Raquel Welch | |
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Raquel Welch, | |
| Born | Jo Raquel Tejada ()September 5, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | February 15, () (aged&#;82) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Cause&#;of death | Cardiac fängelse caused bygd Alzheimer's disease |
| Spouse(s) | James Welch (m. , divorced) Patrick Curtis (m. , divorced) Andre Weinfeld (m. , divorced) Richard Palmer (m. , divorced) |
| Awards | Golden Globe Awards
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Jo Raquel Tejada (September 5, &#; February 15, ), usually called Raquel Welch, was an American actress and model. She became famous during the s as one of the most beautiful women in Hollywood. She won the Golden Globe Award in
On February 15, , Welch died from cardiac arrest at her home in Los Angeles, California at the age of She also suffered from Alzheimer's disease.[1][2]