| LC control no. | n 79069645 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Moreno, Rita |
| Variant(s) | Moreno, Rosita Alvarío, Rosa Dolores Alverío, Rosa Dolores Alverío, Rosita Dolores Alverío Marcano, Rosa Dolores Marcano, Rosa Dolores Alverío |
| Associated place | New York (N.Y.) |
| Birth date | 1931-12-11 |
| Place of birth | Humacao (P.R.) |
| Profession or occupation | Actress Singer Producer Dancer |
| Found in | Hill, K. Glooscap and his magic [SR] p1979 (a.e.) label (Rita Moreno) container (show business performer) Variety's ww in show business, 1989 (Moreno, Rita (Rosa Dolores Alvarío); b. Dec. 11, 1931, Humacao, P.R.; actress) IMDb, August 26, 2019: (Rita Moreno, actress, producer ; b. December 11, 1931 in Humacao, Puerto Rico) National Public Radio (NPR) website, July 2, 2024: interview with the author posted on May 13, 2018 (Rita Moreno; Rosa Dolores Alverío Marcano; born in Puerto Rico; moved to New York as a child; won an Oscar for her role in West Side Story) <https://www.npr.org/2018/05/13/610407259/rita-moreno-to-my-gente-be-proud-of-who-you-are-don-t-give-up> Encyclopedia Britannica website, July 2, 2024: (Rita Moreno; Rosa Dolores Alverío, Rosita Dolores Alverío; born December 11, 1931, Humacao, Puerto Rico; after her parents divorced she moved (1935) to New York City with her mother in 1935; her mother eventually remarried and she later began using her stepfather's surname Moreno; actress; dancer; singer; she has won the four major North American entertainment awards (EGOT): Emmy (1977, 1978), Grammy (1972), Oscar (1962), and Tony (1975); she was also the first Hispanic woman to receive an Oscar (Academy Award) for West Side Story; her first big-screen appearance was in So Young, So Bad (1950) and she was credited as Rosita Moreno, but soon thereafter she took the first name Rita) <https://www.britannica.com/biography/Rita-Moreno> Kennedy Center website, July 2, 2024: (Rita Moreno; Rosa Dolores Alverío; born in Humacao, Puerto Rico; won an Academy Award for West Side Story; 2015 Kennedy Center honoree) <https://www.kennedy-center.org/artists/m/mo-mz/rita-moreno/> |
| Associated language | eng spa |
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