Photograph was edited for publication purposes.; Title supplied by cataloger. Aly Khan, known by his full title Prince Ali Solomone Aga Khan was the son of Aga Khan III, the head of the Ismaili Muslims. Aly was a wealthy international playboy who served as a Pakistani diplomat to the United Nations but is best known in California for being married to Rita Hayward from 1949-1953. Photograph caption dated August 16, 1952 reads, "Aly 'Self-Conscious' As He And Rita Face Cameramen - This was not a happy day for Prince Aly Khan (arrow). Not only did it appear that his efforts for a reconciliation with Actress Rita Hayworth were blasted, but Aly - the man who has hunted wild game in Africa, bet fortunes at Monte Carlo and stared some of the most beautiful women in the world right in the eye - got scared when he and Rita faced this battery of photographers today. "You make me self-conscious," he said."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Hayworth, Rita,--1918-1987 Hayworth, Rita,--1918-1987--Divorce Khan, Aly Solomone Khan, Aly Solomone--Divorce Socialites--United States Motion picture actors and actresses--United States Divorce--Press coverage--California--Los Angeles Photographers--California--Los Angeles Herald-Examiner Collection photographs
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