Orson Welles and Chicago-born actress and socialite Virginia Nicolson (1916–1996) were married on November 14, 1934.[17]:332 The couple separated in December 1939[20]:226 and were divorced on February 1, 1940.[141][142] After bearing with Welles's romances in New York, Virginia had learned that Welles had fallen in love with Mexican actress Dolores del Río.[20]:227
Infatuated with her since adolescence, Welles met del Río at Darryl Zanuck's ranch[22]:206 soon after he moved to Hollywood in 1939.[20]:227[22]:168 Their relationship was kept secret until 1941, when del Río filed for divorce from her second husband. They openly appeared together in New York while Welles was directing the Mercury stage production Native Son.[22]:212 They acted together in the movie Journey into Fear (1943). Their relationship came to an end due, among other things, to Welles's infidelities. Del Río returned to México in 1943, shortly before Welles married Rita Hayworth.[143]
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Date: 2018-12-09 09:19 pm (UTC)Infatuated with her since adolescence, Welles met del Río at Darryl Zanuck's ranch[22]:206 soon after he moved to Hollywood in 1939.[20]:227[22]:168 Their relationship was kept secret until 1941, when del Río filed for divorce from her second husband. They openly appeared together in New York while Welles was directing the Mercury stage production Native Son.[22]:212 They acted together in the movie Journey into Fear (1943). Their relationship came to an end due, among other things, to Welles's infidelities. Del Río returned to México in 1943, shortly before Welles married Rita Hayworth.[143]