Happy 90th birthday to the great Rita Moreno 🎂
A great shot by Phil Stern of Moreno during a rehearsal for West Side Story, 1961
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- Jackie Speier Image
Rita Moreno in Steven Spielberg's West Side Story
📷 Niko Tavernise, 2021
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Rita Moreno & George Chakiris, Best Supporting Actress & Actor for West Side Story;
Greer Garson, accepting Best Actress for Sophia Loren for Two Women;
Maximilian Schell, Best Actor for Judgement at Nuremberg
📷 J. R. Eyerman Image
With Sally Struthers, Neil Simon & Rita Moreno during rehearsals for the Broadway revival of The Odd Couple.
📷 Martha Swope, 1985
@nypl digital collection
Moreno played Olive Madison & Struthers was Florence Unger. Gene Saks directed. Image
Rita Moreno, James Coco & Sally Struthers in Sam Bobrick & Ron Clark's play Wally's Cafe, 1981
📷 Martha Swope
@nypl digital collection Image
#PhoneCallFromPaul tweet on Rita Moreno's birthday
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📷 Jack Albin, 1962
Paul @holdengraber talks with the most interesting people
lithub.com/?s=phone+call+…
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Rachel Dennison, Valerie Curtain, Peter Bonerz & Rita Moreno in the sitcom 9 to 5, 1982.
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I thought I just dreamed this, but I looked it up. Image
Hollywood stars leave for a Civil Rights March
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📷 Larry Leach, August 28, 1963
@laplphotos Image

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