From cave woman to “Woman of the Year,” Ms. Welch defied expectations. Raquel Welch starred in the 1966 B-movie “One Million Years B.C.”Credit...20th Century Fox, via Getty Images ...

A cardiac arrest last month led to the immediate death of international icon Raquel Welch, who also suffered from Alzheimer’s disease for years. The “One Million Years B.C.” and “Fantastic ...