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Ava Gardner

Ava Gardner

Ava Gardner (December 24, 1922 – January 25, 1990) was an American actress.

Ava Lavinia Gardner was born in the small farming community of Grabtown, Johnston County, North Carolina, the last of 7 children of poor tobacco farmers.

She was married to Mickey Rooney from 1941 to 1943, to Artie Shaw from 1945 to 1946, and to Frank Sinatra from 1948 to 1957. She was regarded as one of the most beautiful actresses in Hollywood. She also had an affair with Howard Hughes.

She met author J.R.R. Tolkien at Oxford University in November 1964. Neither was aware of the fame of the other.

She died of pneumonia in London, England.

Ava Gardner is interred in the Sunset Memorial Park, Smithfield, North Carolina; the town of Smithfield now has an Ava Gardner Museum.

Gardner is portrayed by Kate Beckinsale in The Aviator (2004), a film by Martin Scorsese about Howard Hughes.

Selected filmography

  • The Night of the Iguana (1964)
  • On the Beach (1959)
  • The Sun Also Rises (1957)
  • Bhowani Junction (1956)
  • The Barefoot Contessa (1954)
  • Mogambo (1953) (Academy Award nomination, "Best Actress")
  • The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952)
  • Pandora and the Flying Dutchman (1951)
  • Show Boat (1951)
  • Whistle Stop (1946)
  • The Killers (1946)

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Gardner is portrayed by Kate Beckinsale in The Aviator (2004), a film by Martin Scorsese about Howard Hughes. In 1956 she again starred with March in The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit. Ava Gardner is interred in the Sunset Memorial Park, Smithfield, North Carolina; the town of Smithfield now has an Ava Gardner Museum. Harding became stereotyped as the innocent young woman willing to sacrifice herself for others, and she eventually quit making movies when she married in 1937, although she was lured back in 1942 to make Eyes in the Night. She died of pneumonia in London, England. In 1931 she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for Holiday. Neither was aware of the fame of the other. In 1929 she made her film debut in Paris Bound, opposite Fredric March.

Tolkien at Oxford University in November 1964. Following school, she got a job as a script reader, and began acting on Broadway. She met author J.R.R. The family finally settled in New York, and young Dorothy attended Bryn Mawr College. She also had an affair with Howard Hughes. Born Dorothy Walton Gatley in Fort Sam Houston, Texas, the daughter of a career army officer, she traveled often during her early life. She was regarded as one of the most beautiful actresses in Hollywood. Ann Harding (August 7, 1901 - September 1, 1981) was an American actress.

She was married to Mickey Rooney from 1941 to 1943, to Artie Shaw from 1945 to 1946, and to Frank Sinatra from 1948 to 1957. Ava Lavinia Gardner was born in the small farming community of Grabtown, Johnston County, North Carolina, the last of 7 children of poor tobacco farmers. Ava Gardner (December 24, 1922 – January 25, 1990) was an American actress. The Killers (1946).

Whistle Stop (1946). Show Boat (1951). Pandora and the Flying Dutchman (1951). The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952).

Mogambo (1953) (Academy Award nomination, "Best Actress"). The Barefoot Contessa (1954). Bhowani Junction (1956). The Sun Also Rises (1957).

On the Beach (1959). The Night of the Iguana (1964).