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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. Harmon and Sehorn were married on June 9, 2001. Ava Gardner is interred in the Sunset Memorial Park, Smithfield, North Carolina; the town of Smithfield now has an Ava Gardner Museum. Harmon is currently married to professional football player Jason Sehorn with whom she had been engaged since a March 13, 2000 marriage proposal on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, a popular television talk show program. She died of pneumonia in London, England. A native of Highland Park, Texas, Harmon's parents were professional fashion models Larry and Daphne Harmon. Neither was aware of the fame of the other. Angie Harmon or Angie Sehorn, formerly Angela Michelle Harmon (born August 10, 1972), is an American television and movie actress and fashion model who rose to fame as Abbie Carmichael on the television drama Law & Order, a role she played from 1998 to 2001.

Tolkien at Oxford University in November 1964. She met author J.R.R. She also had an affair with Howard Hughes. She was regarded as one of the most beautiful actresses in Hollywood.

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).