This page will contain images about Ava Gardner, as they become available.Ava GardnerAva GardnerAva 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
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Gardner is portrayed by Kate Beckinsale in The Aviator (2004), a film by Martin Scorsese about Howard Hughes. Jean Harlow is portrayed by Gwen Stefani in the recent film "The Aviator.". Ava Gardner is interred in the Sunset Memorial Park, Smithfield, North Carolina; the town of Smithfield now has an Ava Gardner Museum. She died shortly afterward at the age of 26, and is buried at the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery, in Los Angeles, California. She died of pneumonia in London, England. While filming Saratoga (1937) with Clark Gable, she was hospitalized with uremic poisoning and kidney failure, a result from scarlet fever she suffered from during childhood. Neither was aware of the fame of the other. They were engaged for two years, but before they could marry Jean became ill. Tolkien at Oxford University in November 1964. Following the end of her third marriage she met MGM star William Powell. She met author J.R.R. Secretary (1936). She also had an affair with Howard Hughes. Jean then starred in two more films with Clark Gable, China Seas (1935), and Wife vs. She was regarded as one of the most beautiful actresses in Hollywood. She was also married in 1933 for a short time to cinematographer Harold Rosson. 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 had a great comedic part in Dinner at Eight, and later that year she starred in Bombshell. 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. By 1933, Jean was becoming a superstar. Ava Gardner (December 24, 1922 – January 25, 1990) was an American actress. It was during the making of Red Dust that Harlow's second husband, MGM producer Paul Bern committed suicide. The Killers (1946). In 1932 she had bigger roles in Red-Headed Woman and Red Dust, her second film with Clark Gable. Harlow and Gable worked well together, and starred in a total of six films together. Whistle Stop (1946). In 1931, Harlow began to gain popularity when she appeared in The Public Enemy, Goldie, The Secret Six, with Clark Gable, and Platinum Blonde. Show Boat (1951). By 1930, Jean and her husband had divorced, and she got her first major role when producer Howard Hughes cast her in the World War I film Hell's Angels (1930). Pandora and the Flying Dutchman (1951). She has a more substantial role in Laurel and Hardy's short Double Whoopee (1929). The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952). In the beginning Jean landed bit parts in silent films such as Why is a Plumber? (1927), Moran of the Marines (1928), and The Love Parade (1929). Mogambo (1953) (Academy Award nomination, "Best Actress"). Jean wanted only to be a wife and mother, but to please Mother Jean she looked for work as an extra in films. The Barefoot Contessa (1954). At the age of 16, Jean eloped with a wealthy young business man and the couple moved to Los Angeles, California. Bhowani Junction (1956). Shortly afterward she remarried and moved to Chicago, where Jean attended high school. The Sun Also Rises (1957). Mother Jean, as she was called, divorced Harlean's father and moved to Hollywood with hopes of becoming an actress herself. On the Beach (1959). She was born at Kansas City, Missouri, the daughter of Mont Clair Carpenter, a dentist, and his wife, Jean Harlow Carpenter. The Night of the Iguana (1964). She made over 36 films during a career that lasted only 10 years, and had a talent for comedy as well as drama that is still recognized today by record numbers of fans and film critics alike. Before her, bad girls in movies were always dark-haired and exotic looking. Jean was the first blonde to be cast in 'bad girl roles'. Jean Harlow, born as "Harlean Carpenter", (March 3, 1911 - June 7, 1937), US film actress, became known as the "original blonde bombshell", predating Marilyn Monroe as a blonde sex symbol. Saratoga (1937). Personal Property (1937). Libeled Lady (1936). Suzy (1936). Wife vs. Secretary (1936). Riff Raff (1935). China Seas (1935). Reckless (1935). The Girl from Missouri (1934). Bombshell (1933). What the Scotch Started (1933). Dinner at Eight (1933). Hold Your Man (1933). Red Dust (1932). Red-Headed Woman (1932). The Beast of the City (1932). Platinum Blonde (1931). The Secret Six (1931). Goldie (1931). The Public Enemy (1931). Hell's Angels (1930). Saturday Night Kid (1929). Love Parade (1929). Moran of the Marines (1928). |