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. She currently stars in Monarch of the Glen. Ava Gardner is interred in the Sunset Memorial Park, Smithfield, North Carolina; the town of Smithfield now has an Ava Gardner Museum. In 1969, she starred as Sarah Churchill in The First Churchills, and in 1974, she played the lead in another 26-part serial, The Pallisers. She died of pneumonia in London, England. Susan Hampshire appeared in several long-running television serials, notably in the BBC's blockbuster, The Forsyte Saga (1967), in which she played Fleur. Neither was aware of the fame of the other. In her autobiography, Susan's Story, she publicised her experiences, and her work on behalf of dyslexics eventually led to her being awarded the O.B.E. Tolkien at Oxford University in November 1964. Her appeal was that of an "English rose", and few people were aware of her problem with dyslexia. She met author J.R.R. Soon afterwards, she was taken up by Walt Disney, and starred in The Three Lives of Thomasina and The Fighting Prince of Donegal. She also had an affair with Howard Hughes. She first became famous after playing the lead in a 1962 BBC adaptation of What Katy Did. She was regarded as one of the most beautiful actresses in Hollywood. Susan Hampshire (born 12 May 1938) is an English actress best known for her many film and television roles. 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). |