Ava gardner imdb biography
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Ava Lavina Gardner was born on December 24, 1922 in Grabtown, North Carolina, to Mary Elizabeth (née Baker) and Jonas Bailey Gardner. Born on a tobacco farm, where she got her lifelong love of earthy language and going barefoot, Ava grew up in the rural South. At age 18, her picture in the window of her brother-in- law's New York photo studio brought her to the attention of MGM, leading quickly to Hollywood and a film contract based strictly on her beauty. With zero acting experience, her first 17 film roles, 1942-1945, were one-line bits or little better. After her first starring role in B-grade Whistle Stop (1946), MGM loaned her to Universal for her first outstanding film The Killers (1946). Few of her best films were made at MGM which, keeping her under contract for 17 years, used her popularity to sell many mediocre films. Perhaps as a result, she never believed in her own acting ability, but her latent talent shone brightly when brought out by a superior director, as wit
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Ava Gardner
American actress (1922–1990)
Ava Gardner | |
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Gardner on the cover of Japanese magazine Eiga no Tomo, månad 1953 | |
| Born | Ava Lavinia Gardner (1922-12-24)December 24, 1922 Grabtown, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | January 25, 1990(1990-01-25) (aged 67) Westminster, London, UK |
| Burial place | Sunset Memorial Park Smithfield, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1941–1986 |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouses | Mickey Rooney (m. 1942; div. 1943)Artie Shaw (m. 1945; div. 1946)Frank Sinatra (m. 1951; div. 1957) |
| Website | avagardner.org |
Ava Lavinia Gardner (December 24, 1922 – January 25, 1990) was an American actress. She first signed a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1941 and appeared mainly in small roles until she drew criti
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Ava Gardner (I) (1922–1990)
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