On the Beach
1959
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Gardner became a friend of businessman and aviator Howard Hughes in the early to mid-1940s, and the relationship lasted into the 1950s. Gardner stated in her autobiography, Ava: My Story, that she was never in love with Hughes, but he was in and out of her life for about 20 years. Hughes' trust in Gardner was what kept their relationship alive.
May 20, 2023 · Ava Gardner and Howard Hughes were in a long, on-and-off relationship for two decades, marked by frequent fights and mutual attraction. In one incident, Gardner thought she killed Hughes after hitting him with an ashtray, but he recovered and proposed to her again.
- Ani Bundel
Jun 3, 2020 · There was her long entanglement with a snooping Howard Hughes, as well as flings with bullfighters, Robert Taylor, Mel Tormé, David Niven, John F. Kennedy, Steve McQueen, an abusive George C....
Jun 14, 2021 · Hughes is said to have punched Gardner, dislocating her jaw, and she thought she had killed him after smashing a glass ashtray over his head. MGM studio boss Louis B. Mayer, who appeared in Mank , kept the altercation hidden from the press, and Hughes recovered, even asking Gardner to marry him.
- Murray Ferguson
Apr 2, 2014 · Learn about the life and career of Ava Gardner, a sultry actress who played femme fatale roles and had affairs with Howard Hughes and Frank Sinatra. Find out how she started in Hollywood, who she married and how she died.
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Nov 13, 2018 · Longworth's new book, Seduction: Sex, Lies and Stardom in Howard Hughes's Hollywood, tells a story of big-screen exploitation by focusing on 10 women who had relationships with Hughes.
Nov 17, 2016 · After one argument, Hughes, then 41, dislocated the 24-year-old actress’ jaw with a punch. She then smashed an ashtray over his head, knocking him out.
