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Ava Gardner (born December 24, 1922, Grabtown, North Carolina, U.S.—died January 25, 1990, London, England) was an American film actress of the 1940s and ’50s who, despite her renowned beauty and sensuality, successfully resisted being typecast as a sex symbol.
Jun 3, 2020 · Born in North Carolina, the often barefoot and always brash movie star Ava Gardner was, in the words of second husband Artie Shaw, “the most beautiful creature you ever saw.” She was also,...
Ava Gardner. Actress: The Night of the Iguana. 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.
Jan 27, 2021 · January 27, 2021. Photograph by Tom Zimberoff. Ava Gardner, queen of the silver screen, couldn’t have predicted she’d be sporting sweats in the last portrait ever taken of her—though even if...
Ava Gardner's life story reads like a modern day Cinderella story, as a young girl she is discovered by chance by MGM and goes on to become a legend of the Golden Age fo Hollywood. Discover more about her life and career at the Ava Gardner Museum located in Smithfield, NC.
Bio Info. Follow along this timeline of Ava's life from her humble beginnings in the rural North Carolina farming community of Grabtown to her later life in London’s Ennismore Square. 1920s.
Jan 25, 1990 · Biography. Ava Lavinia Gardner (December 24, 1922 – January 25, 1990) was an American actress. She was signed to a contract by MGM Studios in 1941 and appeared in small roles until she drew attention with her performance in The Killers (1946). She became one of Hollywood's leading actresses, considered one of the most beautiful women of her day.
