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- When Frank and Ava’s relationship became public, Frank and Nancy Sinatra began a very lengthy and public divorce proceeding. When the divorce was finally granted in October 1951, Ava and Frank wasted no time, having been ready to wed for some time, and were officially married on November 7, 1951 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Sep 21, 2023 · Hulton Archive/Getty Images. Ava Gardner and Frank Sinatra first crossed paths at a club in 1943. At the time, Gardner was married to Mickey Rooney, whom she would soon divorce due to alleged mental cruelty. Meanwhile, Sinatra was married to Nancy Barbato, with whom he had two children.
Nov 1, 1991 · On Nov. 7, 1951, just days after his divorce came through, Frank, 37, and Ava, 29, were wed at a friend’s home in Philadelphia. It was a match made in gossip-column heaven.
Jun 3, 2020 · The legendary love story of Gardner and her inamorato Frank Sinatra began with a bang. According to Server, in the fall of 1949, the very married and very drunk Sinatra convinced an equally ...
- Who Was Ava Gardner?
- Early Life
- Hollywood Career
- Off-Screen Life and Loves
- Life After MGM and Death
Ava Gardner signed a contract to be an actress with MGM in 1941, but it wasn't until her appearance in 1946's The Killersthat she became a star. Gardner's off-screen life was often as dramatic as the roles she played, with marriages to Mickey Rooney, Artie Shaw and Frank Sinatra. Gardner died on January 25, 1990, at age 67, in London, England.
Gardner was born in Grabtown, North Carolina, on December 24, 1922. She was her parents' seventh child. When Gardner was 2 years old, she and her family were forced to leave their tobacco farm. Her father then worked as a sharecropper, while her mother ran a boardinghouse. The family always struggled financially, a situation that worsened when Gard...
Upon her arrival in Hollywood, Gardner was put into the MGM studio system to learn how to be an actress. Her thick Southern accent made speech lessons a required part of her training. Gardner was shy and intimidated by the process of appearing on camera, and, thusly, would sometimes drink beforehand to calm her nerves. Limited to bit parts at first...
Gardner's life in Hollywood was also busy off-camera. She met actor Mickey Rooney on her first studio visit in California. Rooney, then at the height of his career, ardently pursued her. As Gardner, heeding her North Carolina upbringing, was determined to remain a virgin until marriage, they wed in 1942, after first receiving permission from MGM. T...
Gardner left her MGM contract in 1958 but continued to appear in movies, including On the Beach (1959) and The Night of the Iguana(1964). Gardner received fewer job offers as the years passed, working only sporadically. After living in Spain for several years, Gardner moved to London, England, in 1968. She remained close to Sinatra, who called her ...
Gardner's third and last marriage was to singer and actor Frank Sinatra from 1951 to 1957. She later said in her autobiography that he was the love of her life. Sinatra left his wife Nancy for Gardner, and their marriage made headlines. Third husband Frank Sinatra and Gardner in 1951
Jul 13, 2017 · Though Nancy initially refused to give in, she eventually granted Sinatra a divorce and he married Gardner in 1951. Silver Screen Collection/Getty. Sinatra and Gardner in 1953. She had...
Jan 6, 2021 · The pair began dating in 1949 and were first spotted publically in 1950 at dinner. In 1951, Sinatra’s first wife granted him a divorce and he married The Killers actor days later.
