Ava Gardner Biography (1922-1990)

Full name, Ava Lavinnia Gardner; born December 24, 1922, in Grabton (some sources say Smithfield), NC; died of respiratory problems and a stroke, January,1990, in London, England; buried in North Carolina; daughter of Jonas Bailey(a tobacco and cotton farmer) and Mary Elizabeth (a boarding house manager)Gardner; married Mickey Rooney (an actor), 1942 (divorced, 1943); married Artie Shaw (a musician and bandleader), 1945 (divorced, 1946); married Frank Sinatra (a singer and actor), 1951 (divorced, 1957).

Nationality
American
Gender
Female
Birth Details
December 24, 1922
Grabton, North Carolina, United States

Famous Works

  • Credits; FILM APPEARANCES
  • Girl, H.M. Pulham Esq., Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), 1941.
  • Girl bit, Calling Dr. Gillespie, MGM, 1942.
  • Girl, Joe Smith, American (also known as Highway to Freedom), MGM, 1942.
  • Car Hop, Kid Glove Killer, MGM, 1942.
  • Girl, Reunion in France (also known as Mademoiselle France; Reunion) MGM,1942.
  • Ringsider, Sunday Punch, MGM, 1942.
  • Girl in car, This Time for Keeps, MGM, 1942.
  • Girl, We Were Dancing, MGM, 1942.
  • Betty Williams, Ghosts on the Loose (also known as Ghosts in the Night; The East Side Kids Meet Bela Lugosi), Monogram, 1943.
  • Katy Chotnik, Hitler's Madman (also known as Hitler's Hangman), MGM, 1943.
  • Girl role, DuBarry Was a Lady, MGM, 1943.
  • Girl role, Pilot No. 5, MGM, 1943.
  • Girl role, Swing Fever, MGM, 1943.
  • Girl role, Young Ideas, MGM, 1943.
  • Hat Check Girl, Lost Angel, MGM, 1944.
  • Gloria Fullerton, Maisie Goes to Reno (also known as You Can't Do That toMe), MGM, 1944.
  • Jean Brown, Three Men in White, MGM, 1944.
  • Rockette Girl, Two Girls and a Sailor, MGM, 1944.
  • Hilda Spotts, She Went to the Races, MGM, 1945.
  • Kitty Collins, The Killers, Universal, 1946.
  • Mary, Whistle Stop, United Artists, 1946.
  • Jean Ogilvie, The Hucksters, MGM, 1947.
  • Linda, Singapore, Universal, 1947.
  • Venus, Goddess of Love/Venus Jones, One Touch of Venus, Universal, 1948.
  • Elizabeth Hinton, The Bribe, MGM, 1949.
  • Isabel Lorrison, East Side, West Side, MGM, 1949.
  • Pauline Ostrovski, The Great Sinner, MGM, 1949.
  • Barbara Beaurevel, My Forbidden Past, RKO Radio Pictures, 1951.
  • Pandora Reynolds, Pandora and the Flying Dutchman, MGM, 1951.
  • Julie LaVerne, Show Boat, MGM, 1951.
  • Martha Ronda, Lone Star, MGM, 1952.
  • Cynthia, The Snows of Kilimanjaro, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1952.
  • The Movie Star, The Band Wagon, MGM, 1953.
  • Queen Guinevere, Knights of the Round Table, MGM, 1953.
  • Eloise Y. Kelly, Mogambo, MGM, 1953.
  • Cordelia Cameron, Ride Vaquero!, MGM, 1953.
  • Maria Vargas, The Barefoot Contessa, United Artists, 1954.
  • Spectator, Around the World in Eighty Days, United Artists, 1956.
  • Victoria Jones, Bhowani Junction, MGM, 1956.
  • Lady Brett Ashley, The Sun Also Rises, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1957.
  • Lady Susan Ashlow, The Little Hut, MGM, 1957.
  • Duchess of Alba, The Naked Maja, United Artists, 1959.
  • Moira Davidson, On the Beach, United Artists, 1959.
  • Soledad, The Angel Wore Red, MGM, 1960.
  • Baroness Natalie Ivanoff, 55 Days at Peking, Allied Artists, 1963.
  • Maxine Faulk, The Night of the Iguana, MGM, 1964.
  • Eleanor Holdbrook, Seven Days in May, Paramount, 1964.
  • Sarah, The Bible ... In The Beginning, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1966.
  • Empress Elizabeth, Mayerling, MGM, 1968.
  • Michaela, The Devil's Widow (also known as Tamlin), British InternationalPictures, 1972.
  • Lily Langtry, The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean, National General, 1972.
  • Remy Graff, Earthquake, Universal, 1974.
  • Katina Petersen, Permission to Kill, AVCO-Embassy, 1975.
  • Luxury, The Blue Bird, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1976.
  • Nicole, The Cassandra Crossing, AVCO-Embassy, 1976.
  • Miss Logan, The Sentinel, Universal, 1977.
  • Maggie, City on Fire, AVCO-Embassy, 1979.
  • Beth Richards, The Kidnapping of the President, Crown International, 1980.
  • Mabel Dodge, Priest of Love, Filmways, 1981.
  • Also appeared in Fancy Answers (short), 1941, Mighty Lak a Goat (short),1942, We Were Dancing, 1942, and Regina, 1982.
  • Credits; TELEVISION APPEARANCES
  • Ruth Galveston, Knots Landing (series), CBS, 1985.
  • Agrippina, A.D. (mini-series), NBC, 1985.
  • Minnie Littlejohn, The Long Hot Summer (movie), NBC, 1985.
  • Kadin, Harem (movie), ABC, 1986.
  • Writings
  • (With Alan Burgess) Ava: The Autobiography of Ava Gardner, Bantam, 1990.

Further Reference

BOOKS

  • Bernard, Andre, Ava Gardner, (Paris), 1976.
  • Gardner, Ava and Alan Burgess, Ava: The Autobiography of Ava Gardner, Bantam, 1990.
  • Kass, Judith M., Ava Gardner, (New York), 1979.
  • Parish, James R., and others, The Hollywood Beauties, Arlington House, 1978.
  • Rampling, Matthew, Ava Gardner, (Paris), 1981.
  • Romero, Jerry, Sinatra's Women, Manor Books, 1976.
PERIODICALS
  • Cine Review, August 26, 1982.
  • Ecran, August/September, 1974.
  • Films In Review, June/July, 1965.
  • New York Times, January 26, 1990.
  • Radio Times, March 27, 1982.

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