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Ava Gardner Biography

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  • Birth Name: Ava Lavinia Gardner
  • Birth Place: Brogden, NC
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 12/24/1922, Capricorn
  • Date of Death: 01/25/1990
  • Profession: Actor
Ava Gardner Fast Facts:
  • Discovered when a photo of her was spotted in the window of brother-in-law Larry Tarr's Fifth Avenue photography studio by an MGM talent scout.
  • Beat out good friend Lena Horne for the role of Julie LaVerne in Show Boat. Her voice was dubbed in the film by Annette Warren, but remains on the soundtrack.
  • Lived in Spain from 1955 until 1968, when she moved to London for the rest of her life.
  • Third husband Frank Sinatra, with whom she remained friends throughout her life, paid for her medical expenses in her final illness and her funeral, but did not attend.
    Ava Gardner Relationships:
  • Artie Shaw - Ex-husband
  • Beatrice Tarr - Sister
  • Elsie Mae - Sister
  • Frank Sinatra - Ex-husband
  • George C. Scott - Ex-significant Other
  • Howard Duff - Ex-significant Other
  • Howard Hughes - Ex-significant Other
  • Inez - Sister
  • Jonas Bailey Gardner - Father
  • Luis-Miguel Dominguin - Ex-significant Other
  • Mary Elizabeth Gardner - Mother
  • Melvin Gardner - Brother
  • Mickey Rooney - Ex-husband
  • Myra Pearce - Sister
  • Raymond Gardner - Brother
  • Walter Chiari - Ex-significant Other

  • Ava Gardner Awards:
  • 1965 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama - Nominee
  • 1953 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Nominee

  • College:
  • Attended Atlantic Christian College, Wilson, NC
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