Ava Gardner
| Born | December 24, 1922 |
| Hometown | Grabtown, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Height | 5'6" (1.68m) |
| Spouse | Frank Sinatra, Artie Shaw, Mickey Rooney |
| Partner | Walter Chiari, Luis Miguel Dominguín |
| Parents | Jonas Bailey Gardner, Mary Elizabeth Baker |
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This 1920s Los Angeles Estate Was Once Home to Ava Gardner and Laurence Olivier
- Designed by architect Franz Herding, the Spanish-style residence can be rented for $18,500 a month.
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AWARDS
| Year | Associations | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Golden Globe | Best Performance By an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama | The Night of the Iguana (film) | Nominated |
| 1965 | British Academy of Film & Television Arts | Foreign Actress | The Night of the Iguana (film) | Nominated |
| 1964 | Festival de Cine de San Sebastián | Best Actress | The Night of the Iguana (film) | Winner |
| 1960 | British Academy of Film & Television Arts | Foreign Actress | On the Beach (1959 film) | Nominated |
| 1957 | British Academy of Film & Television Arts | Foreign Actress | Bhowani Junction (film) | Nominated |
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Oscars flashback: Edmond O’Brien almost went 2-for-2 for ‘The Barefoot Contessa’ and ‘Seven Days in May’
At the 27th Academy Awards, Oscar helped Edmond O’Brien win an Oscar. O’Brien played sleazy show biz publicist Oscar Muldoon in 1954’s “The Barefoot Contessa,” which starred Humphrey Bogart and Ava Gardner. Bogart had been crowned Best Actor of 1951 for “The African Queen,” and had also contended for the same award for 1943’s Best Picture, “Casablanca.” Gardner was …
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All About Ava Phillippe, Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe’s Daughter
Reese Witherspoon’s oldest daughter Ava Phillippe has been famous since her teens for looking so much like her famous mother.
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How Ava Gardner Went From North Carolina Farm Girl to Undisputed Hollywood Icon
In 1985, Ava Gardner and two of her sisters attempted to visit the Ava Gardner Museum, near the farm where she was born in Smithfield, North Carolina. Unfortunately, it was closed. “Ava responded with, ‘I know what’s in there. I lived it,’” Angelica Henry, the museum’s current manager, tells Closer exclusively. “She never stepped foot...
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Ava Cherry interview: ‘I blew up my life for David Bowie’
Ava Cherry is remembering how mesmerised she was by the cover of David Bowie’s Ziggy Stardust album in the early 70s. “I fell in love with David before I met him”, she says. “And, you know, I just had this idea that our paths were somehow going to cross.”
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The ‘Earthquake’ Movie: A Look Back at the 1974 Charlton Heston, Ava Gardner Thriller
This all-star cast included Charlton Heston, Ava Gardner and Richard Roundtree
- StyleThe Telegraph
Why Ava Gardner should be your vintage summer style pin-up
Reports in Vogue suggest that Leonardo DiCaprio has been cast as Frank Sinatra in a forthcoming Martin Scorsese-directed biopic, with Jennifer Lawrence set to play his second wife, the silver-screen starlet Ava Gardner.
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Martin Scorsese considering Leonardo DiCaprio for Frank Sinatra biopic, Jennifer Lawrence as Ava Gardner
Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence are rumored to be two of the A-listers set to appear in the Martin Scorsese-directed biopic about Frank Sinatra.
- EntertainmentTotal Film
Martin Scorsese casts Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence in the Frank Sinatra biopic he's been trying to make since 2009
He doesn't have the blessing from Sinatra's estate yet
- CelebrityVariety
Martin Scorsese Tried to Make a Sinatra Biopic With DiCaprio Years Ago but Clashed With the Singer’s Family: ‘They Can’t Hold Back Certain Things’
Martin Scorsese fans might have experienced a bit of deja vu after Variety exclusively reported that a Frank Sinatra biopic is one of two films the Oscar-winning director is planning to shoot back to back. The other is a movie about Jesus, the director’s second after 1988’s “The Last Temptation of Christ.” But it’s the …
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Martin Scorsese reportedly wants Leonardo DiCaprio to star in Frank Sinatra biopic
A biopic of Hoboken's most famous son, Frank Sinatra, is reportedly in the works by Martin Scorsese featuring Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence.
