25 facts about Ava Gardner

  1. Ava Gardner was born on December 24, 1922 in Brogden, North Carolina.
  2. Ava Gardner is one of the Hollywood's greatest actresses and a true star.
  3. Ava Gardner was born and raised in a tobacco farm by Mary Elizabeth 'Molly' Gardner and Jonas Gardner.
  4. The family had 7 children and Ava was the youngest of them.
  5. Her first great success came in 1953 in the movie "Mogambo", but it was late and Ava was disappointed. She almost stopped believing in her talent.
  6. Many critics thought Ava should have been nominated for an Academy Award in 1965 for her performance in Night of the Iguana.


  7. Gardner had two short marriages with Mickey Rooney (1942-1943) and Artie Shaw (1945-1946). Her third husband was Frank Sinatra and their marriage lasted from 1951 to 1957. Because of so many disasters in her life she decided to leave to Spain in 1955.
  8. To the great astonishment of the director, Ava Gardner did her own stuntwork in the 1974 disaster film Earthquake.
  9. A museum was named after her in Smithfield, North Carolina.
  10. Ava Gardner claimed that the first book she ever read was Gone With the Wind.
  11. In 1990 she died of pneumonia and her last words were "I'm so tired".
  12. Ava Gardner had a tempestuous affair with George C. Scott on the set of The Bible in 1965.
  13. People and fans consider her Hollywood's most beautiful actress.
  14. Ava was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress in 1953 for Mogambo.
  15. Ava enjoyed watching bullfights and had several affairs with bullfighters when she was residing in Spain.
  16. Nickname: Snowdrop.
  17. Height: 168 cm
  18. In 1995 Ava Gardner was chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history.
  19. Ava Gardner was married three times (Mickey Rooney, Artie Shaw and Frank Sinatra).
  20. During the final year of Ava's life former husband Frank Sinatra paid for her mounting medical expenses.
  21. Ava Gardner loved to dance flamenco.
  22. Ava Gardner had 6 sisters and brothers: Raymond, Melvin 'Jack', Beatrice 'Bappie', Elsie Mae, Inez and Myra.
  23. Ava Gardner was named The World's Most Beautiful Animal
  24. Frank Sinatra used to tell her "Angel".
  25. Ava Gardner has Scots-Irish descendents.
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