Ava Gardner

American actress (1922–1990)

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Ava Gardner was an American actress who became one of Hollywood's most glamorous and talented stars during the mid-20th century, known for her striking beauty and dramatic film roles. She matters in cinema history as a major figure of Hollywood's Golden Age whose career and personal life continue to fascinate audiences and film scholars.

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Person · Open Library

Born: 1922
Died: 1990
Works: 5

Top works

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Film & TV

Acting · Grabtown, North Carolina, USA

Ava Lavinia Gardner (December 24, 1922 – January 25, 1990) was an American actress popular in the 1940s and 1950s. Considered one of the most iconic stars of the Golden Age of Hollywood, she was ranked as the 25th greatest female screen legend by the American Film Institute. Initially cast in minor roles, her breakthrough came with the classic film noir The Killers (1946), which established her…

Known for

Kennedy, Sinatra and the Mafia — Self (archive footage)2023
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields — Self (archive footage)2023
Rat Pack — Self (archive footage)2022
Beautiful Like a Poem — Self (archive footage)2020
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood — Self (archive footage)2018
Ava Gardner, the Gypsy of Hollywood — Self (archive footage)2018
Chavela — Self (archive footage)2017
Ava Gardner: Life Is Bigger Than the Movies — Self (archive footage)2017
Iconic Couples of Hollywood — Self (archive footage)2015
Fallout — Self (archive footage)2013

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Gender: Female
Origin: United States
Active from: 1922
Active to: 1990

jazz

Discography

Bill / Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man1951

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 45,440
Total plays: 127,279

Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

A global reference for human genetic variation
· 2015 · cited 17,413x
Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 15,393x
2021 ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure
· 2021 · cited 11,620x
Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
· 2018 · cited 10,818x
An interactive web-based dashboard to track COVID-19 in real time
· 2020 · cited 8,382x

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Quotes

“[On John Ford] The meanest man on earth. Thoroughly evil. Adored him!”
“[On her relationship with Frank Sinatra] We were great in bed. It was usually on the way to the bidet when the trouble began.”

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Wikidata facts

Official website: www.avagardner.org
Image: Ava Gardner Show Boat 1951.jpg

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Commons category: Ava Gardner
date of birth: 1922-12-24
date of death: 1990-01-25
Commons gallery: Ava Gardner
start of work period: 1941-00-00
birth name: Ava Lavinia Gardner
name in native language: Ava Gardner
married name: Ava Gardner Shaw
end of work period: 1986-00-00

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Ava Lavinia Gardner (December 24, 1922 – January 25, 1990) was an American actress during the Golden Age of Hollywood. She first signed a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1941 and appeared mainly in small roles until she drew critics' attention in 1946 with her performance in Robert Siodmak's film noir The Killers.

During the 1950s, Gardner established herself as a leading lady and one of the era's top stars with films like Show Boat and Pandora and the Flying Dutchman both in 1951. Gardner went on to star in a series of action adventures throughout the 1950s, including The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952), Mogambo (1953), and The Barefoot Contessa (1954). At the end of the decade she starred opposite Gregory Peck and Fred Astaire in On the Beach (1959).