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Ava Gardner

Born As: Ava Lavinia Gardner Sex: Female Nationality: US - United States of America Date of Birth: December 24, 1922 Place of Birth: Grabtown, North Carolina, USA Date of Death: January 25, 1990 Place of Death: Westminster, London, England Contact Any Celebrity: Ava Gardner - Find Ava Gardner contact info here. Ava Gardner @ Alto Celebs Pictures - High quality pictures, posters, wallpapers, and links. Ava Gardner at EntertainMania - Complete guide to favourite celebs. More Ava Gardner links... Click the pictures to buy: Ava Gardner During the Making of a Bull Fighting Film, June 1950 Buy this poster now! Ava Gardner During the Making of a Bull Fighting Film, June 1950 Buy this poster now! Ava Gardner During the Making of a Bull Fighting Film, June 1950 Buy this poster now! The Sun Also Rises Buy this poster now! more Ava Gardner posters ... Quotes: Everybody kisses everybody else in this crummy business all the time. It's the kissiest business in the world. When I lose my temper, honey, you can't find it any place. For the loot, honey, for the loot. - on why she came out of retirement to appear on a prime time soap opera I couldn't imagine a better place [Australia] for making a film on the end of the world.

Ava Gardner Trivia Although she often gave the name of her North Carolina hometown as Grabtown, and at other times as Smithfield, the town's name is actually Brogden. "Grabtown" is a nickname given to it by locals. Smithfield is a larger town nearby. Mother, Mary Elizabeth 'Molly' Gardner, nee Baker; father, Jonas Gardner, tobacco farmer, died of bronchitis 1935. Youngest of 7 children, her older siblings were Raymond, Melvin 'Jack', Beatrice 'Bappie', Elsie Mae, Inez and Myra. Measurements: 36-23 1/2-37 (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine) Once met J.R.R. Tolkien and neither knew why the other was famous.