Ava Gardner Biography

Ava Gardner biography

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NAME: Ava Gardner
OCCUPATION: Film Actress, Pin-up
BIRTH DATE: December 24, 1922
DEATH DATE: January 25, 1990
PLACE OF BIRTH: Grabtown, North Carolina

PLACE OF DEATH: London, England

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Actress Ava Gardner signed a seven-year film contract with MGM when she was 18. She became a national sex symbol after her breakthrough role in The Killers.

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Ava Gardner (born December 24, 1922) grew up in rural North Carolina. Spotted by talent scouts for her beauty, the young lady needed heavy coaching in poise and elocution. Her big break came with film noir classic The Killers (1946). Other major films include On the Beach (1959) and The Night of the Iguana (1964). Gardner was married three times: to Mickey Rooney, Artie Shaw and Frank Sinatra.