Ava Gardner

(1922-1990)

American actress

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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.

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Born	Ava Lavinia Gardner 24 December 1922 Grabtown, North Carolina, USA
Died	25 January 1990 (aged 67) Westminster, London, England, UK
Zodiac	Capricorn
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Mickey Rooney 1920-2014 · American actor · m. 1942; div. 1943 info edit

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Artie Shaw 1910-2004 · American clarinetist, composer, and bandleader · m. 1945; div. 1946 info edit

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Frank Sinatra 1915-1998 · American singer and actor · m. 1951; div. 1957 info edit

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Beatrice “Bappy” Gardner · Sister · 1903-1993 edit info

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Billy Grimes · Nephew · 1927-2005 · American football player edit info

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Mary Elizabeth Winstead · Cousin · 1984- · American actress edit info

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Jorge Guinle · 1916-2004 · Brazilian businessman info edit view couple »

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Mel Tormé · 1925-1999 · American singer info edit view couple »

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Bugsy Siegel · 1906-1947 · American mobster info edit view couple »

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Earl Muntz · 1914-1987 · American businessman and engineer info edit view couple »

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Dick Cowell · 1928- · info edit view couple »

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David Remar · 1920-2007 · American actor info edit view couple »

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Howard Hughes · 1905-1976 · American aviator, engineer, industrialist, and film producer info edit view couple »

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Fred MacMurray · 1908-1991 · American actor info edit view couple »

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Joseph M. Schenck · 1878-1961 · American film studio executive info edit view couple »

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Mervyn LeRoy · 1900-1987 · American film director and producer info edit view couple »

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Alexander D'Arcy · 1908-1996 · Egyptian actor info edit view couple »

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Chris Peterson · 1924-1982 · American comic info edit view couple »

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Porfirio Rubirosa · 1909-1965 · Dominican diplomat, playboy, polo player and racecar driver info edit view couple »

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John Huston · 1906-1987 · American film director, screenwriter, and actor info edit view couple »

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John Carroll · 1906-1979 · American actor info edit view couple »

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Turhan Bey · 1922-2012 · Austrian-born actor Austrian actor info edit view couple »

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Frank Ryan · 1888-1954 · English cricketer info edit view couple »

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Stephen Birmingham · Friend edit info

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Jess Morgan · Friend edit info

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Charlie Morrison · Friend edit info

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Georgina May Egan · Friend · English royalty edit info

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Ernest Hemingway · Friend · 1899-1961 · American author and journalist edit info

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Lillian Burns · Friend · 1903-1998 · American actress edit info

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Ann Sheridan · Friend · 1915-1967 · American actress edit info

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Cornel Wilde · Friend · 1915-1989 · Hungarian-American actor and film director edit info

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Lena Horne · Friend · 1917-2010 · American singer, actress, dancer and activist edit info

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Shelley Winters · Friend · 1920-2006 · American actress edit info

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Mickey Rooney · Friend · 1920-2014 · American actor edit info

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Lana Turner · Friend · 1921-1995 · American actress edit info

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Marilyn Maxwell · Friend · 1921-1972 · American actress and singer edit info

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Esther Williams · Friend · 1921-2013 · American swimmer and actress edit info

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Reenie Jordan · Friend · 1922- edit info

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Kathryn Grayson · Friend · 1922-2010 · American actress and coloratura soprano edit info

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Judy Garland · Friend · 1922-1969 · American actress, singer, dancer and vaudevillian edit info

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Dorothy Dandridge · Friend · 1922-1965 · American actress and singer edit info

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Johnny Grant · Friend · 1923-2007 · American television producer edit info

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Jean Wallace · Friend · 1923-1990 · American television and film actress edit info

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Bobby Short · Friend · 1924-2005 · American cabaret singer and pianist edit info

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Monica Lewis · Friend · 1925-2015 · American actor edit info

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Arlene Dahl · Friend · 1925-2021 · American actress edit info

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Peggy Maley · Friend · 1926-2007 · American actor edit info

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Barbara Payton · Friend · 1927-1967 · American actress edit info

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Charles Gray · Friend · 1928-2000 · British actor edit info

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Grace Kelly · Friend · 1929-1982 · American actress and Princess consort of Monaco edit info

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