Frank sinatra ava gardner biography
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Born in North Carolina, the often barefoot and always brash movie star Ava Gardner was, in the words of second husband Artie Shaw, “the most beautiful creature you ever saw.” She was also, according to costar Deborah Kerr, “funny and rich and warm and human.” But Gardner also had a wandering spirit, with a reckless streak and an insatiable appetite for booze and boys that would often lead to the most glamorous sort of disaster.
In the engrossing Ava Gardner: Love is Nothing, biographer Lee Server documents a life filled with lust, love, and late-night shenanigans. There was her long entanglement with a snooping Howard Hughes, as well as flings with bullfighters, Robert Taylor, Mel Tormé, David Niven, John F. Kennedy, Steve McQueen, an abusive George C. Scott, and an unsuccessful attempt to lure Robert Stack into a foursome (he suddenly got a stomachache).
And then there was her beloved Francis—Gardner’s third husband, Frank Sinatra. Their fights were legendary (Sinatra once th
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Ava Gardner's Dating History: A Look Back at the Hollywood Icon's Marriages and Romances
Ava Gardner was known for being glamorous and beautiful, and for also having a dating life that was complicated at best.
She was twice married and divorced before the age of 25, first to film star Mickey Rooney and then to actor Artie Shaw. She was also married to Frank Sinatra and was later linked to Ernest Hemingway.
Though most of her relationships were tumultuous, she bared it all in her autobiography, Ava: My Story, which was published after her death in 1990. In it, she alleged abuse from past partners and other bold secrets.
From her first marriage to Mickey Rooney to her romance with Frank Sinatra, here's a look back at Ava Gardner's past husbands, boyfriends and romances.
Mickey Rooney
Gardner and Rooney met in 1941, when he was one of the most popular actors in Hollywood, and she was just starting out.
Despite the objections of their shared studio,
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Ava Gardner
American actress (1922–1990)
Ava Gardner | |
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Gardner on the cover of Japanese magazine Eiga no Tomo, månad 1953 | |
| Born | Ava Lavinia Gardner (1922-12-24)December 24, 1922 Grabtown, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | January 25, 1990(1990-01-25) (aged 67) Westminster, London, UK |
| Burial place | Sunset Memorial Park Smithfield, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1941–1986 |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouses | Mickey Rooney (m. 1942; div. 1943)Artie Shaw (m. 1945; div. 1946)Frank Sinatra (m. 1951; div. 1957) |
| Website | avagardner.org |
Ava Lavinia Gardner (December 24, 1922 – January 25, 1990) was an American actress. She first signed a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1941 and appeared mainly in small roles until she drew criti