Erection date: 4/11/2016
Ava Gardner, 1922 - 1990, film star, lived and died here.
English Heritage
Gardner lived in the first floor apartment, 1968 until her death here in 1990. The Irish Examiner has some photos of the rather garish interior (or did at one time, the link is sometimes dead).
SW7, Ennismore Gardens, 34
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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Ava Gardner - plaque
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Ava Gardner - plaque
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