Person    | Female  Born 24/12/1922  Died 25/1/1990

Ava Gardner

Categories: Cinema, Seriously Famous

Countries: Spain, USA

Actor. Born near Smithfield, North Carolina, USA. Married: Mickey Rooney, Artie Shaw, Frank Sinatra (divorced 1957). This last was a famously stormy and passionate romance. Aged 33 moved to Madrid, Spain where she stayed for 8 years. She then moved to London and lived at 34 Ennismore Gardens from 1968 until her death. While abroad she continued making films, often returning to the States to do so.

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Ava Gardner

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Ava Gardner - memorial

Ava lived in Ennismore Gardens, in the first floor apartment the windows of w...

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Ava Gardner - plaque

Gardner lived in the first floor apartment, 1968 until her death here in 1990...

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