“I’ll make you two promises: a very good steak, medium rare, and the truth, which is very rare.” – Ava Gardner as Eleanor Holbrook in Seven Days in May (1964) – Seven Days in May is a Cold War-era…
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The Ava Gardner™ Trust and Legacy Talent and Entertainment have partnered with Seven Jars Distillery, a craft distillery based in Charlotte, North Carolina, to produce the Ava Gardner Select Bourbon…
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After closing to the public in March, the Board, Executive Director, and staff of the Ava Gardner Museum were excited to reopen to in-person visitors on Saturday, September 5, 2020. We’re open every…
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“Of all the pictures I’ve made, and honey, you better believe I have no idea exactly how much territory that covers, there’s no doubt that The Barefoot Contessa is the one that most people identify…
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“People have told me through the years that it was The Killers that set me on the road to stardom, that defined my image as the slinky sexpot in the low-cut dress, leaning against a piano and setting…
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Ava standing on the porch of her home on Nichols Canyon Road in the Hollywood Hills. Every once in a while, everything lines up in your life just right. That was the case for me in 2017. I had…
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The Ava Gardner Museum has spent the last few months participating in #MuseumAlphabet, sharing artifacts from the collection from A to Z as a way to bring the museum to you at home. Now you can…
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The Ava Gardner Museum joined TCM in celebrating Jazz in Film in June by sharing songs by artists in Ava's personal record collection, many of whom were also featured in the films that aired…
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“I remember my father so well. He was tall and lean with soft black hair. A cleft in his chin and the green eyes I inherited. But there was a sparkle in those eyes and a smile on his lips. He…
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While some might think of Ava Gardner solely in terms of her career as an actress, music was always a big part of her life. As an avid fan, particularly of jazz, she amassed a large personal record…
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