Knightsbridge Neighbors
Tennessee Williams is noted to have said, Ava Gardner’s “ego was centered, it seems to me, around her friendships. ‘I’m a damn good friend,’ she always said.” The value Ava assigned to friendship…
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Ava Gardner's Birth Certificate Restored
On December 22, 2022 the Johnston County Register of Deeds, Craig Olive, presented a copy of Ava Gardner’s restored birth certificate to the Ava Gardner Museum. The Register of Deeds maintains the…
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Coming Home
In January 1990, my heart was full, and I was brimming with excitement. I had recently spoken with my Aunt Ava about a trip she was planning to make home to North Carolina. Despite the difficulties…
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Reflections on Ava
Ava Gardner. What do you think of when you hear that name? Movie star, icon, “The World’s Most Beautiful Animal,” Frank Sinatra’s wife? That was how I thought of her, a beautiful star who had it all…
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News from the Ava Gardner Museum - December 2022
Greetings from the Ava Gardner Museum! The staff and board of directors of the Ava Gardner Museum wish you all very happy holidays. It’s been a very busy time here at the AGM, and we’d like to update…
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Ava Gardner Museum's 2022 Holiday Gift Guide
The holiday season is upon us once again and the countdown to Christmas is underway! As we plan to gather with our friends and family over the holidays, let the Museum help you find the perfect gift…
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Movies are Murder: Ava Gardner’s Character Assassination Under the Hays Code
This post is part of the Classic Movie Blog Association’s fall blogathon: Movies are Murder . Throughout her five-decade career, Ava Gardner often played complicated, emboldened women. Beautiful, but…
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A Tribute to Ava Gardner
A mural of Ava Gardner was proposed at the very first planning meeting for the Ava 100 Centennial Celebration over a year ago and has been in the works ever since. Our first order of business was to…
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‘Absolutely Splendid:’ Ava Gardner in The Night of the Iguana
One of Ava Gardner’s most acclaimed performances was as Maxine Faulk, the widowed proprietor of a small coastal hotel in The Night of the Iguana . Adapted from the play by Tennessee Williams and…
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Latest Museum News
The Ava Gardner Museum staff and board of directors are in a state of excitement as we celebrate Ava’s centennial birthday this year and next. Our “Ava 100” committee is in full swing planning special…
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