I Remember Ava
Ava Lavinia Gardner was born on December 24, 1922, in a community known as Grabtown near the town of Smithfield, North Carolina. According to Doris Rollins Cannon, author of the Ava Gardner biography…
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Ava Chats: Ava Gardner and the Legacy of the Gardner Women
In our continued effort to share the remarkable life and lasting legacy of Ava Gardner with fans the world over, the Museum recently launched a new virtual initiative. Our new virtual program, called…
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Creating a Character: Ava Gardner in The Snows of Kilimanjaro
“’Kilimanjaro is a snow-covered mountain 19,710 feet high, and is said to be the highest mountain in Africa. Its western summit is called the Masai 'Ngàje Ngài,' the House of God. Close to the western…
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The Author and the Actress: Ava Gardner’s Friendship with Ernest “Papa” Hemingway
“The great thing is to last and get your work done and see and hear and learn and understand.” – Ernest Hemingway – Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961) was one of the most well-known and celebrated authors…
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Ava Chats: Ava in Love & Marriage
In our continued effort to share the remarkable life and lasting legacy of Ava Gardner with fans the world over, the Museum recently launched a new virtual initiative. Our new virtual program, called…
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Ava Gardner, MGM, and the Hollywood Studio System
“Make it good…make it big…give it class.” – Louis B. Mayer, Co-Founder and Head of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer The Hollywood studio system began in the 1910s and controlled most of the motion picture business…
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Ava Chats: Interpreting Pandora and the Flying Dutchman
In our continued effort to share the remarkable life and lasting legacy of Ava Gardner with fans the world over, the Museum recently launched a new virtual initiative. Our new virtual program, called…
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A Legacy of Giving: The Ava Gardner Trust
I get many questions about the Ava Gardner Trust and how it still exists thirty years after Ava’s passing. Many want to know what the Trust does and how it operates. The Trust has evolved through the…
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Show Boat: Down the Mississippi Aboard the Cotton Blossom
For Hometowns to Hollywood’s Celluloid Road Trip Blogathon Show Boat ’s Origins The role of Julie LaVerne in MGM’s lavish Technicolor adaptation of the beloved stage musical Show Boat is one of Ava…
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The Auteur and the Actress: Creating Pandora
Pandora and the Flying Dutchman (1951) Written and directed by Albert Lewin. Starring Ava Gardner, James Mason, Nigel Patrick (122 min). The Ava Gardner Museum has opened a new exhibit featuring…
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