The Bribe: Noir and Romance
In 1949, Ava Gardner starred in her fourth film noir, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer’s The Bribe . After Ava worked on loan-out for United Artists’ Whistle Stop (1946) and then in Universal Studios’ films The…
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Category: Ava on Film
Lena Horne: Legend, Icon, and Friend
Lena Horne was born on June 30, 1917. A talented triple-threat, she was a gifted actress, dancer, and singer as well as a civil rights activist and female trailblazer. Horne's career spanned over 70…
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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 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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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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Politics on Film Blogathon: Ava Gardner’s Role in Seven Days in May
“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 Barefoot Contessa: The Price of Stardom
“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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