As a new member of the Classic Movie Blog Association, we are thrilled to participate in our first CMBA sponsored blogathon, “Classics for Comfort.” Our blog focuses exclusively on the life and…
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Did you know that you can tour the Ava Gardner Museum from the comfort of your own home? You may have recently seen a series of videos showcasing some highlights from our current exhibits on our…
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The Bible has long been used as source material for both the big and small screens. From the earliest silent films to the 21 st century box office success of The Passion of the Christ , the stories of…
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Ava Gardner was born in 1922, just two years after women officially gained the right to vote. While she never had to fight for women’s suffrage, Ava made use of this hard won right throughout her life…
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Filmed in Spain and England, Pandora and the Flying Dutchman was released in the United Kingdom in February of 1951 but released in the United States on October 15, 1951. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios…
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Ava Gardner was a lifelong supporter of equal rights. Growing up in the segregated South, Ava regularly broke the societal expectations for segregation, sitting with her Black friends in the “colored”…
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While Ava Gardner never won any of the major acting awards during her 45-year career, she was nominated for several, most notably the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role as Eloise “Honey Bear”…
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January 2020 marks 100 years since the start of the “Roaring Twenties” and the start of Prohibition. The decade of the 1920s is well-known as an economically prosperous time period, a time of cultural…
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The Ava Gardner Museum is participating in Hometowns to Hollywood's Wedding Bells Blogathon! This is our third and final post for the blogathon. For more posts about weddings on and off screen during…
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The Ava Gardner Museum is participating in Hometowns to Hollywood's Wedding Bells Blogathon! We will be sharing blog posts about Ava's three weddings & marriages over the next few days. For more…
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