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Ava Gardner as a child (age 4) in a play near Smithfield, NC.

The Birthday Girl in Her Own Words

By Beth Nevarez on Dec. 19, 2019

Ava Gardner’s thoughts on her hometown, childhood birthdays, sharing a birthday with Howard Hughes and being born a night owl. Quotes from Ava’s autobiography, Ava: My Story, with historical context…

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Ava's Holiday Cheeseball Recipe

By Ava Gardner Museum on Nov. 21, 2019

Ava Gardner was a Southern woman through and through. In her autobiography she talks about food & family and brags about her mother's cooking. “The kitchen…always looked as though a hurricane had…

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Ava Gardner Blog

Category: The Gardner Family

The Birthday Girl in Her Own Words

Ava's Holiday Cheeseball Recipe

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