Ava's Life Story in the 1940s

 

Enrollment at Atlantic Christian College in Wilson, NC 1940 

Discovery Photograph

Screen Test & MGM Contract

Leave Smithfield for Hollywood

Early Years at MGM (Pinup Photos, Uncredited Roles)

Marriage to Mickey Rooney 1941-42

Marriage to Artie Shaw 1945-1946

Breakout Role 

 

 

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