Ava Lavinia Gardner, born in North Carolina on Christmas Eve, 1922, is a definitive example of Hollywood Movie Star. Her story is a raw-nerved revelation of what can happen to a naive young girl ...

Inside a nondescript, two-story former furniture store is a re-creation of Hollywood’s Golden Era with the spotlight on but one star: Ava Lavinia Gardner, born seven miles from Smithfield in ...

He describes her rural upbringing in North Carolina, which influenced very deeply the girl Ava Lavinia Gardner and the woman she became; he shows how her standout beauty netted her early successes ...

Widely recognized as one of the most beautiful women in Hollywood history, Ava Gardner left her mark during her almost 50-year film career. But her roles in movies like The Barefoot Contessa and ...

‘SHORT’ COURTSHIP:Ava Gardner was a virgin when she wed Mickey Rooney in 1942, but says she “caught on very quickly.” She was broke and alone and usually drunk, a one-time Hollywood ...

Ava Gardner was married to two Hollywood legends — and dated a few more Stephanie Kaloi is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2022. She has also written about ...