Ava Gardner

Gardner is portrayed by Kate Beckinsale in The Aviator (2004), a film by Martin Scorsese about Howard Hughes. She died in 1984 and was interred in the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Hollywood, California. Ava Gardner is interred in the Sunset Memorial Park, Smithfield, North Carolina; the town of Smithfield now has an Ava Gardner Museum. Soon after, she left film for almost twenty years, returning one last time in 1957 in Bernardine. She died of pneumonia in London, England. In 1937, she was again nominated for an Academy Award, this time for her role in A Star Is Born. Neither was aware of the fame of the other. Gaynor was one of only a handful of leading ladies who made a successful transition to sound movies over the next decade.

Tolkien at Oxford University in November 1964. The award was given on the basis of the actor's total work over the year, and not just for one particular performance. She met author J.R.R. It was the only time in Oscar history that this prestigious award was given for multiple roles. She also had an affair with Howard Hughes. Her performances in Seventh Heaven (the first of twelve movies she would make with Charles Farrell) and both Sunrise and Street Angel (in 1927, also with Charles Farrell) earned her the first Academy Award for Best Actress in 1928. She was regarded as one of the most beautiful actresses in Hollywood. Within one year, Gaynor was one of Hollywood's leading ladies.

She was married to Mickey Rooney from 1941 to 1943, to Artie Shaw from 1945 to 1946, and to Frank Sinatra from 1948 to 1957. Her outstanding performance won her the attention of producers, who cast her in a series of films. Ava Lavinia Gardner was born in the small farming community of Grabtown, Johnston County, North Carolina, the last of 7 children of poor tobacco farmers. Finally, in 1926, she was cast in the lead role in a silent film called The Johnstown Flood, the same year she was selected as one of the WAMPAS Baby Stars. Ava Gardner (December 24, 1922 – January 25, 1990) was an American actress. For two years, she supported herself with odd jobs in Los Angeles while taking minor roles in films. The Killers (1946). Upon graduating from high school, Gaynor decided to pursue a career in acting.

Whistle Stop (1946). Born Laura Gainor in Philadelphia, her family moved west to San Francisco when she was a child. Show Boat (1951). Janet Gaynor (October 6, 1906 - September 14, 1984) was an actress who in 1928 was the first winner of the Academy Award for Best Actress. Pandora and the Flying Dutchman (1951). 1957 Bernardine. The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952). 1938 The Young in Heart.

Mogambo (1953) (Academy Award nomination, "Best Actress"). 1938 Three Loves Has Nancy. The Barefoot Contessa (1954). 1937 A Star Is Born. Bhowani Junction (1956). 1936 Small Town Girl/One Horse Town. The Sun Also Rises (1957). 1936 Ladies in Love.

On the Beach (1959). 1935 One More Spring. The Night of the Iguana (1964). 1935 The Farmer Takes a Wife. 1934 Servant's Entrance. 1934 La Ciudad de Carton.

1934 Change of Heart. 1934 Carolina. 1933 State Fair. 1933 Paddy the Next Best Thing.

1933 Adorable. 1932 Tess of the Storm Country. 1932 The First Year. 1931 Merely Mary Ann.

1931 The Man Who Came Back. 1931 Delicious. 1931 Daddy Long Legs. 1930 High Society Blues.

1929 Sunny Side Up. 1929 Lucky Star. 1929 Happy Days. 1929 Christina.

1928 Street Angel. 1928 Four Devils. 1927 Two Girls Wanted. 1927 Sunrise (Academy Award for Best Actress).

1927 Seventh Heaven (Academy Award for Best Actress). 1926 The Shamrock Handicap. 1926 The Return of Peter Grimm. 1926 The Midnight Kiss.

1926 The Johnstown Flood. 1926 The Blue Eagle.