Ava: a life story.
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Author
Publication
1974 - Delacorte Press, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
66,750 words, Guess
Page Count
267 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL5047504M
- ISBN-100440013941
- OCLC Control Number898108
- OCLC Control Numberavalifestory00high
- Library of Congress Control Number74008106
and 2 more
- LibraryThing2823493
- Goodreads892788
Classifications
- DDC791.43/028/0924
- LCCPN2287.G37 H5
- DDCB
Description
The repressed, insecure child of North Carolina tenant farmers, Ava Gardner was de-twanged and groomed into an actress at M-G-M. Following a brief, unhappy marriage to Mickey Rooney -- the studio's diminutive biggest star -- the Southern belle projected the ""deeply perverse, self-destructive"" traits often associated with a glamorous movie queen's lifestyle. Turned on by night-owling, partying, and flamenco dancing, she made sex goddess headlines via her tempestuous pairings with Howard Hughes, Artie Shaw, Frank Sinatra, Walter Chiari and assorted Spanish bullfighters. A self-confessed ""average"" actress suffering from a Monroe-like lack of confidence, Ava was ""a beauty who exposed her soul in her playing"" with her performances in Mojambo, The Barefoot Contessa, The Sun Also Rises and On the Beach. Publicized, criticized, legendized throughout her career, Miss Gardner is presently ""living her life of calm withdrawal"" in London. Anecdotal, full of intimate detail -- this should be a walk-on-by but can one?
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