Stage Name |
Birth Name |
Ava Gardner |
Ava Lavinia Gardner
|
Ava's mother, Mary Elizabeth 'Molly' Gardner,
nee Baker; and her father, Jonas Gardner named her after her Grandmother.
The youngest of seven children, Ava is said to have grew up on
a poor Tobacco Plantation in North Carolina, but this may not
be true.
Ava got her start from an MGM executive seeing
her picture and signing her to a contract with her first part
being in "We were Dancing" in 1941. Her first starring
role would not be until 1946 in the Universal movie 'Whistle Stop'.
Around 1957, Ava Moved to Spain and later to London,
while in Spain, Ava fell in love with the Flamenco
which she performed earlier in the 'Barefoot Contessa' in 1954. |
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