Ava Gardner

Ava Lavinia Gardner (December 24, 1922 – January 25, 1990) was an American actress.

Ava Gardner in The Killers in 1946

Ava Gardner in The Barefoot Contessa in 1954

Quotes

• [On John Ford] The meanest man on earth. Thoroughly evil. Adored him!
• [On her relationship with Frank Sinatra] We were great in bed. It was usually on the way to the bidet when the trouble began.
  • As cited in Philip French "Philip French's screen legends: No 39: Ava Gardner 1922-90", The Observer (London, December 14, 2008)
  • Gardner worked with John Ford on Mogambo (1953).

Misattributed

• On The Beach is a story about the end of the world, and Melbourne sure is the right place to film it.
  • In 1959 during the filming of On the Beach.