Ava
Subtitle: a life in movies
By: Kendra Bean and Anthony Uzarowski
Contributors: Uzarowski, Anthony, author
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 264
ISBN-13: 9780762459940
Subjects: Biography; Motion picture actors and actresses
Other titles: Ava Gardner :
Description: "World-renowned for her sultry screen performances, down-to-earth personality, and lifelong love affair with Frank Sinatra, Ava Gardner left an indelible mark on Hollywood history. Ava is a lavishly illustrated tribute to a legendary life. Authors Kendra Bean and Anthony Uzarowski take a closer look at the Academy Award-nominated actress's famous screen roles while shedding new light on the creation and maintenance of her glamorous image, her marriages, and her friendships with famous figures such as Ernest Hemingway, John Huston, and Tennessee Williams. From the backwoods of Grabtown, North Carolina to the bullfighting rings of Spain, from the MGM backlot to the Rome of La Dolce Vita, [this biography] takes readers on the stunning and exciting journey of a life lived to the fullest and through four decades of film history with one of its most iconic stars"--Dust jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-253) and index.
Table of contents: title: Daughter of the South; title: New York; title: The MGM starlet; title: The femme fatale; title: Mrs. Sinatra; title: International stardom; title: Woman of the world; title: Independence; title: Maturity; title: Character actress; title: Returning home.