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Category: Ava Gardner Museum

August News from the Ava Gardner Museum

By Ava Gardner Museum on Aug. 15, 2023

Greetings from the Ava Gardner Museum staff and board of directors! We hope you all are enjoying your summer. The A/C is running at the AGM, so now is the perfect time to come visit, enjoy the…

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Hollywood’s Hidden LGBTQ History

By Beth Nevarez and Lora Stocker on Jun. 15, 2023

Ava Gardner was discovered and achieved international fame through the power and reach of the studio system which largely ruled the Hollywood film business from the late 1920s through the 1960s. While…

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Made for Television: Ava Gardner on the Small Screen

By Beth Nevarez on May. 18, 2023

Ava Gardner made fewer films in the 1970s and 1980s, preferring her quiet life in London to any film set. In the 1980s, she briefly worked on the small screen, predominantly in television movies and…

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Adventure & Acclaim: Ava Gardner in Mogambo

By Beth Nevarez on Mar. 07, 2023

“As far as my career as an actress went, Mogambo was probably as close to a pinnacle as anything I’ve done.” - Ava Gardner, Ava: My Story Ava Gardner received her first and only Academy Award…

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The Joy of Celebration

By Ava Thompson on Feb. 21, 2023

I am passionate about “bubbly!” My beloved aunt, Ava Gardner, cultivated my taste for great champagne by introducing me to the best that France had to offer. From the time I was a teenager, I was…

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Knightsbridge Neighbors

By Ava Thompson on Feb. 02, 2023

Tennessee Williams is noted to have said, Ava Gardner’s “ego was centered, it seems to me, around her friendships. ‘I’m a damn good friend,’ she always said.” The value Ava assigned to friendship…

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Ava Gardner's Birth Certificate Restored

By Beth Nevarez on Jan. 31, 2023

On December 22, 2022 the Johnston County Register of Deeds, Craig Olive, presented a copy of Ava Gardner’s restored birth certificate to the Ava Gardner Museum. The Register of Deeds maintains the…

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Reflections on Ava

By Lynell Seabold on Dec. 22, 2022

Ava Gardner. What do you think of when you hear that name? Movie star, icon, “The World’s Most Beautiful Animal,” Frank Sinatra’s wife? That was how I thought of her, a beautiful star who had it all…

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News from the Ava Gardner Museum - December 2022

By Ava Gardner Museum on Dec. 08, 2022

Greetings from the Ava Gardner Museum! The staff and board of directors of the Ava Gardner Museum wish you all very happy holidays. It’s been a very busy time here at the AGM, and we’d like to update…

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Ava Gardner Museum's 2022 Holiday Gift Guide

By Ava Gardner Museum on Dec. 01, 2022

The holiday season is upon us once again and the countdown to Christmas is underway! As we plan to gather with our friends and family over the holidays, let the Museum help you find the perfect gift…

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