The Great Sinner
The Great Sinner was released on June 29, 1949. The film starred a large ensemble cast including Ava Gardner, Gregory Peck, Melvyn Douglas, Walter Huston, Ethel Barrymore, Frank Morgan, and Agnes…
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A ‘More Serious Film:’ Ava Gardner’s Role in Bhowani Junction
Set amidst India’s fight for independence from the British, Bhowani Junction (1956) stars Ava Gardner as Victoria Jones, an Anglo-Indian woman whose questions of identity and choice in romantic…
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‘Greatest and most beloved friends:’ Dirk Bogarde & Ava Gardner
Ava Gardner and Dirk Bogarde first met on the set of their film The Angel Wore Red in 1959. While both actors personally considered the movie itself a disappointment, the production had a silver…
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Ava Gardner Museum's 2021 Holiday Gift Guide
The holiday season is upon us once again with Thanksgiving only a few days away and then 32 days till Christmas! As we start to return to gatherings with our friends and family, let the Museum help…
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Ava: The Secret Conversations
“There is something in [Ava Gardner’s] character that goes beyond physical beauty: an unselfconscious combination of humour, intelligence, warmth, and humility that the camera was able to capture, and…
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Based on a True Story: Ava Gardner’s Performances in Biopic Films
During the course of her five-decade career, Ava Gardner starred in a variety of genres, working in projects as diverse as historical epics, supernatural films, political thrillers, disaster movies…
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Ava Gardner and Roddy McDowall: Loyal Friends
During a 1942 war bond rally at Pershing Square in downtown Los Angeles a 13-year-old British child actor named Roddy McDowall first met a 19-year-old, up-and-coming MGM contract-player named Ava…
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Award-Winning Ava Gardner Select Bourbon Whiskey
*August 2021 Update* The Ava Gardner Select Bourbon Whiskey is available in ABC Stores in North Carolina, directly from Seven Jars Distillery in Charlotte, NC. As of August 2021, only a few hundred…
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Ava Gardner and Gregory Peck: Great Old Pals
On the surface Gregory Peck and Ava Gardner seemed like unlikely friends, but over the course of their professional and personal lives, the two formed a deep, lasting relationship built on mutual…
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Fan Corner: Bhowani Junction
Content Warning : The following article includes a discussion about sexual assault depicted on film. This content is disturbing, so we encourage readers to prepare themselves emotionally prior to…
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