Ava Gardner News & Updates

Ava Gardner’s 1942 MGM Portrait Is Proof That Classic Hollywood Was in a League of Its Own

A black-and-white photo of 19-year-old Ava Gardner posing for her MGM employment questionnaire in 19...

Jan 30, 2025 • Yahoo

Ava Gardner’s 5-Ingredient Chicken Is One of the Easiest Dinners I’ve Ever Made

Sometimes the simplest dishes deliver the most comforting results....

Aug 31, 2026 • Allrecipes on MSN

Ava Gardner at home: The golden age it-girl’s off-set life in 10 photos

Few stars embodied Old Hollywood glamour quite like Ava Gardner. Her smoldering screen presence and ...

Jun 12, 2026 • MSN

The life and loves of Ava Gardner

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Apr 03, 2025 • MSN

Ava Gardner, the Gypsy of Hollywood (2018) - Where to Watch

Here are a few quick details to keep in mind about the Moto Films, Page 114, ARTE France Cinéma doc...

Mar 09, 2018 • Moviefone

Ava Gardner Festival to host concert at The Clayton Center

The Ava Gardner Museum hosts an annual festival in honor of the legendary actress, fashion icon, and...

Aug 10, 2022 • phillyvoice.com

Elizabeth McGovern as a Sultry Bombshell? This Isn’t ‘Downton Abbey.’

Performances in N.Y.C. “It’s very liberating to take off that psychological corset,” the actre...

Aug 07, 2025 • The New York Times

Ava Gardner Museum loses federal grant for preservation efforts

The Ava Gardner Museum announced Wednesday that it has lost a federal grant that funded the digitiza...

Apr 30, 2025 • WRAL

Ava Gardner: Life Is Bigger Than the Movies

A barefoot contessa, a screwed-up princess, an exquisite drunk, a bawdy aristocrat, a nightmare for ...

Mar 25, 2023 • Moviefone

Costumier James Kelly Collaborating with the Ava Gardner Museum

The Ava Gardner Museum has hosted a year-long Centennial celebration in honor of the legendary actre...

Aug 27, 2023 • Washingtonian

Ava Gardner’s mod party pad—where she hosted Frank Sinatra—is on the market for $3 million

Ava Gardner slept here. Los Angeles’s 2775 Rinconia Drive, a midcentury-modern home with ties to H...

Apr 16, 2026 • MSN

On what would have been her 100th birthday, NC movie starlet Ava Gardner gets a present

On Christmas Eve in 1922, an unexpected seventh child arrived in the Gardner household — a spunky ...

Dec 25, 2022 • The News & Observer

Backstage with Ana Villafañe: Becoming Ava Gardner

Join actress Ana Villafañe as she takes us backstage at "Sinatra: The Musical" on the West End. See...

Aug 17, 2026 • Dailymotion on MSN

'Downton Abbey' star Elizabeth McGovern brings Ava Gardner's tumultuous life to the stage

NEW YORK – For all of Elizabeth McGovern's acting career, someone else wrote her lines. Now it's h...

Jul 30, 2025 • WSLS 10

Ava Gardner's Hollywood Home, Where She Lived While Married to Frank Sinatra, Is for Sale — See Inside!

A home once belonging to silver screen star Ava Gardner has hit the market. Tucked away in the Holly...

Apr 16, 2026 • Yahoo

Evanston native Elizabeth McGovern stars as actress Ava Gardner in downtown Chicago show

"Ava: The Secret Conversations" just opened to rave reviews, starring Elizabeth McGovern at the Stud...

Sep 29, 2025 • ABC7 Chicago on MSN

Ava Gardner llegó a rodar una película y desató la revolución en este pueblo de pescadores de Cataluña: hoy su estatua mira al mar desde una muralla con siete torres

Fue una campaña de rodaje de unas semanas, pero cambió para siempre la forma en que Tossa de Mar s...

Aug 11, 2026 • VIAJAR

‘Downton Abbey’ star will bring her play about Ava Gardner to Chicago

Elizabeth McGovern, the American actress best known for playing Lady Cora in the British TV and movi...

Jun 06, 2025 • Chicago Tribune

Elizabeth McGovern To Play Ava Gardner in ‘Ava: The Secret Conversations’ At New York City Center

Elizabeth McGovern (Downton Abbey) will reprise her role as movie star Ava Gardner in the play Ava: ...

Apr 02, 2025 • Deadline.com

Frank Sinatra and Ava Gardner’s First Date Ended in Drunken Gunfire and Arrest

Frank Sinatra and Ava Gardner’s affair and eventual marriage was a minefield dotted with drunken a...

Jan 05, 2022 • The Cheat Sheet

Ava Gardner's historic Hollywood home listed for $2.9 million with vintage charm

The home of Ava Gardner, a Hollywood legend known for her iconic films like The Killers and The Nigh...

Apr 17, 2026 • MSN

Ava Gardner's Dating History: A Look Back at the Hollywood Icon's Marriages and Romances

Ava Gardner was married to two Hollywood legends — and dated a few more Virgil Apger/John Kobal Fo...

Jun 22, 2024 • People

15 Foods And Drinks Loved By Ava Gardner

Image of Ava Gardner with a pink gloved hand to her face against pink background - Silver Screen Col...

Jan 31, 2026 • AOL

Catherine Epars réveille le fantôme d'Ava Gardner, actrice insoumise d'Hollywood

Dans son troisième roman intitulé 'Cette Ava', la comédienne, metteuse en scène et autrice suiss...

Jul 23, 2026 • Radio Télévision Suisse

Ava Gardner’s First Meeting With Frank Sinatra Involved Guns and Shooting Streetlights

While most people who are romantically interested in each other test things out with dinner and a mo...

Sep 14, 2023 • The Cheat Sheet

Ava Gardner Net Worth

Ava Lavinia Gardner was born on December 24, 1922, in Grabtown, North Carolina. She was the youngest...

Jun 17, 2026 • KahawaTungu

Ava Gardner by Lee Server

When a smitten great-grandson of Charles Darwin pronounced Ava Gardner "the highest specimen of the ...

Apr 22, 2006 • Houston Chronicle

Ava Gardner Festival in Smithfield pays homage to late actress' NC roots

The Ava Gardner Festival kicked off Friday to celebrate the late actress’ 100th birthday celebrati...

Oct 08, 2022 • WRAL

Celebrate Ava Gardner’s 100th in Her Hometown This October

The Ava Gardner Museum hosts an annual festival in honor of the legendary actress, fashion icon, and...

Sep 04, 2022 • Washingtonian

How Ava Gardner Went From North Carolina Farm Girl to Undisputed Hollywood Icon

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The youngest of seven children...

May 30, 2024 • Yahoo