Ava Gardner, Kendra Bean
Ava Gardner, Kendra Bean
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Ava Gardner
A Life in Movies

Author: Kendra Bean, Anthony Uzarowski

Narrator: Lisa Flanagan

Unabridged: 5 hr 31 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/11/2017

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

Renowned for her screen performances, down-to-earth personality, and love affair with Frank Sinatra, Ava Gardner left an indelible mark on Hollywood history. Her adventurous life story is told through authoritative text and hundreds of photos in Ava: A Life in Movies.

Ava is an illustrated tribute to a legendary life. Authors Kendra Bean and Anthony Uzarowski take a closer look at the Academy Award-nominated actress's life and famous screen roles. They also shed new light on the creation and maintenance of her glamorous image, her marriages, and 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 lavishly illustrated biography takes readers on the exciting journey of a life lived to the fullest and through four decades of film history with an iconic star.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Molly on November 30, 2020

Functioning as both coffee table book and detailed biography, Ava Gardner: A Life in Movies knowingly embraces these contradictions and chooses to move along at a fast, luxurious clip. The pace matches the mercurial, hectic and audacious life of one of the last of Hollywood’s true movie stars, a mag......more

Goodreads review by Terence on July 16, 2017

An excellent biography of the legendary movie star Ava Gardner. What makes Ava Gardner: A Life in Movies so special is that while most bios on Ava focus primarily on her tumultuous personal life, it focuses a great deal on her career. It is a must for any Ava Gardner fan.......more

Goodreads review by Michael on May 30, 2023

This was a beautiful book with lots of high-quality pictures of Ava throughout her career. I originally thought it was just going to be a photo book, but the authors actually did quite a nice job of covering her life and career as well. I had some time ago read 'Ava Gardner the Secret Conversations'......more

Goodreads review by Edward on March 20, 2023

Nice Coffee Table Style book with a solid litany of Ava Gardners movies, marriages and love affairs supported by a myriad of movie, publicity and paparazzi photos providing some depth to her career and rise as a studio star.......more

Goodreads review by Jessica on November 29, 2022

Well-written, well-researched and fair account of Gardner's life.......more


Quotes

"From the striking cover image to photographers' contact sheets, and even a late '40s selfie, many are rare and/or candid, going beyond stills and publicity photos, although those are well-represented too, and all are beautifully printed. Sinatra family scrapbooks and local NC newspaper files are just two of the sources tapped. I can't imagine how many hours research and permissions must have taken, and the results are spectacular...Whatever your current level of Ava awareness, there is an abundance of fascinating material in Ava: A Life in Movies to guarantee any reader's enjoyment and edification."—Paula's Cinema Club