Ava Gardner
(1922-1990), Film actressSitter in 3 portraits
Born in North Carolina, Ava Gardner first came to prominence after her performance in The Killers (1946) in which she co-starred with fellow newcomer Burt Lancaster, and her appearance the following year in The Hucksters. Acclaimed roles include John Ford's Mogambo (1953), Joseph L. Mankiewicz's The Barefoot Contessa (1954) and John Huston's The Night of the Iguana (1964). Her first two marriages were to Mickey Rooney and Artie Shaw and third marriage was to Frank Sinatra.
by Clarence Sinclair Bull
bromide print, circa 1947
NPG x35327
by Norman Parkinson
bromide fibre print on card mount, 1953
NPG x30116
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