Gregory Peck, his wife Veronique Passani and Ava Gardner at the "Marooned" Premiere
Caption: Gregory Peck, his wife Veronique Passani and Ava Gardner at the "Marooned" Premiere
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Actress, Soundtrack, Stunts
Born: December 24, 1922
Star sign: Capricorn
Height: 5' 6" (1.68 m)
Known for: The Killers (1946), The Barefoot Contessa (1954), On the Beach (1959), Earthquake (1974)
Source: IMDB
Ava Lavina Gardner was born on December 24, 1922 in Grabtown, North Carolina, to Mary Elizabeth (née Baker) and Jonas Bailey Gardner. Born on a tobacco farm, where she got her lifelong love of earthy language and going barefoot, Ava grew up in the rural South. At age 18, her picture in the window of her brother-in- law's New York photo studio ...