Ava Gardner
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| Name: | Ava Gardner | |
| Status | Deceased | |
| Age: | 67 (December 24, 1922 -January 25, 1990) | |
| IMDB: | IMDb | |
| TMDB: | TMDB | |
| Smoking Status: | Unknown | |
| Type of Celebrity: | Actor | |
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| TMDB Popularity | 18.569 | |
| Biography (TMDB): | Ava Lavinia Gardner (December 24, 1922 – January 25, 1990) was an American actress. She was signed to a contract by MGM Studios in 1941 and appeared in small roles until she drew attention with her performance in The Killers (1946). She became one of Hollywood's leading actresses, considered one of the most beautiful women of her day. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her work in Mogambo (1953). She appeared in several high-profile films from the 1950s to 1970s, including Bhowani Junction (1956), On the Beach (1959), The Night of the Iguana (1964), Earthquake (1974), and The Cassandra Crossing (1976). Gardner continued to act on a regular basis until 1986, four years before her death of pneumonia, at age 67, in 1990. She is listed 25th among the American Film Institute's Greatest female stars. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ava Gardner, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia |
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Movies
55 Days at Peking
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One puff. Blink and you'll miss it. |
Bhowani Junction
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3 scenes smoking - two others holding |
Earthquake
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Holds in one short scene. |
East Side, West Side
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In an early scene Ava accepts a cigarette in the street, but the lighting and exhale are filmed from the rear. Later on her cheeks sink in as she lights up, opens her mouth to send the smoke down, but then exhales almost immediately. Barbara lights up at one point, but her exhale, though very visible, is filmed from behind. Beverley inserts a cigarette between her lips as she awaits a light, but we have to wait a while before we see two cool, though thin, mouth- and-nose exhales. |
Mogambo
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She was VERY sexy |
On the Beach
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She accepts a cigarette and a light, but takes only one drag thereafter. |
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Two scenes in which Ward smokes rather hungrily and with first-rate style and gusto, looking very, very IRL. Unfortunately, most of the exhales aren't too visible, although one through her nose showed up pretty well. |
Pandora and the Flying Dutchman
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Two brief holding scenes, not worth bothering about |
Seven Days in May
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Colette inhales as she is lit. Ava holds briefly. |
She Went to the Races
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Only two brief scenes - but classic Ava - which is great |
Show Boat
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[Morgan} a long scene holding in her dressing room, one big IRL exhale |
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holds but does not smoke |
The Angel Wore Red
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Holds in a 90-second sequence. |
The Bribe
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A match flares in the shadow, illuminating the face of nightclub singer Ava, as her cigarette hangs sexily from her lips. The spotlight comes on as she hollows her cheeks to ignite it. She only partially inhales, but the side-on exhale is indicative of quality smoking. She takes a second drag between verses as she sings. She later gratefully accepts a cigarette, dragging and exhaling, after a swim. |
The Killers
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Three scenes: she holds while singing in a club, lights up and inhales while watching a card game, drags and exhales in a later scene |
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I only saw the last ten minutes but she was holding and threw the cig away without dragging. |
The Snows of Kilimanjaro
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Two romantic two-on-a-match scenes with Gardner and one with Hayward. Gardner droops at just the right angle as she is lit, but her inhale is barely discernable. Hayward opens her mouth real wide to send the smoke deep into her lungs. Poorly lit, unfortunately. |
The Sun Also Rises
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Lights up and takes a drag in at least one scene |
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