Title supplied by cataloger.; Photograph was edited for publication purposes and has creases. Ava Gardner was an Academy Award winning actress. She was born in North Carolina and signed with MGM in 1941. She appeared in several high-profile films from the 1950s to 1970s, and continued to act until a few years before her death. She was married to actor Mickey Rooney, musician Artie Shaw and singer and actor Frank Sinatra. She died at the age of 67 in London in 1990. Photograph dated November 10, 1950 reads "In this premiere party getting cheers from fans outside are (left to right), Ben Cole, Ava Gardner, Mrs. Van Heflin, Bob Topping, Lana Turner and Van Heflin." The women are wearing furs and the men are in tuxedos. The group is attending the premiere of the film "All About Eve" at Grauman's Chinese Theatre.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Gardner, Ava,--1922-1990 Heflin, Van,--1910-1971 Turner, Lana,--1921-1995 Topping, Henry J Neal, Frances E Cole, Ben Chinese Theatre (Los Angeles, Calif.) All about Eve (Motion picture) Motion picture actors and actresses--United States Women--California--Los Angeles Men--California--Los Angeles Motion picture premieres--California--Hollywood (Los Angeles) Fur coats Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) Los Angeles Evening Herald Express photographs Herald-Examiner Collection photographs
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