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Ava Lavinia Gardner Biography and Timeline

Follow Ava Lavinia Gardner through 13 dated historical records for United States of America.

Ava Lavinia Gardner, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

13Distinct records
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1922–1990Years on this page

1922

Film

Arts / Cinema

Birth of Ava Lavinia Gardner

1942

Marriage

Arts / Cinema

Marries Mickey Rooney

1945

Marriage

Arts / Cinema

Marries Artie Shaw

1951

Marriage

Arts / Cinema

Marries Frank Sinatra

Pandora and the Flying Dutchman

Arts / Cinema

Stars in Pandora and the Flying Dutchman

1953

Mogambo

Arts / Cinema

Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her work in Mogambo

1954

The Barefoot Contessa

Arts / Cinema

Stars in The Barefoot Contessa

1956

Bhowani Junction

Arts / Cinema

Stars in Bhowani Junction

1959

On the Beach

Arts / Cinema

Stars in On the Beach

1964

The Night of the Iguana

Arts / Cinema

Stars in The Night of the Iguana

1974

Earthquake

Arts / Cinema

Stars in Earthquake

1976

The Cassandra Crossing

Arts / Cinema

Stars in The Cassandra Crossing

1990

Film

Arts / Cinema

Death of Ava Lavinia Gardner

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.