About this title: In reminiscences completed shortly before her death, Ava Gardner reveals that her sizzling personal life contained as much outright glamour, scandal, and passion as her films. Gardner candidly recalls her three stormy marriages, affairs, complex friendship with Howard Hughes, and all the dreams and doubts of a woman who loved life to the hilt. 32 ...
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Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. 1990-Hardcover---may contain minor shelf-wear-Used-Good-Hall Street Books proudly ships from Brooklyn, NY. All orders are processed and shipped within 24 hours, M-F. 100% money back No-Worry guarantee with expedited delivery and delivery confirmation available. read more
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Bantam Books
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13:9780553293067ISBN:0553293060
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. Audience: General/trade. Lots of good photographs. '"Ava remains in a class by herself...This is one film star who lived up to her legend. "' Book is fine but photo pages are loose from binding. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Bantam
Date Published: 1990-10-01
ISBN-13:9780553071344ISBN:0553071343
Description: Very Good. ~FIRST PRINTING, 1990~HARDCOVER WITH DUST JACKET~SHELFWEAR~OWNER'S NAME ON THE FRONT FREE ENDPAPER~SAME AS PICTURED~**Check out my other listings: BOOKS, CDS, DVDS, VIDEOS, GAMES**Fast Delivery*** read more
Edition: 1st Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: New York, Bantam Books [1990].
Date Published: 1990
Description: Fine in Fine jacket. First edition. 8vo. Illustrated with b/w photographs. Dust jacket designed by One Plus One Studio (unclipped). Fine. 315 pages. No signature or bookplates. Provenance: from the estate of Charles Williamson. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover; Fourth Printing
ISBN-13:9780553071344ISBN:0553071343
Description: Fine in Fine dust jacket. Hardcover. Bantam, 1990. 1st Edition/4th Printing. Fine Book in Fine Dust Jacket. Price Intact. Overall, a clean and tight copy to add to a collection or read and enjoy. Dust Jacket protected with a new archival cover. Bubble wrapped and shipped promptly in a box. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover; First Printing
ISBN-13:9780553071344ISBN:0553071343
Description: Fine in Fine dust jacket. Hardcover. Bantam, 1990. 1st Edition/1st Printing. Fine Book in Fine Dust Jacket. Price Intact. Overall, a clean and tight copy to add to a collection or read and enjoy. Dust Jacket protected with a new archival cover. Bubble wrapped and shipped promptly in a box. read more
"Very enjoyable. She was a live wire. And the funny thing is, she apparently never believed that she was a star or really evem that she was beautiful. Although I think someone was telling her how beautiful she was (they were always telling her that) and I think she was in her sixties (she died at 67) and she said "I used to be."
And her husbands and boyfriends ... whoa! Mickey Rooney - the liar. Artie Shaw - wanted to make her into something brilliant. Frank Sinatra - they were the love of each other's lives but as husband and wife? Forget about it. They were always at each other's throat and running out in the middle of the night. I think they were too much alike. Howard Hughes - he kept throwing jewels at her and she kept throwing them back with "you're a good friend, but that's all." And he never got it. George C. Scott - she didn't know about abusive men and their lies at that time. I had read in Maureen Stapleton's and Colleen Dewhurst's books about him but they barely touched the surface. Yesterday I was looking in a catalog and there was one for "Rage" directed and starring George C. Scott. I thought how perfect. Who would know better about rage than someone who is enraged.
It was a very funny memoir, supplemented by memories from friends. Apparently her last years were less than happy because of the results of a stroke. Wonder if it had anything to do with all those years of heavy drinking?"
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