Record #:

2187

Author(s):

Burnham, Linda Frye

Abstract:

The daughter of a tobacco farmer, Ava Gardner was born on Christmas Eve, 1922, near Smithfield. She achieved movie stardom in such films as THE SUN ALSO RISES. The Ava Gardner Museum in Smithfield contains 100,000 mementos of her career.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 13 Issue 9, Mar 1995, p7-8, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Gardner, Ava, 1922-1990; Ava Gardner Museum (Smithfield); Motion picture actors and actresses; Museums--Smithfield

Record #:

2769

Author(s):

Cannon, Doris

Abstract:

Born near Smithfield on Christmas Eve, 1922, Ava Gardner starred in numerous films and received an Academy Award nomination for MOGAMBO. Smithfield's Ava Gardner Museum contains mementos of her career.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 55 Issue 12, May 1988, p22-25, il, por

Subject(s):

Gardner, Ava, 1922-1990; Ava Gardner Museum (Smithfield); Motion picture actors and actresses; Museums--Smithfield

Record #:

2881

Author(s):

Grant, Kathy

Abstract:

Born on Christmas Eve, 1922, near Smithfield in Johnston County, Ava Gardner achieved movie stardom in films like ON THE BEACH. The Ava Gardner Museum in Smithfield contains numerous momentoes of her career.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 63 Issue 12, May 1996, p28-29, por

Subject(s):

Gardner, Ava, 1922-1990; Ava Gardner Museum (Smithfield); Motion picture actors and actresses; Museums--Smithfield

Record #:

13503

Author(s):

Norris, Jeannie Faris

Abstract:

Ava Gardner, the youngest of six children, was a Smithfield girl; the cute little daughter of J.B. Gardner, who had a tobacco farm at nearby Brogden.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 21 Issue 34, Jan 1954, p4, 12, f

Subject(s):

Gardner, Ava, 1922-1990