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Ava Gardner Trivia
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- A statue of her from The Barefoot Contessa (1954) was given to Frank Sinatra as a gift. He kept it in his backyard garden well after their divorce. When he married Barbara Marx, she forced him to get rid of it.
- There is an Ava Gardner Museum of memorabilia in Smithfield, North Carolina.
- Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#68). [1995]
- She sang in her own voice for The Killers (1946) but in all MGM films her singing voice was dubbed (much to her disgust).
- After her death in 1990, Ava's long time housekeeper, Carmen Vargas, and her dog, a Welsh Corgi named Morgan were taken in by her former co-star Gregory Peck.
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