Charles River Editors
ASIN: B00INHWYK6
Publisher: Charles River Editors
Pages: 56
*Includes pictures.*Includes Ava's quotes about her own life and career.*Includes a bibliography for further reading.*Includes a table of contents.“Because I was promoted as a sort of a siren and played all those sexy broads, people made the mistake of thinking I was like that off the screen. They couldn't have been more wrong.” – Ava GardnerA lot of ink has been spilled covering the lives of history’s most influential figures, but how much of the forest is lost for the trees? In Charles River Editors’ American Legends series, readers can get caught up to speed on the lives of America’s most important men and women in the time it takes to finish a commute, while learning interesting facts long forgotten or never known. In the 1940s, there were few women capable of reaching the level of Hollywood screen goddess like young Ava Gardner, who was “discovered” after having a portrait taken ...