> > Dean Scott: Great theological insight. I loved Ava in 'Night of the Iguana'. Happy St Sylvester's Day 2003! GDVW+ > On December 24, 1922, Ava Gardner was born into a Southern > sharecropper's family in Smithfield, North Carolina. Her incredible > beauty during her high school years attracted so much attention > that she was invited to New York City at age 18 to take a screen > test. Signed by MGM, she studied acting in the early 1940s while > appearing in a number of bit roles. By the 1950s, her sexy voice, > seductive manner, and irreverent style made her one of the > best-known actresses of her era (she was nominated for a Best > Actress award in 1953 for her performance opposite Clark Gable in > "Mogambo"). She was briefly married to Artie Shaw, Frank Sinatra, > and three separate times to Mickey Rooney. She authored two of > filmdom's most famous oxymoronic observations: > > "Deep down, I'm pretty superficial." > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, send ANY message to > <faithandlife-unsubscribe@...> > > ----------------------------------------- This email was sent using FREE Catholic Online Webmail. http://webmail.catholic.org/ Celebrate Advent with Catholic Online. Support our Advent sponsors by visiting them at http://www.catholic.org/clife/advent/specials.php