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Ava Gardner: A Life in Movies Audiobook, by Anthony Uzarowski Play Audiobook Sample

Ava Gardner: A Life in Movies Audiobook

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Read By: Lisa Flanagan Publisher: Running Press Adult Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 3.67 hours at 1.5x Speed 2.75 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: July 2017 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9781478920250

Quick Stats About this Audiobook

Total Audiobook Chapters:

12

Longest Chapter Length:

36:59 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

05:19 minutes

Average Chapter Length:

27:39 minutes

Audiobooks by this Author:

1

Publisher Description

Renowned for her screen performances, down-to-earth personality, and love affair with Frank Sinatra, Ava Gardner left an indelible mark on Hollywood history. Her adventurous life story is told through authoritative text and hundreds of photos in Ava: A Life in Movies.

Ava is an illustrated tribute to a legendary life. Authors Kendra Bean and Anthony Uzarowski take a closer look at the Academy Award-nominated actress's life and famous screen roles. They also shed new light on the creation and maintenance of her glamorous image, her marriages, and friendships with famous figures such as Ernest Hemingway, John Huston, and Tennessee Williams.

From the backwoods of Grabtown, North Carolina to the bullfighting rings of Spain, from the MGM backlot to the Rome of La Dolce Vita, this lavishly illustrated biography takes readers on the exciting journey of a life lived to the fullest and through four decades of film history with an iconic star.

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"From the striking cover image to photographers' contact sheets, and even a late '40s selfie, many are rare and/or candid, going beyond stills and publicity photos, although those are well-represented too, and all are beautifully printed. Sinatra family scrapbooks and local NC newspaper files are just two of the sources tapped. I can't imagine how many hours research and permissions must have taken, and the results are spectacular...Whatever your current level of Ava awareness, there is an abundance of fascinating material in Ava: A Life in Movies to guarantee any reader's enjoyment and edification."

— Paula's Cinema Club

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  • "Delves into the late screen siren’s colorful life, on and offscreen. From her wild affair and marriage with Sinatra to her other rocky romances—and her regrets late in life—here are some of the most fascinating details about the woman who won the hearts of movie audiences and some of Hollywood’s most famous leading men.”

    — People magazine

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About the Authors

Kendra Bean is a historian and curator. She is the author of Vivien Leigh: An Intimate Portrait. She runs the popular classic film blog VivAndLarry.com. Her writing has also been published by the British Film Institute and Bright Lights Film Journal, and she has lectured on cinema at the National Portrait Gallery (London), Victoria and Albert Museum, the BFI, the San Francisco Presidio Officers' Club, and the Walt Disney Family Museum. She lives in London.

Anthony Uzarowski has an MA in Film Studies from University College London. He has written articles and essays on different aspects of classic and contemporary cinema, with his work published in The Guardian, Film International, and Queerty. He lives in London, where he works at the British Library.

Kendra Bean is a historian and curator. She is the author of Vivien Leigh: An Intimate Portrait. She runs the popular classic film blog VivAndLarry.com. Her writing has also been published by the British Film Institute and Bright Lights Film Journal, and she has lectured on cinema at the National Portrait Gallery in London, Victoria and Albert Museum, the BFI, the San Francisco Presidio Officers’ Club, and the Walt Disney Family Museum.

Anthony Uzarowski has an MA degree in film studies from University College London. He has written articles and essays on different aspects of classic and contemporary cinema, with his work published in the London Guardian, Film International, and Queerty. He works at the British Library in London.

About Lisa Flanagan

Lisa Flanagan is a classically trained soprano, comedian, voice-over artist, and Earphones Award–winning narrator.