Ava Gardner 1946 Ava Gardner in black satin dress and gloves, as femme fatale Kitty Collins in ‘The Killers’, directed by Robert Siodmak, 1946 John Kobal Foundation / Getty Images
Ava Gardner Actress Ava Gardner (1922 – 1990) lounges on a wooden jetty on the beach, wearing an elegant bikini. March 1943 (Photo by Eric Carpenter/John Kobal Foundation/Getty Images)
Ava Gardner 1953 Ava Gardner Hollywood’s leading actresses and considered one of the most beautiful women of her day. The marriage to her third husband, Frank Sinatra, was a famously stormy liaison.Vogue, 1953 Norman Parkinson
Christian Dior & Ava Gardner 1957 Christian Dior 1957 – At a costume fitting with Hollywood actress Ava Gardner for her film The Little Hu Rex Features Archive
Ava Gardner lounges on the beach 1944 Actress Ava Gardner lounges on the beach in a spotted bikini, 1944
Ava Gardner Film The Killers (Robert Siodmack, 1946) Cordon Press Ava Gardner Film The Killers (Robert Siodmack, 1946) Cordon Press
Ava Gardner Photo Robert Capa 1954 Ava Gardner in a scene from the film “The Barefoot Contessa”, photo by Robet Capa, Spain, 1954 Photo Robert Capa