AVA GARDNER & W.CHIARI Orig.Agency Photo w/caption 1957

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AVA GARDNER & WALTER CHIARI ( ♣ I sell copies ONLY under request ♣ ) A genuine Agency Photograph from ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO CANDID MOMENT: Leaving a Restaurant in London City, w they arrived together in the same plane from Spain. . The w hite edge s w ere trimmed out Size of the Photograph: 6 x 8 inches (aprox.) ♣ Date: January 6th 1 957 ♣ Condition of the Photograph: VERY GOOD ( Very small m arks and folds at the corners and the edges, as you can see it) This is printed and attached at the backside of the photograph This is not a Reproduction or a current copy is Real Vintage This photograph, like many others, comes from an Argentinean Newspaper collection I bought some years ago. AVA GARDNER : Ava Gardner began her career first as a model, then as a contract player at MGM, w her gawky, unsophisticated demeanor was totally made over by the studio into an image of inaccessible glamour. Gardner toiled in tiny bit roles, finally getting a worthwhile one on loan-out to Universal in The Killers (1946). MGM was never very comfortable with the bad-girl persona she displayed so well in this film, and, thus, most of her starring appearances at her home studio were relatively sympathetic roles in The Hucksters (1947) and Show Boat (1951). Her cinema reputation as The World's Most Beautiful Animal (in the words of a '50s publicity campaign) was once again manifested in loan-out movies like Pandora and the Flying Dutchman (1951) and The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952). MGM eventually came to terms with the elements that made Gardner popular, notably in the gutsy Mogambo (1953), in which she made an excellent partner to the equally earthy Clark Gable . Director George Cukor was much taken by Gardner and cast the actress in her best and most complex MGM role in Bhowani Junction (1956), in which she was torn not only by love but also clashing East Indian cultural values. Gardner was equally well served in The Barefoot Contessa (1954), which, in many ways, was a replay of her own rags-to-riches personal story. The actress was cast in some of her best parts during the '60s, notably in Seven Days in May and Night of the Iguana (both 1964), but the pace of her jet-setting lifestyle and increasing personal problems began to show. With roles and public appearances steadily decreasing, she died on January 25, 1990. She was married and divorced three times -- to Mickey Rooney , Frank Sinatra , and Artie Shaw . WALTER CHIARI : Walter Chiari was a renowned Italian athlete before entering show business in 1948. A specialist in light comedy, Chiari came to prominence in the atypical role of a callous seducer in Visconti 's Bellissima . Though he spent most of his career in Italian films, he was prominently cast in such "outside" productions as Preminger 's Bonjour Tristesse (1957) and Welles ' Chimes at Midnight (1967). He also was a composer of note, and a frequent visitor to the world of musical comedy, briefly appearing in the Broadway tunefest The Gay Life . Walter Chiari spent his last decade as a character actor in films and TV. If you need some adittional information, do not hesitate to contact me. Carlos A. Toscani - WE WILL SHIP WORLDWIDE: SHIPPING DETAILS (Ask for combined shipments) Certificate Argentine Mail - within USA $ 8.00.- The 2nd to sixth photo add $ 2 each, seventh or more ad $ 1 each . Shipping to any other country: $ 10 .00 .- The 2nd to sixth photo add $ 2 each, seventh or more ad $ 1 each . Insurance: $ 2.00 or more according to final value. (Optional) Atention: I am not responsible for lost or damaged mail that is sent uninsured. I... read more

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