Who is Ava Gardner?
A very beautiful and talented actress, a classic hollywood star, very well known back then. You might consider reading her wikipedia page.

Ava movie recommendations?
Yes, assuming you already watched Mogambo, you should watch the following Ava Gardner motion pictures:
- On The Beach
- The Barefoot Contessa
- The Killers
- Show Boat
- The Night of the Iguana
- Pandora and the Flying Dutchman
- The Angel Wore Red
- The Snows of Kilimanjaro

You can find a almost complete filmography with links here.

Ava book recommendations?
I highly recommend her autobiography “My Story”, you are gonna LOVE her after you read it.
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I also recommend “Love is Nothing” by Lee Server, It’s a very well written book with valid sources, most of the stories are true.
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Ava tumblrs?
Fuck Yeah Ava Gardner! , The Sinatras & Fuck Yeah the Voice

Do you own any other blogs?
Yes I do: Elizabeth Taylor & Richard Burton | Bogie & Bacall | Frank Sinatra & Ava Gardner | Fuck Yeah Italian Beauty | Classic Captures Mad Men Screencaps | Fuck Yeah Princess Margaret | Rosalind Russell | Classic Posters | Ava Gardner Gifs

Follow me back?
I follow over 750 people, if you start following me I will check your blog, and if you stick around for a while and we are in the same fandom, there’s a 99% chance that Im gonna follow you back eventually. 

How do you make gifs/graphics?
I use photoshop cs5 for everything. MY GIF TUTORIAL Other tutorials here & here.

Where do you get psds/textures?
slayground, halcyongillan, -redux, planets-bend-between-us, wicked-fate, eduardos-, two-percent.net, ex-posed, two-percent.net.

Who’s your favorite actress?
Bette Davis.

Who’s your favorite actor?
Humphrey Bogart

What’s your favorite movie?
All About Eve, Gone With The Wind, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf, Bringing Up Baby, Vivacious Lady, To Have and Have Not, and so many more. 

How do you know all these stories? are they true?
Well most of the stories I post here are true or almost true, since some people tend to exaggerate and the authors do it most of the times, but they are true unless I’ve said before it’s a rumor or it “probably happened”. I enjoy reading and I buy many books and vintage magazines, all the sex stories come from books.

My views on Grace Kelly
After getting to know Grace Kelly and reading about her I understand most of her adult life and her persona. Grace Kelly was a wonderful woman, she was extraordinary in so many ways, she wasn’t perfect, or innocent, she was just normal but very beautiful. She isn’t quite liked around tumblr because of her image “classy innocent perfect girl” she wasn’t like that in fact Grace Kelly liked sex, and she didn’t need to sleep around to get roles, she had connections (very powerful wealthy family, and her uncle was an actor too), Grace liked to sleep around because she enjoyed having sex and it was sort of an “escape” from her life, Grace’s life was complicated to resume it, her family treated her like an inferior member, the weak one, her mother never gave her affection, her father was very tough guy. Grace was raised to be a “lady” she was “brought up properly” and I don’t find anything wrong about it, the time period explains it and her social status was very high, appearances are everything. In fact Grace was a very shy girl, people say she was “frigid and cold” but in fact when you meet Grace in the intimacy were she’s comfortable, she is very warm, fun and sensual. Grace didn’t have the need to sleep around to get those roles, she was beautiful enough, and she always plays the “sophisticated lady” she never said she wanted to be a great actress, she always said she wanted to be a movie star. Grace was a great human being who had many wonderful friends who said only beautiful and kind things about her, her friendships with people like Ava Gardner, Cary Grant and James Stewart lasted her whole life. She contributed to her society greatly and she will always be remembered, she did have impecable manners and beautiful style, I don’t like the word classy because it represents a wrong idea, she was sytlish and beautiful, and she also was a woman who enjoyed sex, she did had fun and I honestly would do the same thing if I were a beautiful young classic star with many gorgeous men wanting to date me. Grace isn’t the marvelous actress but she could act and I like her movies, I really enjoy her work. I love Grace Kelly and I don’t really mind if people don’t. I also can take a Judy joke, because I’m a huge Judy fan too and its completely cool with me.

My views on Audrey Hepburn
First of all I am an Audrey Hepburn fan, I love her work, one of my first classic films was Funny Face. I’ve watched almost all of her movies. She was an extraordinary woman, there is nobody who can even come close to ever do what she did. She was beautiful and she had amazing style. I admire her humanitarian work I admire her as a human being, she is a great role model for young women, and she always spoke beautiful words of kindness towards others. She was the sweetest and nicest. I won’t deny her acting skills, she could act, I just state my opinion when it comes to “most talented classic stars” were she wouldn’t make my top 20. Her movies are good but I don’t think they’re a masterpiece, in my opinion she wasn’t as talented as Bette Davis, Katharine Hepburn, Barbara Stanwyck, etc, other actresses who had greater stage presence and I think are superior, that doesn’t mean I say she couldn’t act, because she could. To resume this I like her a lot :D just not as an actress though I enjoy her work a lot!

Do you like Brigitte Bardot:
Yes and No, people around here have the tendency to mix personal life and career and if we judge BB for her personal life I don’t like her and I’m not a fan. If we talk about her career yes I really enjoy her work she is a good actress in my opinion. Her life as a sex symbol she seemed like a quite normal person and she had a passion for animals but her racist comments make me dislike her as a person. I won’t deny she was absolutely STUNNING and if you deny her beauty you are fool tbh, you may not like her but I you have to admit her work speaks for herself and her looks are epic. Brigitte Bardot is one of the most iconic french stars and sex symbols in history and she’ll always be that.

“Do you like ____”:
I really like most classic stars, even if some of them had issues with others, etc. Despite that I’m really fond of a lot of people, the only few I dislike are listed here, so please don’t ask me this question because the answer will be I LOVE HIM/HER.

• Leslie Howard: I have no valid reason to dislike him, is just that I can’t stand him, he is one of those people who annoy me, that’s all.
• Kirk Douglas: because he raped Natalie Wood.
• Joan Collins: She’s a wanna-be clown, faker than acrylic nails.
• Mammie Van Doren: She talked shit about Elizabeth when she died, and she’s fucking 80 years old showing her ass on youtube is just desperate.
• Mickey Rooney: biggest troll ever, he talked crap about Ava, Judy and Lana.

Kirk Douglas raped Natalie Wood?
The rape of Natalie Wood is a mystery and a very long story. To make this short Natalie Wood was raped when she was an early teenager, by a powerful very important actor who was married at the time, according to Suzanne Finstad’s book, Natalie was taken to an audition, and the only men that also auditioned for the lead role in the movie were: Kirk Douglas, Burt Lancaster and John Wayne. During that day Natalie was raped by this older man. Natalie’s mother didn’t want to ruin her promising future with a scandal at the time, because this person was a “huge star”, so basically they ignored the fact it happened. Lana Wood and Suzanne said they will reveal the name of the rapist when he dies, Burt Lancaster died already, John Wayne is dead too. According to the book Natalie sat next to her rapist at the “Modern Screen Awards” in 1956. There is footage on youtube of Natalie sitting next to Kirk Douglas. Besides Kirk Douglas has some history of being a sex addict and he was a suspect in the case of he disappearance of a woman.

“I don’t like Marilyn Monroe because ____”:
Honestly darling I could care less of what you enjoy, like or dislike, being honest here I love Marilyn Monroe if you want to check why you should click here. 

Did Marilyn Monroe have and affair with JFK?
There is no proof, so I won’t assume or deny anything without verified information.

Why do you delete anonymous questions:
This is a personal blog, I don’t want 50 pages of anon questions here. 

Book and Film recommendations:
I have 2 tags in my blog were you can find film recs and book recs, please check them out first.

What do you think of Kate Beckinsale as Ava?
To be very honest I think Kate Beckinsale was sort of an epic fail, even tho I like her as an actress. She wasn’t able to capture Ava’s essence, or beauty, her voice tone in the aviator sounds a bit fake to me, she is trying to hard instead of focusing in Ava. Playing a classic star is VERY hard, and the thing with Ava is that she was naturally very sensual without even trying, most people don’t notice it but Ava was a very special woman. Kate tried to hard to play her, and it didn’t turned out good, I am not saying Kate is a bad actress because she isn’t, but she wasn’t good as Ava, and you can’t really see Ava in her. The opposite happens with Cate, Cate was SO KATE it was magnificent you can see Katharine Hepburn in every single aspect she even works our “the Katharine Hepburn walk” perfectly. I guess I am being a bitch harsh with Kate Beckinsale but I know she could do so much better.

How/Where do I write to Lauren Bacall?
LAUREN’S ADDRESS:

Lauren Bacall
1 W. 72nd Street #43
New York, NY 10023
USA

Include your own picture OF HER or with Bogie :), your favorite picture you can find some great HQ’s at fuckyeahlaurenbacall, and she’s gonna return it autographed. Include an envelope inside with your address and stamps so she can return it, UPS can help you get stamps, CANADAPOST can help you get the correct stamps. Remember if you are outside the US/CANADA include international mail coupons, to cover international mail charges.

How long does it take for her to reply?
Around 1 - 10 weeks. 

Any Tips/Advice?

• Don’t write a very long letter, more than 2 pages is excessive.
• If you want an autographed picture you need to include your own picture, you can find some hq’s here.
• Don’t send more than 2-3 pictures, I personally think is rude to ask for so many autographs.
• Include an extra envelope inside with your address so she can return the autographed pictures back to you.
• If you live outside the US include international mail coupons.
• It takes 1-6 weeks to get an answer, remember be patient! 

Post a picture of yourself:
If you want to ruin the expectations of me being Ava Gardner you can find one HERE.