Ava Gardner 1922 - 1990
Gardner's last years were spent as a recluse in her London apartment. Her daily companions were her longtime housekeeper Carmen Vargas and her Welsh Corgi, Morgan. After Gardner's death, Carmen Vargas and the dog were taken in by her former film co-star (for On the Beach) Gregory Peck.
Original Page Nov 2014 | Updated Dec 2017
Letters from Hollywood: Inside the Private World of Classic American Movemaking
352 pages - Published by Harry N. Abrams
"This is, quite simply, one of the finest books I’ve ever read about Hollywood." Leonard Maltin
Reproduces in full color scores of entertaining and insightful pieces of correspondence from some of the most notable and talented film industry names of all time—from the silent era to the golden age, and up through the pre-email days of the 1970s. Annotated by the authors to provide backstories and further context. Greta Garbo, Alfred Hitchcock, Humphrey Bogart, Frank Sinatra, Katharine Hepburn, Marlon Brando, Elia Kazan, Cary Grant, Francis Ford Coppola, Tom Hanks, and Jane Fonda.
Letters from Hollywood: Inside the Private World of Classic American Movemaking
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