Ava Gardner may have been the most beautiful star of Hollywood's golden era—but even her looks couldn't save her from betrayal and heartache Posted: March 2, 2026 | Last updated: March 2, 2026 With ...

Her performance captures with precision the voice that emerges in the book: mercurial; still vain but gloomy about her diminished looks; instinctively or merely reflexively seductive and flirtatious.