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Ric.ror | 12:22 Mon 07th Apr 2014 | News
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Passed away at the age of 93
Just seen a photo of him with Ava Gardner - how strange to think they were ever married
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sp1814, don't forget Olivia de Havilland, now 97 I think.
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/// Was talking over the weekend about the Hollywood 'old guard' based on a post that AOG made last week. ///

/// We were naming those who are still alive from the golden age of the studio system. ///

/// By my reckoning (up until today), we just have Kirk Douglas, Lauren Bacall and Doris Day. ///

Maureen O'Hara age 93

Gina Lollobrigida age 86

Rhonda Fleming age 90

Zsa Zsa Gabor age 97

Angela Lansbury age 88

Jerry Lewis age 88

Sidney Poitier age 87
Most of the actors/actresses of that era were also superb singers and dancers.
many were, Judy Garland, my all time favourite, could sing, act, dance,
Fred the same, even lovely Clark Gable was a dancer at one point in his career...
Fred Astaire that is. As were Shirley Temple, Donald O'Connor,
Gene Kelley, Rita Hayworth, big stars of yesteryear, the golden age of Hollywood
James Cagney was quite the hoofer

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYJzEcHMYEE
i know, and have some of his films, not least Yankee doodle Dandy...
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Ava was 20 he was 22, she just looks more worldly

She looks like she'd eat him for Breakfast
watch the one with Cagney and Bob Hope, its great
i think it was the other way around, as i mentioned he had a wolfs reputation when it came to women
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i think it was the other way around, as i mentioned he had a wolfs reputation when it came to women

Maybe so but she LOOKS like she'd eat him alive
true, they do seem rather an odd match,
She looks like she'd eat him for Breakfast

Before during and after... part of her attraction, no doubt.
she was the starlet, he the big star and it was he who according to the biography, introduced her to the delights of sex.
And possibly Frank Sinatra - it was reported at the time, even though they were divorced, Frank took care of all Ava Gardners medical fees and made sure she was well looked after.

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