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Julie Burchill on Ava Gardner

Writer Julie Burchill nominates Hollywood star Ava Gardner. With Matthew Parris and Ava鈥檚 biographer, Lee Server. From 2013.

The writer Julie Burchill talks to Matthew Parris about the Hollywood star Ava Gardner. They're joined by Ava's biographer Lee Server.

Often described as 鈥榯he most beautiful woman in the world鈥, Ava Gardner made sixty-five movies, ranging from 鈥楳ogambo' (for which she won an Oscar nomination) to 鈥楳aisie Goes To Reno' (for which she didn't). She had three husbands - Mickey Rooney, Artie Shaw and Frank Sinatra - and many lovers including Howard Hughes, David Niven, Robert Mitchum and John F. Kennedy as well as numerous playboys, beach-boys and bullfighters.

Ava Gardner was, says Matthew Parris, 鈥渁 hard-drinking, wisecracking, libidinous vamp 鈥 a liberated woman before the phrase was invented.鈥

Presented by Matthew Parris.

Produced by Peter Everett.

First broadcast on 大象传媒 Radio 4 in 2013.

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30 minutes

Last on

Fri 20 Sep 2019 00:30

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Role Contributor
Presenter Matthew Parris
Interviewed Guest Julie Burchill
Producer Peter Everett

Broadcasts

  • Tue 27 Aug 2013 16:30
  • Fri 30 Aug 2013 23:00
  • Thu 19 Sep 2019 18:30
  • Fri 20 Sep 2019 00:30

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