Karavansara

East of Constantinople, West of Shanghai

27 years is a long time

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Today is the 27th anniversary of Ava Gardner’s death.

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One of the most beautiful women to grace the silver screen, she was a star in noir and historical movies, including the epic 55 Days in Peking, and in one of my guilty pleasures, Mogambo.
She also played Venus, in a perfect casting choice.

So here is a small gallery of pictures of Ava.

Author: Davide Mana

Paleontologist. By day, researcher, teacher and ecological statistics guru. By night, pulp fantasy author-publisher, translator and blogger. In the spare time, Orientalist Anonymous, guerilla cook.

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