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On this day, December 24, 1922, actress Ava Gardner was born.
Film actress Ava Gardner was #BornOnThisDay, Dec. 24, 1922. A lifetime smoker, suffering from #emphysema, 2 strokes (in 1986), partially paralyzed & bedridden, her last words were "I'm so tired"; before passing in 1990 from #pneumonia (age 67) #RIP #GoneTooSoon #Quitsmoking #BOTD
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