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Artie Shaw (born Arthur Jacob Arshawsky; May 23, 1910 [1] – December 30, 2004) [2] was an American clarinetist, composer, bandleader, actor and author of both fiction and non-fiction. Widely regarded as "one of jazz's finest clarinetists", [ 3 ] Shaw led one of the United States' most popular big bands in the late 1930s through the early 1940s.
Ava Lavinia Gardner (December 24, 1922 – January 25, 1990) was an American actress. She first signed a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1941 and appeared mainly in small roles until she drew critics' attention in 1946 with her performance in Robert Siodmak 's film noir The Killers .
Ten days later, she became the sixth wife of the big-band leader and clarinetist Artie Shaw, despite the fact that two years previously Shaw had castigated his then-wife, Ava Gardner, for reading such a "trashy novel" as Forever Amber. [1] [4] The marriage to Shaw ended in 1948, and Winsor soon married her divorce attorney, Arnold Krakower ...
A revised edition of 'Sinatra: Behind the Legend' by celebrity biographer J. Randy Taraborrelli paints a harrowing picture of Sinatra's love affair with screen siren Ava Gardner — one that ...
In February 1940, Turner garnered significant publicity when she eloped to Las Vegas with 28-year-old bandleader Artie Shaw, her co-star in Dancing Co-Ed. [65] [66] Though they had only briefly known each other, Turner recalled being "stirred by his eloquence", and after their first date, the two spontaneously decided to get married. [67]
The Sun Also Rises is a 1957 American drama film adaptation of the 1926 Ernest Hemingway novel of the same name directed by Henry King.The screenplay was written by Peter Viertel and it starred Tyrone Power, Ava Gardner, Mel Ferrer, and Errol Flynn.
52A: Jazz great Shaw (Thursday, Feb. 8) One of Artie Shaw’s eight (!!!) wives was film darling Ava Gardner , who was from Johnston County and attended Atlantic Christian College.
No. Original release date Guest(s) Musical/entertainment guest(s) 2380: January 3, 1972 (): Phyllis Newman (guest host), David Frye, Anne Jackson, George Maharis, Joseph Bologna, Renée Taylor, Eli Wallach