Where Did Ava Gardner Live? A Life in Residences

• Smithfield, North Carolina – Birthplace (1922).
• New York City – Early modeling/acting.
• Los Angeles (Brentwood, Beverly Hills) – MGM contract years (1940s–50s).
• London – 1950s–60s; married to Frank Sinatra (briefly), then Artie Shaw.
• Madrid, Spain – 1950s–60s; long stays, fluent Spanish.
• Rome, Italy – 1960s; film work, social circle.
• Kenya / Africa – Safari trips, later retreat.

She died in London (1990) at age 67.