tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070623657970000135.post792897140518349238..comments2024-01-27T02:33:23.675-08:00Comments on Beverly in Movieland: Frank Sinatra: How He Went From Africa to Eternity Beverlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15515783219367479399noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070623657970000135.post-91748425462429308152015-08-04T17:21:07.451-07:002015-08-04T17:21:07.451-07:00Ava Gardner doesn't come off as a terribly sym...Ava Gardner doesn't come off as a terribly sympathetic person in the Sinatra bio, but she does well in a film I've been studying lately -- Stanley Kramer's On the Beach. She doesn't attempt an Aussie accent, needless to say. Beverlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15515783219367479399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070623657970000135.post-40658578488992947152015-08-04T05:51:35.664-07:002015-08-04T05:51:35.664-07:00What a story. I read a biography of Sinatra writte...What a story. I read a biography of Sinatra written by his longtime valet in the early 2000's. He was certainly an endlessly fascinating man. This period of his life is incredible. I'm also interested in Ava Gardner. She hailed from this neck of the woods - and I'm planning a trip to the Ava Gardner museum in Smithfield NC in the coming months.Craig Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06037542638067599437noreply@blogger.com