About this item
"If I had to go back in Hollywood history and name two people who were most desperately and passionately in love with each other, I would say Frank Sinatra and Ava Gardner were It." -- Liz Smith.It began in Hollywood's golden age when Ava was emerging as a movie star. But she fell in (and out of) love too easily. Mickey Rooney married her because he wanted another conquest. Artie Shaw treated her like a dumb brunette, giving her a reading list on their honeymoon. Neither marriage lasted a year. Then, after being courted by Howard Hughes and numerous others, along came Frank Sinatra.His passion for Ava destroyed his marriage and brought him close to ruin. Their wild affair broke all the rules of the prudish era as Frank left his wife and children and pursued Ava on an international stage.
About the Author
John Brady was raised in Liberty, New York, and educated at King's College (BA) and Bradley University (MA) before pursuing a career in teaching, writing, and editing. He taught magazine writing at Indiana State University for eight years, and his articles have appeared in The New York Times, New York magazine, and numerous other periodicals. The author of five books including The Craft of Interviewing, The Craft of the Screenwriter, and Frank & Ava: In Love and War, Brady served as editor-in-chief of Writer's Digest and Boston magazine, as well as founding editor of The Artist's Magazine. His work has also appeared in New York magazine, Esquire, and The Sunday New York Times.
