Among the disappointed underbidders at the recent Debbie Reynolds memorabilia auction was the Ava Gardner Museum in Smithfield. According to Donna Bailey-Taylor, acting director, the nurse’s uniform Gardner wore in “The Sun Also Rises” fetched $2,500 (plus premium), $1,000 past the museum’s limit. The museum had already returned to the Reynolds collection several items on […]
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Smithfield loses out on Ava Gardner costumes
Posted in History, Tar Heelia, tagged ava gardner, ava gardner museum, debbie reynolds auction, donna bailey-taylor, marilyn monroe, mogambo, show boat, smithfield nc, the great sinner, the sun also rises, virginia postrel on June 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
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