He took her on a tour of his headquarters, high up in a former VIP suite, now transformed into disheveled office space he shared with his brother Raul and Che Guevara. They sat on the balcony overlooking the whole city, drank Cuba libres, and Castro told her about the revolution and his dream of a prosperous and equitable future for his nation.
According to Lorenz, per Server, after their meeting Gardner began to woo Castro, and the two women had a showdown in the lobby of the Hilton. She then followed her into an elevator and slapped her in the face. A bodyguard drew a gun and Castro decided to rid himself of the turbulent temptress.
While residing in Madrid, Gardner discovered she had a new fan living below her. The new Mrs. Luckily, she was hosting a group of American pilots at the time, and, wishing to avoid an international incident, the guards left. Gardner would get her revenge, though. What would you expect from a set that had two working bars? Gardner was born in Grabtown, North Carolina, on December 24, She was her parents' seventh child.
When Gardner was 2 years old, she and her family were forced to leave their tobacco farm. Her father then worked as a sharecropper, while her mother ran a boardinghouse.
The family always struggled financially, a situation that worsened when Gardner's father died when she was Gardner was studying to be a secretary when her photographer brother-in-law sent pictures of her to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
A striking beauty with dark hair and green eyes, Gardner's photos convinced the studio to give her a screen test. Upon her arrival in Hollywood, Gardner was put into the MGM studio system to learn how to be an actress. Her thick Southern accent made speech lessons a required part of her training.
Gardner was shy and intimidated by the process of appearing on camera, and, thusly, would sometimes drink beforehand to calm her nerves. Limited to bit parts at first, Gardner slowly worked her way up to larger roles. But it wasn't until she was loaned to Universal Studios to appear as seductress Kitty Collins in 's The Killers that Gardner became a star. Was considered for the role of Leslie Benedict in Giant but was unable to leave Pakistan, where she was filming Bhowani Junction The role eventually went to Elizabeth Taylor.
She sought the role of Mrs. I want to talk about this 'Graduate' thing! She said, 'All right, let's talk about your movie. First of all, I strip for nobody'". She and her friend Yvonne De Carlo portrayed biblical matriarchs in epic films. All I ever got out of any of my marriages was the two years Artie Shaw financed on an analyst's couch. I have only one rule in acting--trust the director and give him heart and soul. I don't understand people who like to work and talk about it like it was some sort of goddamn duty.
Doing nothing feels like floating on warm water to me. Delightful, perfect. I must have seen more sunrises than any other actress in the history of Hollywood. I haven't taken an overdose of sleeping pills and called my agent. I haven't been in jail, and I don't go running to the psychiatrist every two minutes. That's something of an accomplishment these days. I couldn't imagine a better place [Melbourne, Australia] for making a film on the end of the world.
After my screen test, the director clapped his hands gleefully and yelled, "She can't talk! She can't act! She's sensational! Everybody kisses everybody else in this crummy business all the time. It's the kissiest business in the world. I made it as a star dressed, and if it ain't dressed, I don't want it.
I wish to live until years old but the day I die, I wish it to be with a cigarette in one hand and a glass of whiskey in the other. What I'd really like to say about stardom is that it gave me everything I never wanted. Maybe I just didn't have the temperament for stardom. I'll never forget seeing Bette Davis at the Hilton in Madrid.
Now that's a star. Although no one believes me, I have always been a country girl and still have a country girl's values. Our love affair lasted three, maybe four months. A magical little interlude. I've never forgotten those few hidden months. I think Bob, despite all his efforts, couldn't break the mold of the beautiful lover.
The film world remembers him that way, and I have to say that I do, too. I can't bear to face a camera. But I never brought anything to this business and I have no respect for acting. Maybe if I had learned something it would be different. In , they were granted permission by MGM to wed.
Gardner married Rooney on January 10, in a small church ceremony outside of Santa Barbara. For her nuptials, Gardner wore a simple grey suit paired with a short black tulle veil.
Even with her new glamorous life, Gardner often sought out activities that reminded her of her rural upbringing. As her training continued under her MGM contract, Gardner started landing more roles and became Hollywood's newest starlet. Here, Gardner bottom left poses with her costars from Two Girls and a Sailor.
In , Gardner was granted a divorce from her first husband, Rooney. Upon filing, the actress cited that Rooney was unfaithful to her. After her marriage to Rooney ended, Gardner's fame continued to rise and she was marketed as Hollywood's next bombshell.
Gardner and Shaw got married in a small ceremony in Beverly Hills in The bridal outfit she chose for the occasion was similar to her first wedding, featuring a white high collared blouse under a tweed suit and topped off with a flower and ribbon corsage.
Gardner grew a great deal while married to Shaw. The actress was insecure about her lack of education and the musician helped guide her by exposing her to culture and offering reading lists. After a brief marriage, Gardner and Shaw divorced in Following their split, Gardner was linked to several of her male costars, including actor Robert Taylor. The actress handled the role exceptionally well, which prompted more roles. The release of Gardner's thriller, The Killers— which the star worked on through her loan to Universal Pictures—was her biggest role yet.
She starred alongside Burt Lancaster and it was the first role where her acting ability caught the industry's eye. After The Killers , Gardner worked steadily as one of the biggest names in Hollywood.
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