A Farmer’s Daughter
Ava Gardner was known for her glitzy and glamorous lifestyle, but the starlet came from humble roots. Hailing from Grabtown, North Carolina, Gardner was raised on a farm as one of seven children – and as you might assume, things weren’t always easy for the family.
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The Gardners didn’t have much money at all. They were so poor that the bank took their home and farm while the kids were still little. This major loss forced them out of Grabtown and into Virginia. Unfortunately, things didn’t get any easier over there with the Great Depression looming over their heads.