Ava Gardner Vintage Color Photo Signed Autograph 1949

This item is an 11" X 12",color lithograph photo of actress Ava Gardner. The photo is a cover from a Parade Magazine from The Philadelphia Inquirer Newspaper on May 1, 1949. Please Note-this is the cover only-there is no complete magazine.Ava Lavinia Gardner was a famous Hollywood beauty of the 1940s and 1950s. Her stunning looks made her one of the most popular leading ladies of the day, and her reputation for wild behavior -- and marriages to stars Mickey Rooney, Artie Shaw, and Frank Sinatra -- made her a favorite with gossip magazines. Her best-known films include Showboat (1951) and The Barefoot Contessa (1953). She received her only Oscar nomination for Mogambo (1953). Her autobiography Ava, My Story was published after her death.The color lithograph photo has been autographed on the front by Ava Gardner with a fountain pen in blue.........BOTH PHOTO AND AUTOGRAPH ARE IN VERY GOOD CONDITION............................