The “Downton Abbey” actor relishes telling the story of golden age Hollywood star Ava Gardner in a play she wrote herself: “Ava: The Secret Conversations.” ...

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Gardner police are searching for a suspect accused of stealing an electric scooter from a longtime Gardner Community Action Committee volunteer on Wednesday.In a social media post, the Gardner CAC ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- "Ava: The Secret Conversations" is a hit at the Studebaker Theater. It's about a screen legend whose real life was as thrilling as the movies she starred in. Elizabeth McGovern plays ...

Don't expect to gain any deep insight into the life and loves of Ava Gardner from Elizabeth McGovern's “Ava: The Secret Conversations.” McGovern, who probably is best known as Lady Cora in “Downton ...

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Elizabeth McGovern in Ava: The Secret Conversations Credit: Jeff Lorch Unlike solo biographical shows, where the audience is the implied interlocutor/confessor for the life events as they unfold as ...

Fans of Elizabeth McGovern who find their way to the Studebaker Theater merely out of a desire to see a star of the TV and movie franchise “Downton Abbey,” live and in person in Chicago, likely will ...

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CHICAGO (WLS) -- "Ava: The Secret Conversations" just opened to rave reviews, starring Elizabeth McGovern at the Studebaker Theater. The Evanston native plays one of the most compelling women to ever ...

The “Downton Abbey” actress is picking up the pen and writing the roles she wants to play. First up: the sultry star from Hollywood’s Golden era. In the late 1980s, a larger-than-life movie star from ...

At the height of Hollywood’s Golden Age, Ava Gardner dazzled audiences on screen while navigating a turbulent personal life off it. Now, her private reflections with journalist Peter Evans are being ...