Ava Gardner, facing financial difficulties and battling alcoholism in 1988, made a decision to pen her memoir as a means to generate income.

This memoir, eventually becoming her deathbed confessions, delved into the intricate details of her numerous relationships and marriages.

In 1990, Gardner passed away without completing the project, leading her ghostwriter, Peter Evans, to carry the tapes with him until his recent demise.

These recorded conversations have now been consolidated into a fresh publication named Ava Gardner: The Secret Conversations, offering a whole new perspective on candid disclosures.

Initially married to Mickey Rooney, Gardner disclosed that Rooney had earned the moniker Mickey Hard-On.

She recounted Rooney expressing, “I desired to make love to you from the moment I laid eyes on you.”

At the tender age of 18, Gardner was taken aback by his forthrightness, mentioning, “He would engage in intimate relations with anyone.”

Rooney was unfaithful to Gardner, even during the early stages of their marriage when she was hospitalized for an appendectomy, despite her status as one of Hollywood’s most alluring figures at the time.

Following her divorce from Rooney, Gardner engaged in a relationship with Howard Hughes, who she confessed harbored racist beliefs.

After separating from band leader Artie Shaw, whom she labeled a “bully,” Gardner concurrently dated Frank Sinatra and Robert Mitchum, both of whom were married during that period.

Despite her deep affection for Mitchum, upon revealing her involvement with Sinatra, Mitchum cautioned her, saying, “Engage in a conflict with him, and he will persist until one of you meets demise.”

Out of respect for Sinatra, Mitchum withdrew from the romantic equation.

Soon after, Sinatra divorced his wife and tied the knot with Gardner.

Their union became one of the most tumultuous in Hollywood’s chronicles, culminating in a divorce in 1957, which marked Gardner’s final marriage.

Subsequent to this, Gardner was entangled in several affairs, including a turbulent one with George C. Scott.

During their collaboration in the film “The Bible