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chafer(2) (iou) and Gardner, Ava (Lavinia) (sh)


chafer(2) (iou)



chafer noun2. See also CHAUFFER. LME.
[from CHAFE verb + -ER1.]
A vessel for heating water etc.; a portable grate or chafing-dish. LME.
Hist. = chafe-wax s.v. CHAFE verb. L15.

Gardner, Ava (Lavinia) (sh)




born Dec. 24, 1922, Grabtown, N.C., U.S.
died Jan. 25, 1990, London, Eng.

U.S. Film actress.

Born to a tenant farmer, she appeared in minor Film parts until her role in The Killers (1946) made her a star. She played temptresses and seductive heroines in films such as One Touch of Venus (1948), Show Boat (1951), The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952), and The Barefoot Contessa (1954). A sensuous, dark-haired Beauty, she was praised for her powerful and touching performances in films such as Mogambo (1953), On the Beach (1959), and The Night of the Iguana (1964).