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Ava Gardner at the piano.
In the 1946 film, The Killers, Ava Gardner first appeared sitting at a piano wearing a black satin gown with a halter-styled bodice. Costume designer Vera West&rsquo;s vision stood throughout the film up until the last minute.
Ava Lavinia Gardner (1922&ndash;1990) was signed to a contract by MGM Studios in 1941 and appeared mainly in small roles until she drew attention with her performance in The Killers (1946).