Screenland Plus TV-Land (Nov 1952 - Oct 1953)

able to afford a lighter for himself." Seeing what happened to himself makes Frankie worry about what can happen to Ava. At the moment his plans are clear: he will play the part of the tough, embittered Italian in "From Here To Eternity." There's a plum of a role anyone could be proud of — but what will it bring to Frankie? A handsome fee, the chance of nomination at an Academy Award, but a mere drop in the bucket when it comes to meeting his commitments. No matter how you look at it, Frankie Sinatra is still married to Nancy Sinatra -financially. So much of his income — actual and potential — is earmarked for his ex-wife, that anything he earns today is merely a tip to the bill Ava has to pay. Many marriages have gone on the rocks because of financial stress. There is no chance that the GardnerSinatra union will break up for that reason. Combined, their incomes are large and enough to take care of all overhead and emergencies. But . . . "Frankie worries about his pocketbook. In the many years he's been at the game," says a confidant, "Frankie has never been short on a commitment. But financial stature is a long way from artistic endeavor, and the husband of Ava Gardner can't lightly dismiss the threat of one member of the family succeeding and the other failing. Intermittently, he may measure up — in dollars and cents — but in the long run it is the popularity count that is likely to get him down." High in the polls of the nation's popularity, Frank Sinatra, it is true, could worry about seeing his wife at the top of the ladder, and himself at an intermediate rung. Whatever may be said of Mr. Sinatra, although he has lost dignity in the eyes of many people, he has rarely lost pride in himself — or his accomplishments. One rung down the ladder and he is the most miserable of individuals. And lately he has been losing many rungs. All of which brings us back to Ava Gardner, and the disaster that possibly could take shape in 1953. Aside from all the usual fatalities that can break a movie star's career — uncontrolled temperament . . . appearance in half a dozen box-office flops . . . participation in scandals ... ill health — there is a big private problem which may take its toll of Ava. Ambitious for herself, Ava will not turn aside from her career, or from pulling herself up one rung after another of the success ladder — yet, if she loves Frank Sinatra, she will inevitably be torn between accomplishment of her own ambitions, and sympathy for his present marking-time. Nothing could be more difficult for Ava than having to play down her natural pride in her own success out of love for her husband, and sympathy with his current stalemate. To anyone of Ava's temperament, this could very well be a private volcano which might blow the roof off the house. So with Ava it could easily be ill health — both physical health and mental frustration— which would halt, but not necessarily extinguish, a flourishing career. 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