gatabella:During the filming of The Little Hut, as a bit of publicity, the English magazine Picture
gatabella:During the filming of The Little Hut, as a bit of publicity, the English magazine Picture Post asked Ava Gardner who she would choose to be stranded on an island with. Her choices reflected her interest in culture and the arts, as well as her sense of humor:“Adlai Stevenson, Ernest Hemingway, Yul Brynner, Robert Graves, Tennessee Williams, Salvador Dali, and Alberto, the bartender from Beachcomber’s Bar in Hollywood.“ The men she chose appeared more than happy to join Ava: "I’m flattered. Where is this island?” responded Stevenson. Beachcomber Alberto said, “Packing bags and libations. Where is the island? Impatient!!” The most amusing reply came from Hemingway:“If Mr. Stevenson became President I would naturally make a supreme patriotic effort to return him to his exhausting duties. We would keep the others for amusement value only, and do away with them if they attempted to change their status. Yul Brynner is reportedly an extremely dangerous man, so he would probably be the first to go. Ask Ava the approximate position of the island and my expected time of arrival.”- Ava: A Life in Movies -- source link
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