AVA GARDNER: The Secret Conversations — This Week’s Qualifying Entry Task:
In order to qualify for this week’s Ava Gardner Book Giveaway, you must complete the following task by Friday, July 5 at 5PM EST (i.e. any time between now and Friday, July 5 at 5PM EST):
In the book’s first chapter, author Peter Evans describes his reaction when ‘cold called’ by Gardner to ghost write her memoirs. Evans was swamped, working 15 hours a day trying to finish his third novel. The last thing he needed at this point was a distraction. “But,” as Evans goes on to say “this was Ava Gardner calling me. Only a fool would say he wasn’t interested. Or not tempted.” That said, we, as Classic Movie fans, can understand Evans’ predicament. Busy or not, how could anyone turn down such a once-in-a-lifetime offer? Ava Gardner was a star, a big star, a legend…
For this week’s Qualifying Entry Task, please:
1) CREATE your own list of “Five Fav Ava Gardner Films” (pre-1970**) via Classic Movie Hub’s ‘Create a List Tool” (click here)
2) TWEET (not DM) the Link to your “Five Fav Ava Gardner Films” List:
TO @classicmoviehub
WITH the two hashtags #AvaGardner #QualifyingTask
BY Friday, July 5, 5PM EST
NEXT STEP: Once you have successfully completed the above Qualifying Entry Task, you will be eligible to win a copy of the book. Your next step will be to wait for my Trivia Question Tweet* which will be sent on Friday evening, July 5, at exactly 10PM EST — and correctly tweet the answer to the Trivia Question. The FIRST PERSON to correctly Tweet the Answer to that Trivia Question wins the book (assuming they’re already eligible because they’ve successfully completed the above-referenced Qualifying Entry Task).
In other words, the first person who successfully completes this Qualifying Entry Task AND correctly answers the Friday night 10PM EST Trivia Question wins the book.
*Here’s my twitter handle @classicmoviehub
**If the CMH database is missing any of your Essentials, pre-1970, please let me know and I will be happy to add it to the database
If you have any questions, please feel free to DM me on Twitter @classicmoviehub.
Contest Information and Rules.
And if you don’t want to wait to win a copy of the book, you can purchase it at amazon:
Good Luck!
–Annmarie Gatti from Classic Movie Hub
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