When Ava Gardner died...
When Ava Gardner died, one of the networks ran the story of her death at the very end of their evening news broadcast. And at the end of the story, the reporter's voiceover came to a close as they were showing the final scene from Show Boat with Joe and the chorus singing "Ol' Man River" as Ava Gardner comes out into the sun from the shadows of the dock, and it seemed at that moment that she was bidding a final goodbye to all of us. Just beautiful. I never forgot that.