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 Turner, Lana
Judy. Born Julia Jean Turner, she went by the nickname Judy. She came up with the name Lana herself, pronounced Lah-nah.
f. Though Hollywood folklore says she was discovered at the famous drugstore, it was actually the Top Hat Cafe, were she was sitting with a Coke while ditching typing class at Hollywood High School. The Top Hat is now a gas station.
T. "They Won't Forget" was a socially-relevant film from 1937 about the rape and murder of a young woman and the crime's influence on a small Southern town. Lana's role was small but important, she played the young woman.
Love Finds Andy Hardy. The Andy Hardy films were a very successful franchise for MGM. Judy Garland played his next door neighbor. Lana was the new cute girl at school whom Andy had a crush on.
Artie Shaw. Ava Gardner, Lana's longtime MGM friend, was also married to Artie Shaw, along with Lana's first co-star, Micky Rooney. I have never heard anyone who knew Artie say one nice thing about him! Ouch!
murdered. Lana described her father, John Turner, as a charming Southern gentleman who was a wonderful dancer and great card player. After winning a large pot in a poker game and telling the other players he was going to use the money to buy his daughter a bike for Christmas, Lana's father was found murdered. His skull was crushed and the money was stolen. The crime was never solved.
1. Lana said she always thought she would have one husband and seven children. She ended up having one child and seven husbands!
Stephen Crane. Lana's daughter, Cheryl Crane, received her own publicity later in life but we'll get to that later. FYI, the other three men mentioned were all, at one time, Mr. Lana Turner.
Lex Barker. Lex Barker was best known for being one of the silver screen's Tarzans. He played the title role in "Tarzan's Peril", an early film of screen legend Dorothy Dandridge.
| Lana's daughter, Cheryl, was found not guilty by justifiable homicide at the age of 15 when she killed Lana's abusive boyfriend. What was his name? | The Life and Times of Lana Turner
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Johnny Stompanato . Remember the scene in "L.A. Confidential" where Guy Pierce's character thinks Lana is a hooker because she is sitting with Stopanato, a known mob figure? "A hooker cut to look like Lana Turner is still a hooker." "That is Lana Turner." Makes me laugh every time!
Peyton Place. Look for Russ Tamblin, star of "West Side Story" and "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers", who plays Norman, the shy boy in town. David Nelson of "Ozzie and Harriot" fame is also in this film. By the way, Joanne Woodward won the Oscar that year for "The Three Faces of Eve."
Sean Connery. This was eleven films before "Dr. No," the first James Bond film that made Sean Connery a star.
Falcon Crest. Lana played the role of Jacqueline Perrault. She was in her sixties, but was still stunning.
| After Johnny Stompanato's death, most people weren't sure if Lana would still have a career. She answered that with what smash hit film? | The Life and Times of Lana Turner
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Imitation of Life. My favorite of her films, "Imitation of Life" was, at the time, the most successful film ever produced by Universal Studios. Of course, Steven Spielberg was still in film school at the time!
No. Lana died June 29, 1995, in Los Angeles of throat cancer. She was cremated and her ashes given to her daughter, Cheryl. But she will live on forever in her 60+ films.
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