[177], In 1956, Turner discovered she was pregnant with Barker's child, but gave birth to a stillborn baby girl seven months into the pregnancy. [97] She later claimed Topping's drinking problem and excessive gambling as her impetus for the divorce. [141][142] The Three Musketeers went on to become a box-office success, earning $4.5 million ($54,610,283 in 2021 dollars [43]),[143] but Turner's contract was put on temporary suspension by Mayer after production finished. [347], This article is about the actress. A judge eventually ruled the incident was justifiable homicide but Turner and her daughter were estranged for years as a result. [47] The film earned her the nickname of the "Sweater Girl" for her form-fitting attire, which accentuated her bust. Here are the most important films in which she starred. Lana had reportedly been trying . Turner (1921-1995) has a fair claim as the first modern celebrity film star, and her private life was every bit as turbulent and colourful as the plot lines in her most outrageous on-screen melodramas. Reid. [128] As of early 1946, Turner was set for the role, but schedules with Green Dolphin Street almost prohibited her from taking it, and by late 1946, she was nearly recast. [150] "The script was stupid," she recalled. In January 1982, Turner reprised her role in Murder Among Friends, which toured throughout the U.S. that year; paired with Bob Fosse's Dancin', the play earned a combined gross of $400,000 during one week at Pittsburgh's Heinz Hall in June 1982. Lana Turner was born Julia Jean Turner[6][7][b] on February 8, 1921,[c] at Providence Hospital[13] in Wallace, Idaho, a small mining community in the Idaho Panhandle region. [158] A little over a week before the film's release in December 1952, Turner divorced her third husband, Bob Topping. According to Hollywood legend, Lana Turner was discovered sipping a soda at Schwab's drugstore. [121], The Postman Always Rings Twice became a major box office success, which prompted the studio to take more risks on Turner, casting her outside of the glamorous sex-symbol roles for which she had come to be known. He was replaced by Ricardo Montalbn. [293][294] In a press release, she stated that the cancer had been detected early and had not damaged her vocal cords or larynx. However, Turner notes in her autobiography that her birth certificate lists Julia Jean Turner as her official birth name. [294] She underwent exploratory surgery to remove the cancer,[294] but it had metastasized to her jaw and lungs. [127], Turner's next film was the romantic drama Cass Timberlane, in which she played a young woman in love with an older judge, a role for which Jennifer Jones, Vivien Leigh and Virginia Grey had also been considered. American actress Lana Turner on skis, circa 1960. 992 Copy quote. "[102], Turner returned to feature films with a lead role in the 1974 British horror film Persecution, in which she played a disturbed wealthy woman tormenting her son. I'm anxious to get started. Lana Turner - 1937 publicity photo - black & white, multiple sizes - classic beauty, old Hollywood glamour, vintage style [730-1019] Ad vertisement by VintageousClassic. Lana Turner was Married Eight Times. Cheryl Christina Crane (born July 25, 1943) is an American retired real estate broker, author and former model. [55] Instead, she was assigned opposite teen idol Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland in the Andy Hardy film Love Finds Andy Hardy (1938). [17], The family lived in Burke, Idaho at the time of Turner's birth,[18] and relocated to nearby Wallace in 1925,[d] where her father opened a dry cleaning service and worked in the local silver mines. Osim po nizu prestinih uloga, bila je poznata i po burnom ljubavnom ivotu te upetljanou u skandal vezan za ubistvo jednog od ljubavnika. [295] After undergoing radiation therapy,[292] Turner announced that she was in full remission in early 1993. Lana Turner was born Julia Jean Mildred Francis Turner in Wallace, Idaho on February 8, 1921 to Mildred Frances Cowan and John Virgil Turner, who worked as a miner. She'd grown up poor and uneducated, yet her mother always knew that Ava had what it took to be . However, Turner was actually spotted at the counter of Currie's Ice Cream Parlor across the street from Hollywood High. Turner was a regular drinker[270] and cigarette smoker for most of her life. Lana was born Julia Jean Mildred Frances Turner on February 8, 1921. The flesh is the same. Discovered and signed to a film contract by MGM/Metro-Golden-Mayer at the age of sixteen, Turner first attracted attention in "They wont forget" (1937). Party, Dumb, Hollywood. Lana Turner had many public romances off-screen. [228] Both films depicted the troubled, complicated relationship between a single mother and her teenage daughter. Pardon me while I change my nail polish. She was very knowledgeable and helpful in every aspect of the transaction. [286] Her appearance was a ratings success, and her character returned for an additional five episodes.[287]. "[330], Defenders of Turner's acting ability, such as Jessica Hope Jordan[331] and James Robert Parish,[332] cite her performance in The Postman Always Rings Twice as an argument for the value of her work. She enjoyed her greatest popularity in the . [291] In her early 60s, Turner stopped drinking to preserve her health,[283] but she was unable to quit smoking. [149] The first, Mr. Imperium, released in March 1951, was a box-office flop, and had Turner starring as an American woman who is wooed by a European prince. [270] A review in The Philadelphia Inquirer noted: "Miss Turner always could wear clothes well, and her Forty Carats is a fashion show in the guise of a frothy, little comedy. Lana Turner (1921 - 1995) was known for her dramatic skill. [162] In The New York Times, Bosley Crowther wrote of Betrayed: "By the time this picture gets around to figuring out whether the betrayer is Miss Turner or Mr. [16] Lana's parents had first met while 14-year-old Mildred, the daughter of a mine inspector, was visiting Picher, Oklahoma, with her father, who was inspecting local mines there. [220] The production was difficult for Turner given the recent events of her personal life, and she suffered a panic attack on the first day of filming. [64] The following year, she had a lead role in her second musical, Ziegfeld Girl, opposite James Stewart, Judy Garland and Hedy Lamarr. Turner's reputation as a glamorous femme fatale was enhanced by her critically acclaimed performance in the noir The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946), a role which established her as a serious dramatic actress. [22] At age three, she performed an impromptu dance routine at a charity fashion show in which her mother was modeling. Gardner was a teenage virgin from Grabtown, NC, when she was discovered by a talent scout in 1941. [277] Richard Christiansen of the Chicago Tribune praised her performance, writing that, "though she is still a very nervous and inexpert actress, she is giving by far her most winning performance". This, Lana Turner later recalled, was how her career began. [21] She expressed interest in performance at a young age, performing short dance routines at her father's Elks chapter in Wallace. 5 out of 5 stars (2,857) $ 6.95. [336] Jeanine Basinger has similarly championed Turner's acting, writing of her performance in The Bad and the Beautiful: "None of the sex symbols who have been touted as actressesnot Hayworth or Gardner or Taylor or Monroehave ever given such a fine performance. [20] As a child, Turner was known to family and friends as Judy. By the time this one comes out, it will be almost three years since I was last on the screen, in The Three Musketeers. For years, Lana Turner was the movie star every aspiring actress wanted to be, in part for her magical beginnings. Career slump notwithstanding, she was still an A-list sex symbol who drew attentive gazes from Hollywood's leading men. [98] The two eloped to Las Vegas a week after they began dating. EstateSales.org is a leading website for advertising estate sales & hosting online estate auctions in the United States, with over 1,000,000 registered members and estate sales from over 4,000 estate sale companies and auctioneers. [255] Weeks later, on May 9, 1969, she married Ronald Pellar, a nightclub hypnotist whom she had met at a Los Angeles disco. Specialties. [118] Reviews of the film, including Turner's performance, were glowing, with Bosley Crowther of The New York Times writing it was "the role of her career". I tried to persuade the studio to give me something different. [60] In the former, she was billed as the "Kissing Bug from the Andy Hardy film". [174] Meanwhile, Diane was given a test screening in late December 1955, and was met with poor response from audiences. Atty. [4] While she consistently embraced her glamorous persona, she was also vocal about her dedication to acting[121] and attained a reputation as a versatile, hard-working performer. Though Hollywood legend states that Turner was discovered at Schwab's drugstore, she actually was "discovered" by William R. Wilkerson, the publisher of the Hollywood Reporter, as she . She had a daughter, real estate broker, author, and model Cheryl Crane, with her former husband, actor and restaurateur Joseph Stephen Crane. So what happened? I don't wear any make-up and my hair's a mess." A successful woman is one who can find such a man. Nevertheless, she insisted she would not give up her glamorous image. [171] After completing Diane, Turner was loaned to 20th Century-Fox to headline The Rains of Ranchipur (1955), a remake of The Rains Came (1939), playing the wife of an aristocrat in the British Raj opposite Richard Burton. Long before the tabloid frenzy surrounding Angelina Jolie and Lindsay Lohan, Turner . The Sweater Girl. [231], Shortly before the release of Imitation of Life in the spring of 1959, Turner was cast in a lead role in Otto Preminger's Anatomy of a Murder, but walked off the set over a wardrobe disagreement, effectively dropping out of the production. But every time I went into my argument about how bad a picture was, they'd say, "well, it's making a fortune". She is remembered as an American calendar pin-up model and film actress with a 50-year career. She is far more deadly because she lets her audience relax. Some of the stars are magnetic dazzlers on celluloid and ordinary, practical, polo-coated little things in private life. Turner's remains were cremated. Lana Yvonne (Hawk) Turner, 80, of Butler, went home to be with the Lord on Aug. 28, 2021, at Butler Memorial Hospital after a brief illness.Lana was born on Aug. 23, 1941, and was the daughter of the [122] Turner later recalled she was surprised about replacing Hepburn, saying: "I'm about the most un-Hepburnish actress on the lot. [186] Though grateful for the nomination, Turner would later state that she felt it was not "one of my better roles". "[310] She also likened her to Clara Bow, adding: "Both of them, trusting and lovable, use their hearts instead of their heads. Confidential (1990). Turner played women who wanted things: money, status, a successful man. [288] In September, Turner released an autobiography entitled Lana: The Lady, the Legend, the Truth. Turner died at the age of 74 on June 29, 1995, of complications from throat cancer at her home in Century City, Los Angeles, California. [85] Meanwhile, the press continued to fuel rumors that Turner and Gable were romantic offscreen, which Turner vehemently denied. [338] Turner has also been cited in scholarly discussions of women's sexuality. Lana was born February 8, 1921 in Wallace, Idaho. Lana Turner donned the same combination in Imitation of Life, one of the first movies to make a serious attempt at the "commercial tie-in." Jeweler Laykin et Cie supplied the jewelry Turner wore in the 1959 film, hoping to cash in on her glamorous reputation and the film's box-office success. She wore them often, and she wore them well. I'll work for nothing, just give me a good story. "Guest: Lana Turner". "[27], Turner sometimes lived with family friends or acquaintances so that her impoverished mother could save money. [33] She stated that she had "never seen myself walking before [It was] the first time [I was] conscious of my body. [121] In the midst of filming Green Dolphin Street, Turner began an affair with actor Tyrone Power,[123][124] whom she considered to be the love of her life. [133] By this period, Turner was at the zenith of her film career, and was not only MGM's most popular star, but also one of the ten highest-paid women in the United States, with annual earnings of $226,000. The physical allure is just as heavy when she looks at a headwaiter as when she looks at a hero. [68] In the spring of 1940, after the two had divorced, Turner discovered she was pregnant and had an abortion. For the fashion stylist and collector, see, 19481952: Studio rebranding and personal struggles, 19531957: MGM departure and film resurgence, 19581959: Johnny Stompanato homicide scandal, 19661985: Later films, television and theatre. Lana Turner Owned & Worn 1970's Multi-Colored Beaded Purse From Sydney Guilaroff. [22] In the mid-1930s, Turner's mother developed respiratory problems and was advised by her doctor to move to a drier climate, upon which the two moved to Los Angeles in 1936.[22][25]. A gentleman is simply a patient wolf. [35] Wilkerson was attracted by her beauty and physique, and asked her if she was interested in appearing in films, to which she responded: "I'll have to ask my mother first. [56] During the shoot, Turner completed her studies with an educational social worker, allowing her to graduate high school that year. Turner, Lana (September 28, 1982). [322][325] Film historians Joe Morella and Edward Epstein have observed that, unlike many female stars, Turner "wasn't resented by female fans", and that women made up a large part of her fan base in later years. [111] A lifelong Democrat, she spent the remainder of the year campaigning for Franklin D. Roosevelt during the 1944 presidential election. [252] One critic deemed Turner's acting in the film "strained and amateurish", and declared it "one of her poorest performances". [258] She was diagnosed with throat cancer in the spring of 1992. Lana was the daughter of Mildred Frances and Virgil Madison Turner. Lana Turner became a famous onscreen actress within a few years of joining the industry, but when her mobster boyfriend died after being stabbed by her 14-year-old daughter stabbed her boyfriend to death, the saga outdid any scandal the 50s had ever experienced. [129] Production of Cass Timberlane was exhausting for Turner, because it was shot in between retakes of Green Dolphin Street. [341] The Stompanato murder and its aftermath were also the basis of the Harold Robbins novel Where Love Has Gone (1962). The first in the bunch was Artie Shaw. Some of these marriages were rather spontaneous. [164], In 1955, MGM's new studio head Dore Schary had Turner star as a pagan temptress in the Biblical epic The Prodigal (1955), her first CinemaScope feature. [326] Turner maintained her glamorous image into her late career; a 1966 film review characterized her as "the glitter and glamour of Hollywood". [184] She also received critical acclaim, with Variety noting that "Turner looks elegant" and "registers strongly",[185] and, for the first and only time, she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress. "[89], At the advent of US involvement in World War II, Turner's increasing prominence in Hollywood led to her becoming a popular pin-up girl,[90] and her image appeared painted on the noses of U.S. fighter planes, bearing the nickname "Tempest Turner". [204] Stompanato, angered that he did not attend with her, awaited her return home that evening, whereupon he physically assaulted her. [72][73] Ziegfeld Girl marked a personal and professional shift for Turner; she claimed it as the first role that got her "interested in acting",[74] and the studio, impressed by her performance, marketed the film as featuring her in "the best role of the biggest picture to be released by the industry's biggest company". [82] The Turner-Gable films' successes were often heightened by gossip-column rumors about a relationship between the two. [324] She favored the designers Salvatore Ferragamo, Jean Louis, Helen Rose and Nolan Miller. "[131], In August 1947, immediately upon completion of Cass Timberlane, Turner agreed to appear as the female lead in the World War II-set romantic drama Homecoming (1948), in which she was again paired with Clark Gable, portraying a female army lieutenant who falls in love with an American surgeon (Gable). [303] Cheryl challenged the will, and Cruz said that the majority of the estate was consumed by probate costs, legal fees and medical expenses.[304]. Mature, it has taken the audience through such a lengthy and tedious amount of detail that it has not only frayed all possible tension but it has aggravated patience as well. But it gets worse. [65][66] Though they had only briefly known each other, Turner recalled being "stirred by his eloquence", and after their first date the two spontaneously decided to get married. [205] Around 8:00p.m. on Friday, April 4, Stompanato arrived at Turner's rented home at 730 North Bedford Drive in Beverly Hills. Many of the aircraft had dedications or nose art honoring MGM's Stars. Turner's role in the film has also caused her to be frequently associated with film noir and the femme fatale archetype in critical circles. He said that after Wood went to bed, he heard the fight continuing in her cabin, including sounds of a physical . [62] In her next film, Dancing Co-Ed (1939), Turner was given first billing portraying Patty Marlow, a professional dancer who enters a college as part of a rigged national talent contest. Later that night, "Attorney to the Stars" Jerry Giesler received a breathless call: "This is Lana Turner. In the mid-1940s, she was one of the highest-paid actresses in the United States, and one of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's (MGM) biggest stars, with her films earning more than $50 million for the studio during her 18-year contract with them. "[227] Critics and audiences could not help noticing that the plots of Peyton Place and Imitation of Life both seemed to mirror certain parts of Turner's private life, resulting in comparisons she found painful. [69] She would later recall that Shaw treated her "like an untutored blonde savage, and took no pains to conceal his opinion". Lana Turner. "I fought against doing the picture, but I lost. Living a real-life horror story, her darkest moments led her straight to the most disturbing scandal imaginable. [209], Because of Turner's fame and the fact that the killing involved her teenage daughter, the case quickly became a media sensation. [8] John was 24 years old at the time, and Mildred's father objected to the courtship. Born to working-class parents in northern Idaho, Turner spent her childhood there before her family relocated to San Francisco. [113] She was then cast as the female lead in Week-End at the Waldorf, a loose remake of Grand Hotel (1932) in which she portrayed a stenographer (a role originated by Joan Crawford). [329] Basinger considers her the "epitome of the Hollywood machine-made stardom". "[38] With her mother's permission, Turner was referred by Wilkerson to the actor/comedian/talent agent Zeppo Marx. Lana Turner's autobiography is quite a juicy read, and for anyone interested in the old Hollywood days, it's irresistible. She Was Poor. [243], In mid-1962, Turner filmed Who's Got the Action?, a comedy in which she portrayed the wife of a gambling addict opposite Dean Martin. The home is located within the Wallace Historic District, which is on the. [296] The cancer was found to have returned in July 1994. [69] In contemporaneous press, it was noted she had been hospitalized for "exhaustion". [159] Her next film project was Latin Lovers (1953), a romantic musical in which Lamas had originally been cast. 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