Turner became a model and actor in the 1930s. Her first film, They Won’t Forget, featured her in a small role that earned her a lot of attention due to her tight-fitting sweater. Before she finished ...
Oscar-nominated actress Lana Turner—born Julia Jean Mildred on February 8, 1921, in Wallace, Idaho—truly had everything it took to become an unforgettable film star. From her looks, talent, and ...
“Would you like to be in the movies?” a stranger asks the 15-year-old girl sipping a Coke in a cafe near her Hollywood school. “I don’t know. I’d have to ask my mother,” she ingenuously replies. This, ...
Author Casey Sherman has long had an interest in Los Angeles noir. So when his agent sent a magazine article about Lana Turner and Johnny Stompanato, Sherman asked for two weeks to see what else he ...
Glamour girl Lana Turner and gangster Mickey Cohen were both young and hungry. Each wanted to take over the Hollywood movie studios and the crime ridden streets of Los Angeles, but Lana and Mickey had ...
Lana Turner is rightfully remembered for striking performances in her mid- and late-career melodramas, but her range was wide. She was cast in early ingenue parts, traditional dramatic films, period ...
A self-proclaimed "very difficult man," Shaw was married eight times: Jane Cairns (1932–33, annulled); Margaret Allen (1934–37, divorced); actress Lana Turner (1940, divorced); Betty Kern, the ...
Unselected Admiration for Emma and Co. Why William F. Buckley Jr.’s Gratitude Remains Relevant in 2025 Flimsy Premise Aside, Monet and Venice Is Worth Seeing Springsteen’s Self-Mythologizing Home ...
When photographer Dario Calmese first reached out to Lana Turner, the long-time New York style icon known as the Doyenne of Harlem, he just wanted to borrow a few hats for a photo shoot. He was ...
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