Lana Turner

Lana Turner (February 8, 1921 - June 29, 1995) was an American actress.

Born Julia Jean Mildred Frances Turner in Wallace, Idaho. She was the daughter of John Virgil Turner, a miner from Hohenwald, Tennessee, and Mildred Frances Cowan, a 16-year-old Alabama native.

Discovered and signed to a film contract by MGM at the age of sixteen, Turner first attracted attention in They Won't Forget. She played featured roles, often as the ingenue, in such films as Love Finds Andy Hardy. During the early 1940s she established herself as a leading actress in such films as Johnny Eager, Ziegfeld Girl and Somewhere I'll Find You , and her reputation as a glamorous femme fatale was enhanced by her performance in the film noir classic The Postman Always Rings Twice. Her popularity continued through the 1950s, in such films as The Bad and the Beautiful and Peyton Place, for which she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress.

In 1958, her daughter Cheryl Crane stabbed Turner's lover, Johnny Stompanato to death. A coroner's inquest brought considerable media attention to Turner and concluded that Crane had acted in self defense. Turner's next film, Imitation of Life, proved to be one of the greatest successes of her career, but from the early 1960s, her roles were fewer. She gained recognition near the end of her career with a principal role in the television series Falcon Crest during 1982 and 1983.

Turner made her final television appearance in 1991, and died from throat cancer in 1995.

Gallery

A mini-tribute to the beauty of Lana Turner.

Filmography

A history of Lana's acting career.

A Star Is Born (1937) (uncredited)
They Won't Forget (1937)
Topper (1937) (uncredited)
The Great Garrick (1937)
The Adventures of Marco Polo (1938)
Love Finds Andy Hardy (1938)
The Chaser (1938) (Scenes deleted)
Four's a Crowd (1938) (uncredited)
Rich Man, Poor Girl (1938)
Dramatic School (1938)
Calling Dr. Kildare (1939)
These Glamour Girls (1939)
Dancing Co-Ed (1939)
Two Girls on Broadway (1940)
We Who Are Young (1940)
Ziegfeld Girl (1941)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)
Honky Tonk (1941)
Johnny Eager (1942)
Somewhere I'll Find You (1942)
Strictly G.I. (Short subject, 1943)
The Youngest Profession (1943) (Cameo)
Slightly Dangerous (1943)
Show Business at War (1943) (short subject)
Du Barry Was a Lady (1943) (cameo)
Marriage Is a Private Affair (1944)
Keep Your Powder Dry (1945)
Week-End at the Waldorf (1945)
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)
Green Dolphin Street (1947)
Cass Timberlane (1947)
Homecoming (1948)
The Three Musketeers (1948)
A Life of Her Own (1950)
Mr. Imperium (1951)
The Merry Widow (1952)
The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)
Latin Lovers (1953)
The Flame and the Flesh (1954)
Betrayed (1954)
The Prodigal (1955)
The Sea Chase (1955)
The Rains of Ranchipur (1955)
Diane (1956)
Peyton Place (1957)
The Lady Takes a Flyer (1958)
Another Time, Another Place (1958)
Imitation of Life (1959)
Portrait in Black (1960)
By Love Possessed (1961)
Bachelor in Paradise (1961)
Who's Got the Action? (1962)
Love Has Many Faces (1965)
Madame X (1966)
The Big Cube (1969)
Persecution (1974)
Bittersweet Love (1976)
Witches' Brew (1980)
Thwarted (1991)

For more information, please visit Lana's official website. Source for the text on this page: Wikipedia.

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		Lana Turner Lana Turner (February 8, 1921 - June 29, 1995) was an American actress. Born Julia Jean Mildred Frances Turner in Wallace, Idaho. She was the daughter of John Virgil Turner, a miner from Hohenwald, Tennessee, and Mildred Frances Cowan, a 16-year-old Alabama native. Discovered and signed to a film contract by MGM at the age of sixteen, Turner first attracted attention in They Won't Forget. She played featured roles, often as the ingenue, in such films as Love Finds Andy Hardy. During the early 1940s she established herself as a leading actress in such films as Johnny Eager, Ziegfeld Girl and Somewhere I'll Find You , and her reputation as a glamorous femme fatale was enhanced by her performance in the film noir classic The Postman Always Rings Twice. Her popularity continued through the 1950s, in such films as The Bad and the Beautiful and Peyton Place, for which she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress. In 1958, her daughter Cheryl Crane stabbed Turner's lover, Johnny Stompanato to death. A coroner's inquest brought considerable media attention to Turner and concluded that Crane had acted in self defense. Turner's next film, Imitation of Life, proved to be one of the greatest successes of her career, but from the early 1960s, her roles were fewer. She gained recognition near the end of her career with a principal role in the television series Falcon Crest during 1982 and 1983. Turner made her final television appearance in 1991, and died from throat cancer in 1995. Gallery A mini-tribute to the beauty of Lana Turner. Filmography A history of Lana's acting career. A Star Is Born (1937) (uncredited) They Won't Forget (1937) Topper (1937) (uncredited) The Great Garrick (1937) The Adventures of Marco Polo (1938) Love Finds Andy Hardy (1938) The Chaser (1938) (Scenes deleted) Four's a Crowd (1938) (uncredited) Rich Man, Poor Girl (1938) Dramatic School (1938) Calling Dr. Kildare (1939) These Glamour Girls (1939) Dancing Co-Ed (1939) Two Girls on Broadway (1940) We Who Are Young (1940) Ziegfeld Girl (1941) Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941) Honky Tonk (1941) Johnny Eager (1942) Somewhere I'll Find You (1942) Strictly G.I. (Short subject, 1943) The Youngest Profession (1943) (Cameo) Slightly Dangerous (1943) Show Business at War (1943) (short subject) Du Barry Was a Lady (1943) (cameo) Marriage Is a Private Affair (1944) Keep Your Powder Dry (1945) Week-End at the Waldorf (1945) The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946) Green Dolphin Street (1947) Cass Timberlane (1947) Homecoming (1948) The Three Musketeers (1948) A Life of Her Own (1950) Mr. Imperium (1951) The Merry Widow (1952) The Bad and the Beautiful (1952) Latin Lovers (1953) The Flame and the Flesh (1954) Betrayed (1954) The Prodigal (1955) The Sea Chase (1955) The Rains of Ranchipur (1955) Diane (1956) Peyton Place (1957) The Lady Takes a Flyer (1958) Another Time, Another Place (1958) Imitation of Life (1959) Portrait in Black (1960) By Love Possessed (1961) Bachelor in Paradise (1961) Who's Got the Action? (1962) Love Has Many Faces (1965) Madame X (1966) The Big Cube (1969) Persecution (1974) Bittersweet Love (1976) Witches' Brew (1980) Thwarted (1991) For more information, please visit Lana's official website. Source for the text on this page: Wikipedia. Back to Main page.