Lana Turner: Hollywood’s Glamour Icon and Enduring Star

One of Hollywood’s most dazzling stars, Lana Turner, began her career in 1937 when a scout from The Hollywood Reporter discovered her at a soda fountain. She was just 15 years old. Director Mervyn LeRoy quickly signed her, giving her a role in “They Won’t Forget” (1937), where she was famously introduced as “the Sweater Girl.”

After various appearances, including an uncredited extra role in the original “A Star Is Born” (1937) and a small part in “Love Finds Andy Hardy” (1938), Turner rose to prominence as a pin-up sensation in popular films like “Ziegfeld Girl” (1941) and “Johnny Eager” (1942). She achieved critical acclaim and a significant dramatic breakthrough in the film noir classic “The Postman Always Rings Twice” (1946). Her powerful performance in “Peyton Place” (1957) earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress.

Other notable films in her extensive career include “The Three Musketeers” (1948), “A Life of Her Own” (1950), and “Madame X” (1966). Lana Turner’s life was as dramatic off-screen as on, marked by numerous scandals, most famously the killing of her gangster lover, Johnny Stompanato, by her daughter Cheryl Crane in 1958.

Lana Turner passed away from cancer in 1995, leaving behind a legacy as a quintessential Hollywood glamour icon and a testament to resilience in the face of public scrutiny.

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Carla Marinho Leal

Writer, traveler and above all, curious about many subjects. She has studied cinema since 2002 and is a Specialist in Cinematographic Studies from UNICAP. Founder of the blog Purviance and the website Cinemaclássico. She loves Charles Chaplin, Raj Kapoor and constantly browses films from all over the world.

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