[47] Her first starring role for MGM was scheduled to be an adaptation of The Sea-Wolf, co-starring Clark Gable, but the project was eventually shelved. [85] Meanwhile, the press continued to fuel rumors that Turner and Gable were romantic offscreen, which Turner vehemently denied. [154] The following year, she began filming her second musical, The Merry Widow. Is Lana Turner still alive? [248] A review in the Chicago Tribune praised her performance, noting: "when she takes the stand in the final (with Keir Dullea) courtroom scene, her face resembling a dust bowl victory garden, it's the most devastating denouement since Barbara Fritchie poked her head out the window. Cause of death. [199][200] Stompanato got wind of the plan and showed up on the set with a gun, threatening her and Connery. In the film, she portrayed the daughter of a wealthy patriarch who pursues a relationship with a man in love with her sister. [242] The film became the first in-flight movie to be shown on a regular basis on a scheduled airline flight when TWA showed it to its first-class passengers. Johnny Stompanato Is Killed By Lana Turner's Daughter. [1] Ao longo de sua carreira de quase 50 anos, ela alcanou fama como estrela de cinema e modelo pin-up, bem como por sua vida pessoal altamente divulgada.Na dcada de 1940, Turner foi uma das atrizes mais bem pagas dos . "I knew that my looks might get me . Lana Turner was one of the most enigmatic and iconic actresses of all time. [219] She portrayed a struggling stage actress who makes personal sacrifices to further her career. [234] Instead, Turner took a lead role as a disturbed socialite in the film noir Portrait in Black (1960) opposite Anthony Quinn and Sandra Dee, which was a box-office success despite bad reviews. [268] Lawrence Van Gelder of The New York Times wrote that the film served "as a reminder that Miss Turner was never one of our subtler actresses". Lana Turner was married to seven men, including bandleader Artie Shaw. Popular African-American vocalist and entertainer Barbara McNair dazzled audiences with her singing prowess and exceptional beauty for well over four decades until her death on February 4, 2007 of throat cancer in Los Angeles. [276], Between 1979 and 1980, Turner returned to theater, appearing in Murder Among Friends, a murder-mystery play that showed in various U.S. [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. Born to working-class parents in northern Idaho, Turner spent her childhood there before her family relocated to San Francisco. Her hair was dark, messy, uncombed. San Sebastin International Film Festival, "A star was born in Idaho; Wallace folks remember Turner's early years. [67] Their marriage only lasted four months, but was highly publicized, and led MGM executives to grow concerned over Turner's "impulsive behavior". She stopped smoking after her diagnosis and, in February 1993, announced she was cancer free. Cause Of Death: Throat cancer. "She'd completed. "[337], Because of the intersections between Turner's high-profile, glamorous persona, and storied, often troubled personal life, she is included in critical discussions about the Hollywood studio system, specifically its capitalization on its stars' private travails. [120] Turner commented on her decision to take the role: I finally got tired of making movies where all I did was walk across the screen and look pretty. She died in Los Angeles and buried in California . [68] In the spring of 1940, after the two had divorced, Turner discovered she was pregnant and had an abortion. The last time I begged for a good story they gave me The Prodigal. "[249] Kaspar Monahan of the Pittsburgh Press lauded her performance, writing: "Her performance, I think, is far and away her very best, even rating Oscar consideration in next year's Academy Award race, unless the culture snobs gang up against her. [246] The two married in June of that year at his family's home in Arlington, Virginia. [52] Warner obliged, as he believed Turner would not "amount to anything". [158] A little over a week before the film's release in December 1952, Turner divorced her third husband, Bob Topping. [60] Upon completing Dramatic School, Turner screen-tested for the role of Scarlett O'Hara in Gone with the Wind (1939). [42][48] Turner always detested the nickname,[49] and upon seeing a sneak preview of the film, she recalled being profoundly embarrassed and "squirming lower and lower" into her seat. [311] The likeness was most evident in Peyton Place and Imitation of Life, both films in which Turner portrayed single mothers struggling to maintain relationships with their teenage daughters. [264] Turner's remains were cremated and given to Cheryl. [97] They remained friends throughout her later life. [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". The 1958 stabbing death of Johnny Stompanato, a reputed mobster, was definitely a homicide, but what may never be known is whether it was committed by film star, Lana Turner, who had been his girlfriend, or Turner's 14-year-old daughter, Cheryl Crane. [327] She has also been cited by scholars as a gay icon because of her glamorous persona and triumphs over personal struggles. I'm anxious to get started. Lex was most well known for playing Tarzan in a 5 Tarzan films between 1949 - 1953 . [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. [269], In the early 1970s, Turner transitioned to theater, beginning with a production of Forty Carats, which toured various East Coast cities in 1971. An Aspiration Cut Short. [148], In response to the poor reception for A Life of Her Own, MGM attempted to rebrand Turner by casting her in musicals. According to his son, Arthur Marx, it was the only time he ever saw his father cry. He is survived by his wife, fellow comic Lahna Turner, and their two . [307], By the 1950s, both critics and audiences began noting parallels between Turner's rocky personal life and the roles she played. In her early 60s, Turner reportedly took a photo of herself at 27 to a plastic surgeon, Dr. Richard Ellenbogen, and said, "This is what I want to look like." . He was 59. [286] Her appearance was a ratings success, and her character returned for an additional five episodes.[287]. Lana Turner was married to seven men, including bandleader Artie Shaw. [224][230] Worried she was still suffering from the trauma of Stompanato's death, Turner sent Cheryl to the Institute of Living in Hartford, Connecticut. [275] In the fall of 1978, she appeared in a Chicago production of Divorce Me, Darling, an original play in which she portrayed a San Francisco divorce attorney. [129] Production of Cass Timberlane was exhausting for Turner, because it was shot in between retakes of Green Dolphin Street. During the shoot, Turner began an affair with her co-star Fernando Lamas, which ended after Lamas physically assaulted her; the incident also caused Lamas to lose his MGM contract upon the production's completion. [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]. [64] A remake of The Broadway Melody, the film was marketed as featuring Turner's "hottest, most daring role". Lana Turner had an affair with Howard Hughes Lana Turner had an affair with Paul Newman Lana Turner had an affair with Tyrone Power Lana Turner's former husband was Artie Shaw Lana Turner . [213] She was ultimately released to the care of her grandmother, and was ordered to regularly visit a psychiatrist alongside her parents. [341] The Stompanato murder and its aftermath were also the basis of the Harold Robbins novel Where Love Has Gone (1962). "[27], Turner sometimes lived with family friends or acquaintances so that her impoverished mother could save money. [112] In 1945, she co-starred with Laraine Day and Susan Peters in Keep Your Powder Dry, a war drama about three disparate women who join the Women's Army Corps. She is the vamp of today as Theda Bara was of yesterday. After 18 years at MGM, I'm a free agentI used to go on a bended knee to the front office and say, please give me a decent story. [121][122] The film was produced by Carey Wilson, who insisted on casting Turner based on her performance in The Postman Always Rings Twice. I tried to persuade the studio to give me something different. [197] Their meeting was initially happy, but they soon began fighting. [307] Film historian Jeanine Basinger notes that she "represented the girl who'd rather sit on the diving board to show off her figure than get wet in the water the girl who'd rather kiss than kibbitz". cities. [70], In 1940, Turner appeared in her first musical film, Two Girls on Broadway, in which she received top billing over established co-stars Joan Blondell and George Murphy. [291] In her early 60s, Turner stopped drinking to preserve her health,[283] but she was unable to quit smoking. [293][294] In a press release, she stated that the cancer had been detected early and had not damaged her vocal cords or larynx. "[4] Critic Leonard Maltin noted in 2005 that Turner "came to crystallize the opulent heights to which show business could usher a small-town girl, as well as its darkest, most tragic and narcissistic depths". Julia Jean Mildred Frances Turner: Date of death: . Three out of four head and neck cancers are linked to tobacco use, and men are . [209] Turner testified that she initially believed Cheryl had punched him, but realized Stompanato had been stabbed when he collapsed and she saw blood on his shirt. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's office, Ronnie died due to "complications of metastatic. In an interview, Turner said: "I even go running around in the jungles of New Zealand in a dress that's filthy and ragged. Lana Turner Age: 74 (age at death) years Birthday: 8th February, 1921 Birthplace: Wallace, Idaho, USA Died: 29th June, 1995 Place of Death: Century City, California, USA Cause of Death: Throat cancer Height: 5' 3" (160 cm) Weight . 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. The biography is as colorful as any plot she has ever romped through on screen. In a role that allows her the gamut from tomboy to the pangs of childbirth and from being another man's woman to remorseful wife, she seldom fails to acquit herself creditably. [54] The same year, she was loaned to United Artists for a minor role as a maid in The Adventures of Marco Polo. "[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". [258] She was diagnosed with throat cancer in the spring of 1992. [217] A 1962 novel by Harold Robbins entitled Where Love Has Gone and its subsequent film adaptation were inspired by the event. 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. In a 50 plus year career, she developed from a pin-up model into true Hollywood royalty. [86] "I adored Mr. Gable, but we were [just] friends," she later recalled. Mildred was four days shy of her 17th birthday when she gave birth to her only child. The New York Times writes that she married bandleader Artie Shaw in 1940 when she was just 19. Harrison had surgery and radiation in 1998. I'll work for nothing, just give me a good story. [222] When she returned to the set, "her face was so swollen, she couldn't work", Moore said. On the evening of April 4, 1958, 14-year-old Cheryl Crane stabbed 32-year-old Johnny Stompanato, the boyfriend of her mother, actress Lana Turner, at Turner's rented home in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California. [35][36][e] One version of the story erroneously has her discovery occurring at Schwab's Pharmacy,[39] which Turner claimed was the result of a reporting error that began circulating in articles published by columnist Sidney Skolsky. Turner was a regular drinker[270] and cigarette smoker for most of her life. In her reign as a movie goddess of the 1940s and early 1950s, Lana Turner came to crystallize the opulent heights to which show business could usher a small-town girl, as well as its darkest, most tragic and narcissistic depths. [102][103] Turner was urged by doctors to undergo a therapeutic abortion to avoid potentially life-threatening complications, but she managed to carry the child to term. [221] Her co-star Juanita Moore recalled that Turner cried for three days after filming a scene in which Moore's character dies. Over the course of her nearly 50-year career, she achieved fame as both a pin-up model and a film actress, as well as for her highly publicized personal life. [111] A lifelong Democrat, she spent the remainder of the year campaigning for Franklin D. Roosevelt during the 1944 presidential election. Under these adverse circumstances, stars Taylor and Turner are working under wraps. [33] In 1965, she met Hollywood producer and businessman Robert Eaton, who was ten years her junior, through business associates. Contents. Miss Turner, who had been treated for throat cancer, apparently died of natural causes, a police spokeswoman, Ramona Baety, confirmed to The Associated Press. They were married on July 3, 2005, and had two kids, a daughter and a son. [27] Her mother worked 80 hours per week as a beautician to support herself and her daughter,[30][31] and Turner recalled sometimes "living on crackers and milk for half a week". On September 28, 1964 the date of his 28th wedding anniversary with wife Susan Flemming - Harpo Marx died at the age of 75 after undergoing an open-heart procedure. [97] Topping proposed to her at the 21 Club in New York City by dropping a diamond ring into her martini, and they married shortly after in April 1948 at the Topping family mansion in Greenwich, Connecticut. [192] After a friend informed her of who Stompanato actually was, she confronted him and tried to break off the affair. But it was just what I wanted to do. From a Times Staff Writer. [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. "I wasn't dumb," Gardner said. Her popularity continued through the 1950s in dramas such as The Bad and the Beautiful (1952) and Peyton Place (1957), the latter for which she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress. [60] In the former, she was billed as the "Kissing Bug from the Andy Hardy film". [258], With few film offers coming in, Turner signed on to appear in the television series Harold Robbins' The Survivors. [213], Though Turner and her daughter were exonerated of any wrongdoing, public opinion on the event was varied, with numerous publications intimating that Turner's testimony at the inquest was a performance; Life magazine published a photo of Turner testifying in court along with stills of her in courtroom scenes from three of her films. Cheryl, who is Lana's daughter with second husband Steve Crane, was tried and acquitted for Stampanato's death. [76] After completing the film, Turner and co-star Garland remained lifelong friends, and lived in houses next to one another in the 1950s. [252] One critic deemed Turner's acting in the film "strained and amateurish", and declared it "one of her poorest performances". [228] Both films depicted the troubled, complicated relationship between a single mother and her teenage daughter. [323] Turner often purchased her favorite styles of shoes in every available color, at one time accumulating 698 pairs. Over the course of her nearly 50-year career, she achieved fame as both a pin-up model and a film actress, as well as for her highly publicized personal life. Burton reportedly said: 'She set out to get me, and I let. [261] In addition, she later accused him of stealing $100,000 worth of jewelry from her. In the 1980s she had a recurring role on the TV series Falcon Crest. [344][345] In 2002, artist Eloy Torrez included Turner in an outdoor mural, Portrait of Hollywood, painted on the auditorium of Hollywood High School, her alma mater. Scotty Bowers, who claimed to have been one of Hollywood's most infamous hustlers and procurers, arranging illicit liaisons with both straight and gay film stars, often taking part in . But the marriage was not a success, and in October 2015, Turner filed for divorce seeking joint custody of their two children. [50][51], In late 1937, LeRoy was hired as an executive at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), and asked Jack L. Warner to allow Turner to relocate with him to MGM. (The killing was later ruled justifiable homicide.) She was 74 years old when she died. The film's curvaceous star, Lana Turner, in white shorts and a halter top that set off her tan, had never . [194][195] Turner would also claim that on one occasion he drugged her and took nude photographs of her while unconscious, potentially to use as blackmail. [122] Turner later recalled she was surprised about replacing Hepburn, saying: "I'm about the most un-Hepburnish actress on the lot. Miss Turner was discovered in. Turner left the majority of her estate to her maid, Carmen Lopez Cruz, who had been her companion for 45 years and caregiver during her final illness. Her next film, Imitation of Life (1959), proved to be one of the greatest commercial successes of her career, and her starring role in Madame X (1966) earned her a David di Donatello Award for Best Foreign Actress. [71] In the film, she portrayed Sheila Regan, an alcoholic aspiring actress based on Lillian Lorraine. The detectives advised Stompanato to leave and escorted him out of the house and to the airport, where he boarded a plane back to the U.S.[203], On the evening of March 26, 1958, Turner attended the Academy Awards to observe her nomination for Peyton Place and present the award for Best Supporting Actor. ``She just took a breath and she was gone,'' her daughter, Cheryl Crane, was quoted as saying in Daily Variety, a trade newspaper. "[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. [256] According to Turner, Pellar (also known as Ronald Dante or Dr. Dante)[257] falsely claimed to have been raised in Singapore and to have a Ph.D. in psychology. In the mid-thirties, Columbia Pictures put her under a long-term contract, transforming dark-haired teenager Rita Cansino into redhead bombshell Rita Hayworth. [92], Arriving to sell bonds in her hometown of Wallace, Idaho, she was greeted with a banner that read "Welcome home, Lana", followed by a large celebration during which the mayor declared a holiday in her honor. Her acting skills were more than adequate, but first and foremost, how the camera loved her. He was later found bludgeoned to death on the corner of Minnesota and Mariposa Streets, on the edge of San Francisco's Potrero Hill and the Dogpatch District, with his left shoe and sock missing. [87][88] James Agee of Time magazine was critical of co-star Robert Taylor's performance and noted: "Turner is similarly handicapped: Metro has swathed her best assets in a toga, swears that she shall become an actress, or else. No, she died on 06/29/1995, 27 years ago. [83] In January 1942, she began shooting her second picture with Gable, titled Somewhere I'll Find You;[84] however, the production was halted for several weeks after the death of Gable's wife, Carole Lombard, in a plane crash. [179][180] According to Cheryl, Turner confronted Barker before forcing him out of their home at gunpoint. [101] Turner's blood condition resulted in Cheryl being born with near-fatal erythroblastosis fetalis. . In 1958, during an intense argument between Ms. Tuner and Johnny Stompanato, Lana's 14-year-old daughter Cheryl came to her mother's defense and, according to court records, stabbed, and killed Stompanato. [281] In 1980, Turner made her final feature-film appearance alongside Teri Garr in the comedy horror film Witches' Brew. [114][134], In late 1947, Turner was cast as Lady de Winter in The Three Musketeers, her first Technicolor film. [240] Upon completing filming, Turner collected the remaining $92,000 from her pension fund with MGM. [60] She was then cast in a supporting part as a "sympathetic bad girl" in Calling Dr. Kildare (1939), MGM's second entry in the Dr. Kildare series. [215] Stompanato's family sought a wrongful death suit of $750,000 in damages against both Turner and her ex-husband, Steve Crane. "[121] It was her first starring role that did not center on her looks. Mervyn LeRoy on Turner during her first audition, December 1936[34], Turner's discovery is considered a show-business legend and part of Hollywood mythology among film and popular cultural historians. These desires often lead the women to unfortunate places - mid-century Hollywood . "That, and a sense of loss and of growing up too fast. Lana Turner was one of the biggest stars of Golden Age Hollywood cinema. [104] She gave birth to a daughter, Cheryl, on July 25, 1943. The flesh is the same. [69] She would later recall that Shaw treated her "like an untutored blonde savage, and took no pains to conceal his opinion". The clothes she wears are just like the clothes you pay to see her in on Saturday night at the Bijou. "[152], During this period, Turner's personal finances were in disarray, and she was facing bankruptcy. [21][25] His robbery and homicide were never solved,[21] and his death had a profound effect on Turner. She is far more deadly because she lets her audience relax. Despite being a comedian, May had a serious side to him. Lana Turner was born on February 8, 1921 and died on June 29, 1995. Lana Turner dating history, 2023, 2022, list of Lana Turner relationships. lana turner cause of death. Her hands were trembling so she could barely read the script. [223], Released in the spring of 1959, Imitation of Life was among the year's biggest successes, and the biggest of Turner's career; by opting to receive 50% of the film's earnings rather than receiving a salary, she earned more than two million dollars. Tuesday, July 07, 2015 Lana Turner (1921-1995) Birth name: Julia Jean Turner Birthdate: Tuesday, February 8th, 1921 Location: Wallace, Idaho, USA Died: Thursday, June 29th, 1995 Location: Los Angeles, California, USA Cause of death: Throat cancer [101] Though she wanted multiple children, Turner had Rh-negative blood, which caused fetal anemia and made it difficult to carry a child to term. Lana Turner. [183] Released in December 1957, Peyton Place was a major blockbuster success, which worked in Turner's favor as she had agreed to take a percentage of the film's overall earnings instead of a salary. Advertisement More from Distractify All but One of the Ninja Turtles Are Dead in 'The Last Ronin' Comic Her estate was estimated in court documents to be worth $1.7 million. Harrison was smoker. [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. Getty Images The murder of mobster Johnny Stompanato was ultimately ruled a "justifiable homicide.". Lana Turnerborn Julia Jean Mildred Francis Turner on February 8, 1921 in Wallace, Idahohad one of the most dramatic off-screen. [324] She favored the designers Salvatore Ferragamo, Jean Louis, Helen Rose and Nolan Miller. He was replaced by Ricardo Montalbn. [346] Turner has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6241 Hollywood Boulevard. [260] Meanwhile, after six months of marriage, Turner discovered Pellar had stolen $35,000 she had given him for an investment. [282][283] On October 25, 1981, the National Film Society presented Turner with an Artistry in Cinema award. Actor (1945 - 1973 (bef.)) Dec. 18, 1992 12 AM PT. "[33] Several years after the film's release, Modern Screen journalist Nancy Squire wrote that Turner "made a sweater look like something Cleopatra was saving for the next visiting Caesar". [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. 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"[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. The star of films such as The Postman Always Rings Twice, Peyton's Place, and The Bad and The Beautiful took the world by storm. [167] Variety deemed the film "a big-scale spectacleEnd result of all this flamboyant polish, however, is only fair entertainment. [97] She later claimed Topping's drinking problem and excessive gambling as her impetus for the divorce. [260] Despite ABC's extensive publicity campaign and the presence of other big-name stars, the program fared badly, and it was canceled halfway into the season after a 15-week run in 1970. "[310] She also likened her to Clara Bow, adding: "Both of them, trusting and lovable, use their hearts instead of their heads. Multiple accounts have the ashes still in Cheryl's possession, while other accounts say the ashes were scattered in the ocean, but which ocean and location varies by the sources. 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.
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