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Lana Turner was an American actress and one of the most popular movie stars of the 1940s and 1950s. She was born Julia Jean Mildred Frances Turner on February 8, 1921, in Wallace, Idaho. She was the daughter of John Virgil Turner, a miner, and Mildred Frances Cowan. Turner began her career as a model and dancer in Hollywood in the late 1930s. She made her film debut in 1937 in the movie They Won't Forget. She went on to star in a number of films, including The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946), The Bad and the Beautiful (1952), and Imitation of Life (1959). Turner was married eight times and had three children. She died on June 29, 1995, in Los Angeles, California.

Popular As Julia Jean Mildred Frances Turner (Sweater Girl, Judy, Lanita)
Occupation actress,soundtrack,producer
Age 74 years old
Zodiac Sign Aquarius
Born 8 February 1921
Birthday 8 February
Birthplace Wallace, Idaho, USA
Date of death 29 June, 1995
Died Place Century City, California, USA
Nationality United States

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Lana Turner Height, Weight & Measurements

At 74 years old, Lana Turner height is 5' 3" (1.6 m) .

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Height 5' 3" (1.6 m)
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Who Is Lana Turner's Husband?

Her husband is Ronald Dante (9 May 1969 - 26 January 1972) ( divorced), Robert P. Eaton (22 June 1965 - 1 April 1969) ( divorced), Frederick May (27 November 1960 - 15 October 1962) ( divorced), Lex Barker (8 September 1953 - 22 July 1957) ( divorced), Henry J. Topping, Jr. (26 April 1948 - 12 December 1952) ( divorced), Stephen Crane (14 March 1943 - 21 August 1944) ( divorced) ( 1 child), Stephen Crane (17 July 1942 - 4 February 1943) ( annulled), Artie Shaw (13 February 1940 - 12 September 1940) ( divorced)

Family
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Husband Ronald Dante (9 May 1969 - 26 January 1972) ( divorced), Robert P. Eaton (22 June 1965 - 1 April 1969) ( divorced), Frederick May (27 November 1960 - 15 October 1962) ( divorced), Lex Barker (8 September 1953 - 22 July 1957) ( divorced), Henry J. Topping, Jr. (26 April 1948 - 12 December 1952) ( divorced), Stephen Crane (14 March 1943 - 21 August 1944) ( divorced) ( 1 child), Stephen Crane (17 July 1942 - 4 February 1943) ( annulled), Artie Shaw (13 February 1940 - 12 September 1940) ( divorced)
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Lana Turner Net Worth

Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Lana Turner worth at the age of 74 years old? Lana Turner’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actress. She is from United States. We have estimated Lana Turner's net worth , money, salary, income, and assets.

A Star Is Born (1937)$25 for one day
The Great Garrick (1937)$50 a week
The Adventures of Marco Polo (1938)$50 a week
Love Finds Andy Hardy (1938)$75 a week
Rich Man, Poor Girl (1938)$75 a week
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)$4,000 a week
Imitation of Life (1959)50% of the film's profits
The Survivors (1969)$12,500 /week

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Timeline

1998

Featured in "Femme Noir: Bad Girls of Film" by Karen Burroughs Hannsberry (McFarland, 1998).

1997

Is portrayed by Brenda Bakke in L.A. Confidential (1997)

1992

Although diagnosed with throat cancer in 1992, Turner continued to smoke until almost the very end of her life.

1988

Her daughter, Cheryl Crane, wrote a book about her life with her mother, her mother's 7 husbands and numerous boyfriends and living in Hollywood. It was entitled "Detour: A Hollywood Story" and was published in 1988 (ISBN:o-380-70580-X)

1983

Was offered the role of Mrs. Cabot on the series Hotel (1983), but made so many demands that she was dropped and replaced by Anne Baxter.

1981

Her final film work came in the acclaimed TV series Falcon Crest (1981) in which she played Jacqueline Perrault from 1982-1983. After all those years as a sex symbol, nothing had changed--Lana was still as beautiful as ever.

1980

Her last appearance in a big-screen production was in Witches' Brew (1980).

1960

By the 1960s, however, fewer roles were coming her way with the rise of new and younger stars.

She still managed to turn in memorable performances in such films as Portrait in Black (1960) and Bachelor in Paradise (1961). By the next decade the roles were coming in at a trickle.

1959

The release of Imitation of Life (1959), a remake of a 1934 film (Imitation of Life (1934)), was Lana's comeback vehicle. Her performance as Lora Meredith was flawless as an actress struggling to make it in show business with a young daughter, her housekeeper and the housekeeper's rebellious daughter. The film was a box-office success and proved beyond a doubt that Lana had not lost her edge.

1958

In yet another scandal, her daughter by Crane, Cheryl Crane, fatally stabbed Lana's boyfriend, gangster Johnny Stompanato, in 1958. It was a case that would have rivaled the O. J. Simpson murder case. Cheryl was acquitted of the murder charge, with the jury finding that she had been protecting her mother from Stompanato, who was savagely beating her, and ruled it justifiable homicide. These and other incidents interfered with Lana's career, but she persevered.

1955

According to the Richard Burton biography "And God Created Burton" Turner had an affair with the actor when they were filming The Rains of Ranchipur (1955) together.

1954

February 14, 1954, CBS: This episode was an hour long tribute to help celebrate MGM's 30th anniversary. Lana Turner made a live appearance on the show and performed the "Madame Crematante" number (aka "A Great Lady Has An Interview") that Judy Garland had performed in 1946's "Ziegfeld Follies". Among the male singers/dancers featured were Steve Forrest, Edmund Purdom, and John Ericson.

1953

Was offered the role of Eloise Y. Kelly in Mogambo (1953) but she turned it down. Ava Gardner, who went on to receive a Best Actress Oscar nomination for her performance, was cast instead.

1952

She became involved with co-star Fernando Lamas while filming The Merry Widow (1952). He was supposed to co-star with her again in Latin Lovers (1953), but they had a falling out and Lamas was replaced in the film by Ricardo Montalban.

1949

Suffered three stillbirths (in 1949, 1951 and 1956) during her life as a result of having the Rh factor.

1946

Lana Turner had an acting ability that belied the "Sweater Girl" image MGM thrust upon her, and even many of her directors admitted that they knew she was capable of greatness (check out The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)). Unfortunately, her private life sometimes overshadowed her professional accomplishments. Lana Turner was born Julia Jean Mildred Francis Turner in Wallace, Idaho.

1944

Campaigned for Franklin D. Roosevelt in the 1944 presidential election.

1943

Gave birth to her only child at age 22, a daughter Cheryl Christina Crane (aka Cheryl Crane) on July 25, 1943. Child's father is her 2nd ex-husband, Stephen Crane.

1941

She had good roles in such films as Johnny Eager (1941), Somewhere I'll Find You (1942) and Week-End at the Waldorf (1945). If her career was progressing smoothly, however, her private life was turning into a train wreck, keeping her in the news in a way no one would have wanted. Without a doubt her private life was a threat to her public career. She was married eight times, twice to Stephen Crane. She also married Ronald Dante, Robert Eaton, Fred May, Lex Barker, Henry Topping and bandleader Artie Shaw. She also battled alcoholism.

1940

By the 1940s Lana was firmly entrenched in the film business.

1939

Her auburn hair was bleached for Idiot's Delight (1939). She was withdrawn from the film, but the fact that she had become a blonde not only changed her screen image but gave her such an outgoing, swinging personality that Hollywood called her the Nightclub Queen.

1938

In 1938 she had another small part in Love Finds Andy Hardy (1938) starring Mickey Rooney. It was this film that made young men's hearts all over America flutter at the sight of this alluring and provocative young woman--known as the "Sweater Girl"--and one look at that film could make you understand why: she was one of the most spectacularly beautiful newcomers to grace the screen in years.

1937

In 1937, Lana entered the movie world, at 17, with small parts in They Won't Forget (1937), The Great Garrick (1937) and A Star Is Born (1937). These films didn't bring her a lot of notoriety, but it was a start.

1930

Turner's father was murdered in December 1930 after participating in an all-night crap game in San Francisco, where the family had moved. The case was never solved.

1929

In 1929, her father was murdered and it was shortly thereafter her mother moved her and the family to California where jobs were "plentiful". Once she matured into a beautiful young woman, she went after something that would last forever: stardom. She wasn't found at a drug store counter, like some would have you believe, but that legend persists. She pounded the pavement as other would-be actors and actresses have done, are doing and will continue to do in search of movie roles.

1921

Lana herself said in her autobiography that she was one year younger (1921) than the records showed, but then this was a time where women, especially actresses, tended to "fib" a bit about their age.

1920

There is some discrepancy as to whether her birth date is February 8, 1920 or 1921.

Most sources agree that 1920 is the correct year of birth. Her parents were Mildred Frances (Cowan) and John Virgil Turner, a miner, both still in their teens when she was born.