Lana Turner

Name at Birth: Julia Jean Mildred Frances Turner

Known as the "Sweater Girl," Turner was a popular pinup for GIs in World War II. After the war she became a genuine movie star, helped by her contract with powerful MGM Studios. Her best-known movies included The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946) and Peyton Place (1957). She became one of Hollywood's favorite legends for allegedly being "discovered" at Schwab's Drugstore on Sunset Boulevard

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Peyton Place
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 The Bad and the Beautiful

Postman Always Rings Twice

 
Books about Lana Turner, all available at Barnes & Noble.  Click photo or title to order:

 The Films of Lana Turner
by Lou Valentino
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Bad and the Beautiful: Hollywood in the Fifties
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The Golden Girls of MGM: Greta Garbo, Joan Crawford, Lana Turner, Judy Garland, Ava Gardner, Grace Kelly, and Others
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The Private Diary of My Life with Lana
by Eric Root 
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