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In this autobiography, Turner discusses her seven marriages and famous lovers, her leading men, her life on the set, and her recent battle against alcoholism and depression.
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Re-enacts scenes from the life and legend of Hollywood leading actress, Lana Turner, and based on her autobiography of the same title published in 1982.
"Lucious Lana, Celluloid Venus, was the Bad & the Beautiful, the last great Goddess of the Silver Screen. Her life of unbridled passion and scandal, including murder, was a real-life soap opera loaded with romance, betrayals, spotlights, papazzi and drama." -- page [4] of cover.
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This biography of Lana Turner focuses on her career as an actress and her motion pictures.
*Includes pictures. *Includes Turner's quotes about her own life and career. *Includes a bibliography for further reading. "My life has been a series of emergencies." - Lana Turner A lot of ink has been spilled covering the lives of history's most influential figures, but how much of the forest is lost for the trees? In Charles River Editors' American Legends series, readers can get caught up to speed on the lives of America's most important men and women in the time it takes to finish a commute, while learning interesting facts long forgotten or never known. During the Golden Era of Hollywood, few actresses proved as versatile as Lana Turner, who got her start playing the wholesome innocent...
How far would you go for someone you love? Would you sacrifice your beliefs? Would you commit a federal crime? Would you risk everything you have? James Siegel's electrifying thriller, Derailed, captivated readers with its emotionally charged twists and turns, racing up national bestseller lists and landing a major motion picture deal. The Washington Post called it "spectacularly inventive," and James Patterson raved, "James Siegel has arrived in high style." Now this acclaimed new master of suspense returns with the explosive story of a mother's love, a father's devotion-and an adopted daughter who turns their lives upside down. They want what every young couple wants: a child of their own....
Lana Turner, born Julia Jean Turner on February 8th, 1921, at Providence Hospital, in Wallace, Idaho, U.S., was an actress who worked in the movies, TV, theatre and radio. Over the course of her nearly 50-year career, Turner became famous as both a pin-up model and a dramatic actress, as well as for her highly publicized personal life. During the mid-'40s, she was one of the highest-paid women in the US, and one of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's (MGM) biggest stars, with her films making the studio over $50 million during her 18-year contract with them. Lana is often cited as an icon of Hollywood glamour in popular culture. The daughter of working-class parents in northern Idaho, Turner spent her ear...