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Lana Turner: Hollywood High
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Lana Turner has come to epitomize the concept of the classical Hollywood movie star. She is identified with glamour, artifice, and excess. The last is not only associated with her on-screen image but ... with her offscreen identity. In fact, numerous critics have suggested that Turner's offscreen activities are her primary claim to fame. Aside from the many marriages, the most spectacular instance of her notoriety was the 1958 killing of Turner's gangster lover by her teenaged daughter. The incident catapulted Turner into the realm of celebrity status and it is this distinction that gives her star image a strong contemporary edge.
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The rise of Lana Turner (1920-1995) from humble origins to Hollywood stardom made her an inspiration to a generation of young American women. She achieved great popular acclaim during her actingcareer, but her personal life was marred by a series of failed marriages and scandals.
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Synopsis: Ezio Pinza stars as the title character, a prince who falls for nightclub singer Fredda Barlo (Lana Turner) when the two meet on vacation in Italy. After more than a decade, they reunite, only now Barlo is a Hollywood superstar and Imperium has ascended to the throne of king. ~ Jason Ankeny, AllRead More
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Lana Turner exemplified Hollywood stardom during the 1940s and 1950s. Her improbable discovery and ongoing popularity made her a major public figure throughout her life. The notoriety of her off-screen activities did nothing to lessen her fame.
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CENTURY CITY, Calif. (CNN) - Hollywood screen legend Lana Turner died Thursday of apparent natural causes at her Century City home. Turner was 75. CNN's Bill Tush takes a look back at her life and career, which was often more turbulent and melodramatic, than many of her films.
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The original Hollywood version of James M. Cain's steamy tale of love, deception and murder stars John Garfield as a drifter who finds work in a roadside cafe and romance in the arms of sultry Lana Turner, the boss's wife. With Cecil Kellaway, Hume Cronyn, and Leon Ames. 113 min. Standard; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital mono, French Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, French, Spanish; documentary "The John Garfield Story" (2003); photo gallery; theatrical trailers.
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