Lana Turner
Hollywood's golden studio era produced a generation of performers who worked across film, television, and the stage simultaneously. Lana Turner was one such figure, born on February 8, 1921, in Wallace, and educated at Hollywood High School before embarking on a career that would span nearly five decades.
Turner worked as a film actor, television actor, and stage actor, while also maintaining careers as a model, dancer, and singer. She was, by any measure of professional range, a versatile presence in American entertainment. She later added autobiographer to her list of occupations, producing a written account of her own life and work. Her career in film was the throughline that connected these varied pursuits, and it was as a film actress that she achieved the fame for which she became known to audiences in the United States and abroad.
The recognition Turner received reflected her sustained presence across multiple platforms and international film culture. She earned a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, a distinction awarded to figures with significant contributions to the entertainment industry. She also received the Donostia Award, the Sitges Film Festival Best Actress award, and the Targa d'Oro, honors that collectively underscore the international scope of her reception. Turner died on June 29, 1995, in Los Angeles, with the Sitges Film Festival Best Actress award among the formal distinctions marking her professional record.
Quotes by Lana Turner
We started by playing girls who only married at the end of the picture. We didn't play wives. That came later. But the most dreadful thing was when a star had to play a mother. That was the beginning of her professional end.
It used to be that when an actress reached thirty, she was considered almost washed up.
That Shaw is the most egotistical thing! He hogged the camera and spent more time with the hairdresser and the makeup man than any actor on the lot!
Artie said it would be nice if we got married. I said it would be nice, too. The next thing I knew, we were on our way to Las Vegas.
When he would give you direction, it was not sitting in a chair saying, 'Hey, babe! Do this and that and the other thing.' Mr. Sirk would ask, 'May I speak with you?' and sit down and say, 'I think this should be done this way. And how do you feel about it? Do you feel it that way?'
Cheryl's artistically inclined. She draws and sketches, but I don't know about acting.
I started off wanting one husband and seven children, but it ended up the other way around.
Oh, how I treasure this freedom. I really do It's a glorious, wonderful experience. I am off marriage - for life!