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INTRO

Lana Turner was the quintessential MGM "Sweater Girl" who evolved into the high-glamour queen of Hollywood melodrama. Her life was a dizzying blur where the onscreen drama of her films seamlessly blended with the off-screen scandals of her reality. She was a woman who loved romance, survived immense trauma, and possessed an ironclad resilience that kept her on top for decades.

Here is the complete, definitive look at the cinematic and dramatic life of Lana Turner.

Backstory

Born Julia Jean Turner in the small mining town of Wallace, Idaho, in 1921, her early life was marked by severe hardship. Her father, a miner, was robbed and murdered when she was only nine, leaving her and her mother to struggle through extreme poverty in San Francisco and Los Angeles.

Her discovery is the ultimate Hollywood legend: in 1936, 15-year-old Julia skipped a typing class at Hollywood High School to buy a Coca-Cola at the Top Hat Malt Shop. She was spotted by The Hollywood Reporter publisher Billy Wilkerson, who introduced her to director Mervyn LeRoy. LeRoy cast her in They Won't Forget (1937), put her in a skin-tight blue wool sweater that captured the nation's attention, and changed her name to Lana.

Vitals

AttributeProfile & Data

Height 5' 3"

Weight 110 to 125 lbs

Measurements 35C - 24 - 36 (Famous for a naturally high, firm bustline that launched the 'Sweater Girl' craze

Body Type Petite, classically curved, exceptionally proportional, and athletic

Looks Perfectly coiffed -platinum hair, wide-set hazel eyes, precisely sculpted eyebrows, and full, painted lips

Age Lived to be 74 years old (February 8, 1921 – June 29, 1995), passing away after a brave battle with throat cancer.