Lana Turner (1921 - 1995)

American actress popular during the 1940s and 1950s

* February 8, 1921 Wallace, Idaho
 as Julia Jean Turner
 June 29, 1995 Century City, California



Vintage magazines

Mon Film, nr. 1, 7-8 1946

Books on Lana Turner

Jessica Hope Jordan The sex goddess in American film, 1930-1965 Jessica Hope Jordan
The sex goddess in American film, 1930-1965, Jean Harlow, Mae West, Lana Turner, and Jayne Mansfield
Amherst, NY, 2010

Cheryl Crane with Cindy De La Hoz
Lana, The memories, the myths, the movies
Philadelphia, 2008

Lou Valentino The Films of Lana Turner Lou Valentino
The Films of Lana Turner
Secaucus, New Jersey, 1976

Joe Morella & Edward Z. Epstein
Lana, The public and private lives of Miss Turner
New York, [1971]

Books with substantial mentioning of Lana Turner

Michelle Vogel & Liz Nocera Hollywood Blondes Michelle Vogel & Liz Nocera
Hollywood Blondes, Golden Girls of the Silver Screen
2007

Jeanine Basinger The Star Machine Jeanine Basinger
The Star Machine
2007

 Leading Ladies
Leading Ladies, The 50 Most Unforgettable Actresses of the Studio Area
2006

James Robert Parish The Hollywood Book of Scandals James Robert Parish
The Hollywood Book of Scandals, The Shocking, Often Disgraceful Deeds and Affairs of More than 100 American Movie and TV Idols
New York etc., 2004

Laurie Jacobson Dishing Hollywood Laurie Jacobson
Dishing Hollywood, The Real Scoop on Tinseltown's Most Notorious Scandals
2003

Jane Ellen Wayne The golden girls of MGM Jane Ellen Wayne
The golden girls of MGM, Greta Garbo, Joan Crawford, Lana Turner, Judy Garland, Ava Gardner, Grace Kelly, and others
New York, 2003

Tom Pendergast, Sara Pendergast (eds.)
International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, 3. Actors and Actresses
Detroit/New York/San Francisco/London/Boston/Woodbridge, CT, 2000

Gavin Lambert, edited by Robert Trachtenberg
On Cukor
New York, 2000

Karen Burroughs Hannsberry Femme Noir Karen Burroughs Hannsberry
Femme Noir, The Bad Girls of Film
Jefferson, N.C., 1998

Robert A. Nowlan and Gwendolyn Wright Nowlan
Movie Characters of Leading Performers of the Sound Era
Chicago and London, 1990

Michael Jay (editor) Hollywood Goddesses Michael Jay (editor)
Hollywood Goddesses
London, 1982

James Robert Parish with Gregory W. Mank & Don E. Stanke
The Hollywood Beauties
New Rochelle, New York, 1978

James Robert Parish and Ronald L. Bowers The MGM Stock Company James Robert Parish and Ronald L. Bowers
The MGM Stock Company, The Golden Era
New Rochelle, N.Y., 1974

James Robert Parish Hollywood's Great Love Teams James Robert Parish
Hollywood's Great Love Teams
New Rochelle, N.Y., 1974

Friederike Mat (ed.) Unsere Filmlieblinge Friederike Mat (ed.)
Unsere Filmlieblinge, Ein Bilderbuch
Wien, München, Düsseödorf, Bozen, 1956

Books with an entry on Lana Turner

David Thomson The New Biographical Dictionary of Film David Thomson
The New Biographical Dictionary of Film
New York, 2003

Beth A. Fhaner and Christopher P. Scanlon (eds.) Magill's Cinema Annual 1996 Beth A. Fhaner and Christopher P. Scanlon (eds.)
Magill's Cinema Annual 1996, 15th Edition. A Survey of the Films of 1995
Detroit; New York; Toronto; London, 1996

Danny Peary Cult Movie Stars Danny Peary
Cult Movie Stars
New York, [..], 1991

Paul Michael, editor in chief. James Robert Parish, associate editor The American movies reference book Paul Michael, editor in chief. James Robert Parish, associate editor
The American movies reference book, The sound era
Englewood Cliffs, N.J.,, 1969

Books with photograph(s) of Lana Turner

John Kobal (ed.) Movie-Star Portraits of the Forties John Kobal (ed.)
Movie-Star Portraits of the Forties, 163 Glamor Photos
New York, 1977

Articles on Lana Turner

Lizzie Francke, Lana Turner, The Sweater Girl, in: Premiere (UK), nr. 32, 1995 pp. 104-111