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Detour: A Hollywood Story is a 1988 memoir by Cheryl Crane, the only daughter of actress Lana Turner, with additional writing from Cliff Jahr.In the book, she recounts her early life, including her alleged sexual abuse by her stepfather Lex Barker, and the 1958 killing of Johnny Stompanato during a domestic struggle.
Actress Lana Turner (married September 8, 1953–divorced July 22, 1957). [34] Turner's daughter Cheryl Crane later accused Barker of having repeatedly raped her when she was between the ages of 10 ½ and 13. [36] [37] and that this was the reason for the breakup of the marriage. According to Crane, to avoid public scandal, no charges were ever ...
Julia Jean "Lana" Turner (/ ˈ l ɑː n ə / LAH-nə; [a] February 8, 1921 – June 29, 1995) was an American actress. Over a career spanning nearly five decades, she achieved fame as both a pin-up model and a film actress, as well as for her highly publicized personal life.
Stephen Crane, Lana Turner, and Cheryl Crane, eight weeks old. Cheryl Crane was born July 25, 1943, [3] [4] at Hollywood Hospital in Los Angeles to actress Lana Turner and actor Steve Crane. At the time of her birth, Crane suffered near-fatal erythroblastosis fetalis due to her mother's Rh-negative blood. [5] Her parents divorced in August 1944 ...
By 1957, Stompanato was in a relationship with actress Lana Turner (who had split up from her fourth husband Lex Barker). She had also just ended her contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and chose not to sign a new contract under the new studio head Dore Schary who replaced Louis B. Mayer who was fired in 1951. In recognition of their relationship ...
True crime author Casey Sherman, a Cape native, just published his 16th book looking into the stabbing death of gangster Johnny Stompanato who was found in Hollywood screen star Lana Turner's home ...
Actor Lex Barker. They met in the early 1950s, wed on April 16, 1951, and divorced the following year (Barker later married Lana Turner). [25] Actor Fernando Lamas. They married in 1954. [26] In 1958, Dahl and Lamas had their only child, Lorenzo Lamas. Shortly after giving birth to Lorenzo, Dahl slowed and eventually ended her career as an ...
EXCLUSIVE: Lana Turner’s mobster boyfriend Johnny Stompanato was allegedly stabbed to death in her house by her daughter Cheryl Crane in 1958. This incident is the basis for Casey Sherman’s ...