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Turner and Stompanato in Mexico in early 1958. While filming the romantic comedy The Lady Takes a Flyer in the spring of 1957, [1] American film actress Lana Turner began receiving phone calls and flowers on the set from a former Marine named Johnny Stompanato, using the name "John Steele."
In the mid-1950s, he began an abusive relationship with actress Lana Turner. In 1958, he was stabbed to death by Turner's daughter, Cheryl Crane, who said she did it to defend her mother from a vicious beating by Stompanato. His death was ruled as justifiable homicide because he had been killed in self-defense.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
In 1958, intense media scrutiny surrounded Turner when her lover, Johnny Stompanato, was stabbed to death by her teenage daughter, Cheryl Crane, during a domestic struggle in their home. Her next film, Imitation of Life (1959), proved to be one of the greatest commercial successes of her career, and her starring role in Madame X (1966) earned ...
On April 4, 1958, Crane's 14-year-old daughter, Cheryl, killed Lana Turner's boyfriend, Johnny Stompanato. Sensationalized in the press, the case brought attention to Crane. At the inquest, Crane testified on behalf of his daughter and in the end, the killing was deemed a justifiable homicide. [18]
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.