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During the film's principal photography in Britain, Connery was confronted on-set by gangster Johnny Stompanato, then-boyfriend of Lana Turner, who suspected the actor was having an affair with Turner. Stompanato pointed a gun at Connery and warned him to keep away from Turner. Connery responded by grabbing the gun out of Stompanato's hand and ...
In September 1957, while Turner was filming Another Time, Another Place in London, Stompanato disrupted the production and violently choked Turner before being forced off the set by her co-star, Sean Connery. [10] [11] Turner phoned Scotland Yard after the incident, and ultimately had Stompanato deported from the United Kingdom.
In 1957, Stompanato became so jealous about Turner's relationship with future James Bond actor Sean Connery, he flew to London and travelled to Borehamwood, Hertfordshire. He stormed onto the set of Another Time, Another Place threatening Connery with a gun.
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 ...
Connery with Lana Turner in 1957 on the set of Another Time, Another Place In early 1957, Connery hired agent Richard Hatton, who got him his first film role, as Spike, a minor gangster with a speech impediment in Montgomery Tully 's No Road Back , alongside Skip Homeier , Paul Carpenter , Patricia Dainton , and Norman Wooland . [ 42 ]
Former ‘James Bond’ star and living legend Sean Connery turned an impressive 90 years old on August 25. The Academy Award Winner, who received the Best Supporting Actor honor for his role in ...
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.