the sultry lana turner

Born Julia Jean Turner; February 8, 1921 – June 29, 1995) was an American film, television, stage, and radio actress. Over the course of her nearly 50-year career, she achieved fame as both a pin-up model and a dramatic actress as well as for her highly publicized personal life. In the mid-1940s, she was one of the highest-paid women in the United States. Turner was recognized among her peers as a hard-working and versatile actress, and by the public as a popular culture icon of Hollywood glamour