Lana: The Life and Loves of Lana Turner

by Jane Ellen Wayne

A provocative biography of Lana Turner explains how the screen goddess's exceptional career nearly pales in comparison to her seven marriages, romances with such men as Clark Gable, and deadly love affair with mobster Johnny Stompanato

Genres: Biography, Nonfiction

198 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1995

Reviews

[Robert · Rating 2 out of 5]

Lana Turner's life was incredibly dramatic: all those husbands, all that heartache, all those diamonds. Not to mention the death of her lover, Johnny Stompanato, at the hands of Turner's teenage daughter and the subsequent murder trial and scandal. This bio reports on it all, but only just that: it's about as in-depth as a three-minute Entertainment Tonight clip. Wayne's writing is competent but strictly by-the-numbers, adding up to to a quick but juiceless read.

[Kris (My Novelesque Life) · Rating 3 out of 5]

RATING: 3 STARS
(Review Not on Blog)

At about age 15 or 16 I fell in love with classic Hollywood. I loved the movies - plots, costumes, sets and actors. I started to become more fascinated with the different actors and learning more about them. I started to go to the library and started picking up various biographies/memoirs. Jane Ellen Wayne writes a few biographies with the focus being on the love lives (affairs, marriages, etc). I found them entertaining, and led me to more credible biographies.

**This is a series review**

[Christina · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great Biography of "The Sweater Girl". That dirty girl got around! God love her for it!!! What I got from this book is that the Hollywood starlets of today need to take notes from the glamour gal's of yesteryears!

[Bonni Sweet]

So sad that so many great actresses were so insecure as women.

[Jackie Thurston · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent autobiography

[John · Rating 3 out of 5]

this is the first Hollywood Bio that I have read. As an old film buff, when I saw this - she was one of my favorites. The book did not disappoint, for what it was.

[Aaron · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good book on Lana Turner. Wish it was longer and had more information.