Turner, La‧na /ˈlɑːnə/
(1921–1995) a US actress who became a
sex symbol and was often called ‘The Sweater Girl’. In 1958 her lover, the
gangster Johnny Stompanato, was stabbed to death by her teenage daughter. Her films included
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1941),
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946), and
Peyton Place (1957).
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