The 50s

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Lana Turner

Lana Turner by pool at the Coral Casino, 1951

Lana Turner lunching by pool at the Coral Casino, Santa Barbara, California, photographed by Earl Theisen for Look magazine, 1951

Lana Turner in The Merry Widow, 1952

Lana Turner in The Merry Widow, 1952 Marshovia, a small European kingdom, is on the brink of bankruptcy but the country may be saved if the wealthy American Crystal Radek, widow of a Marshovian, can be convinced to part with…

Another time, another place 1958

Lana Turner- Sean Connery in Another time, another place 1958 An American war correspondent falls in love with a BBC reporter, but their relationship seems doomed from the start.

Lana Turner by pool at the Coral Casino

Lana Turner lunching by pool at the Coral Casino, Santa Barbara, California, photographed for Look magazine, 1951

Lana Turner publicity still for The Prodigal (1955)

Lana Turner publicity still for The Prodigal (1955) A young Hebrew named Micah, unsatisfied with his father’s rural life, demands his inheritance so he can try his luck in the city. Once in the city he falls under the spell…

Lana Turner lunching by pool at the Coral Casino

Lana Turner lunching by pool at the Coral Casino, Santa Barbara, California, photographed by Earl Theisen for Look magazine, 1951

Imitation of Life (1959)

John Gavin and Lana Turner in Imitation of Life (1959) Aspiring actress Lora Meredith meets Annie Johnson, a homeless Black woman at Coney Island, and soon they share a tiny apartment. Each woman has an intolerable daughter. However, Annie’s little…

Lana Turner in The Prodigal, 1955

Lana Turner plays a pagan priestess in The Prodigal, 1955 A young Hebrew named Micah, unsatisfied with his father’s rural life, demands his inheritance so he can try his luck in the city. Once in the city he falls under…