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John Stompanato Jr. (October 10, 1925 – April 4, 1958) was a United States Marine and gangster who became a bodyguard and enforcer for gangster Mickey Cohen. In the mid-1950s, he began an abusive relationship with actress Lana Turner.
Turner and Stompanato in Mexico in early 1958. While filming the romantic comedy The Lady Takes a Flyer in the spring of 1957, [1] American film actress Lana Turner began receiving phone calls and flowers on the set from a former Marine named Johnny Stompanato, using the name "John Steele."
Ava Lavinia Gardner (December 24, 1922 – January 25, 1990) was an American actress. She first signed a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1941 and appeared mainly in small roles until she drew critics' attention in 1946 with her performance in Robert Siodmak 's film noir The Killers .
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 ...
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.
Tracy and she had a brief affair during this time. [11] Tierney played Marya Lamarkina opposite Clark Gable in Never Let Me Go (1953), filmed in England. [4] In the course of the 1940s, she reached a pinnacle of fame as a beautiful leading lady, on a par with "fellow sirens Rita Hayworth, Lana Turner and Ava Gardner". [2]
His controlling nature and incessant verbal abuse drove Turner to have a nervous breakdown, soon after which she divorced him. In 1940, before eloping with Lana Turner, Shaw briefly dated actresses Betty Grable and Judy Garland [33] and, according to Tom Nolan's biography, had an affair with Lena Horne. [citation needed]