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Cheryl Christina Crane (born July 25, 1943) is an American former model, retired real estate broker, author, and the only child of actress Lana Turner. Her father was Turner's second husband, actor-turned-restaurateur Steve Crane.
Jun 25, 2022 · She gave birth to their daughter, Cheryl Crane, on July 25, 1943, before divorcing for the final time (per All That's Interesting). Despite Turner's fame and status in Hollywood, Crane has gone on to say that her childhood was less than ideal.
Feb 22, 2022 · On April 4, 1958, 14-year-old Cheryl Crane stabbed her mom's mobster boyfriend to death inside their Beverly Hills home in a scandal that rocked Hollywood. "I found a knife … mother was there looking at me and John was coming toward me.
Jun 8, 2023 · So writes Cheryl Crane, daughter of movie star Lana Turner, in the amazingly frank and compassionate 1988 autobiography Detour: A Hollywood Story. On April 4, 1958, 14-year-old Crane killed...
On the evening of April 4, 1958, 14-year-old Cheryl Crane fatally stabbed 32-year-old Johnny Stompanato, the boyfriend of her mother, actress Lana Turner, at Turner's rented home in Beverly Hills, California, United States.
Jan 28, 2024 · In his new book A Murder in Hollywood: The Untold Story of Tinseltown’s Most Shocking Crime, out Feb. 13 from Sourcebooks, the author examines the infamous 1958 murder of gangster Johnny Stompanato...
Jul 13, 2018 · The glamorous life of Hollywood's ultimate blonde Sweater Girl star Lana Turner took a harrowing turn in 1958 — with her daughter Cheryl Crane at the front lines.
Dec 5, 2015 · By the time Cheryl Crane was 14, and watching her unstable home life reflected back to her in one of her mother’s biggest hit movies, reality and fantasy must have seemed pretty confused.
Detour: A Hollywood Story is a 1988 memoir by Cheryl Crane, the only daughter of actress Lana Turner, with additional writing from Cliff Jahr. In the book, she recounts her early life, including her alleged sexual abuse by her stepfather Lex Barker, and the 1958 killing of Johnny Stompanato during a domestic struggle.
Birth name. Cheryl Christine Crane. Mini Bio. Cheryl Crane was born on July 25, 1943 in Los Angeles, California, USA. Family. Parents. Lana Turner. Trivia. In 1958, at the age of 14, she fatally stabbed her mother's lover, gangster Johnny Stompanato, during a quarrel. Jerry Giesler represented her.
