TURNER, LANA


Meaning of TURNER, LANA in English

Turner, La ‧ na /ˈlɑːnə/ BrE AmE

(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).

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.