A murder in Hollywood : the untold story of Tinseltown's most shocking crime
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Naperville, Illinois : Sourcebooks, 2024.
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293 pages : illustrations, photographs ; 24 cm.
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Berthoud Community Library District - NONFICTION
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LC Subjects
Children of celebrities -- California -- Los Angeles -- History -- 20th century.
Crane, Cheryl.
Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) -- History -- 20th century.
Stompanato, Johnny, -- 1925-1958 -- Death.
True crime stories.
Turner, Lana, -- 1921-1995.
Victims of family violence -- California -- Los Angeles -- Case studies.
Crane, Cheryl.
Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) -- History -- 20th century.
Stompanato, Johnny, -- 1925-1958 -- Death.
True crime stories.
Turner, Lana, -- 1921-1995.
Victims of family violence -- California -- Los Angeles -- Case studies.
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Naperville, Illinois : Sourcebooks, 2024.
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Book
Language
English
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Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-278).
Description
"From the outside, Hollywood starlet Lana Turner seemed to have it all—a thriving film career, a beautiful daughter, and the kind of fame and fortune that most people could only dream of. But when the famous femme fatale began dating mobster Johnny Stompanato, thug for the infamous west coast mob boss Mickey Cohen, her personal life became violent and unpredictable. Lana's teenage daughter, Cheryl, watched her beloved mother's life deteriorate as Stompanato's intense jealousy took over. Eventually, the physical and emotional abuse became too much to bear, and Lana attempted to break it off with Johnny—with disastrous consequences. The details of what happened that fateful night remain foggy, but it ended in a series of frantic phone calls and Stompanato dead on Lana's bedroom floor, with Cheryl claiming to have plunged a knife into his abdomen in an attempt to protect her mother. The subsequent murder trial made for the biggest headlines of the year, its drama eclipsing every Hollywood movie....Casey Sherman pulls back Tinseltown's velvet curtain to reveal the dark underbelly of celebrity, rife with toxic masculinity and casual violence against women, and tells the story of Lana Turner and her daughter, who finally stood up to the abuse that plagued their family for years." --book jacket.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Sherman, C. (2024). A murder in Hollywood: the untold story of Tinseltown's most shocking crime . Sourcebooks.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Sherman, Casey, 1969-. 2024. A Murder in Hollywood: The Untold Story of Tinseltown's Most Shocking Crime. Sourcebooks.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Sherman, Casey, 1969-. A Murder in Hollywood: The Untold Story of Tinseltown's Most Shocking Crime Sourcebooks, 2024.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Sherman, Casey. A Murder in Hollywood: The Untold Story of Tinseltown's Most Shocking Crime Sourcebooks, 2024.
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