Cheryl crane

Lana Turner cradles her new born daughter, Cheryl Crane, 1943

On the surface, it seems as though being the child of a Hollywood superstar would be pretty nifty -- but the reality, too often, is much darker.

A closer look into the harrowing Hollywood tragedy of Lana Turner's daughter stabbing her mother's boyfriend in 1958.

Mummy, how can I choose between you and Daddy?

Anything and everything Judy is always a cause for celebration! -Vicki Burns "Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead...

Mummy, how can I choose between you and Daddy?

Lana Turner with her daughter Cheryl Crane and attorney Jerry Giesler at the Johnny Stompanato murder trial

Nothing twinkles quite as bright as a classic Hollywood star and few were ever bigger in their day than Lana Turner. Of course, there is Lana Turner the legend… and Lana Turner the wife and mother. In her over-size collection of family photos and personal anecdotes, Lana: The Memories, the Myths, the Movies, Turner’s daughter Cheryl Crane pulls back the curtain and offers a fascinating peek at a life well lived. This is Cheryl’s second turn at telling us about life in the Turner household…

Has it really happened? Has Fred May’s love really erased Cheryl’s nightmare past, Lana’s empty future?