18K views · 1.3K reactions | ZIEGFELD GIRL (’41) marked a professional shift for Lana Turner. She claimed it as the first role that got her "interested in acting." MGM, impressed by her performance, marketed the film as featuring her in "the best role of the biggest picture to be released by the industry's biggest company." | Turner Classic Movies: TCM | Facebook

181K views · 6.1K reactions | In this interview from the TCM Archives, Juanita Moore discusses working with Lana Turner on IMITATION OF LIFE ('59). The production of the film was during a very tumultous time in Turner's life. See the full interview on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/eZ1BQVugZvo | Turner Classic Movies: TCM | Facebook

"Circa July 17, 1942, Lana Turner and her second husband, Stephen Crane, were photographed on their wedding day in Las Vegas, joined by close friends Judy Garland and Linda Darnell in a rare, radiant image capturing both Hollywood glamour and wartime spontaneity. The ceremony, held at the El Rancho Vegas Hotel, followed a whirlwind romance marked by gossip column buzz and studio concern—particularly from MGM, wary of Turner’s rapidly shifting personal life. Crane, a restaurateur and aspiring act