Hi everybody, At the 23rd of Aug. 1944 MGM released the film “Marriage Is A Private Affair.” At the 17th of 1946 there was a radio adaptation of this movie. Lana Turner and John Hodiak played the lead roles. Truman Bradley was the announcer and Wilbur Hatch was the arranger and conductor. It was sponsored by: Lady Esther cosmetics.
The Screen Guild Theater was a popular radio anthology series during the Golden Age of Radio, broadcast from 1939 until 1952, with leading Hollywood actors performing in adaptations of popular motion pictures such as “Going My Way” and “The Postman Always Rings Twice.” The show had a long run, lasting for 14 seasons and 527 episodes. It initially was heard on CBS, NBC, ABC and then again on CBS. It aired under several different titles: The Gulf Screen Guild Show, The Gulf Screen Guild Theater, The Lady Esther Screen Guild Theater and The Camel Screen Guild Theater. Fees actors would typically charge were donated to the Motion Picture Relief Fund, in order to support the creation and maintenance of the Motion Picture Country Home for retired actors. The series came to an end on CBS at the 29th of June 1952.
Hi everybody, Frank Sinatra and Lana Turner were friends. But according to Chery Crane’s book “Lana, The Memories, The Myths, The Movies” they had an on-and-off love affair while he was married to Nancy and before and after his marriage to Ava Gardner. They met in 1942. They adored each other as friends always, but there was another kind of attraction between Frank and Lana that kept them in each other’s lives romantically at different times over the course of many years. He send her many gifts. Why they never admitted to any romantic involvement we don’t know. It was likely an unspoken agreement between the two of them. And there was Ava. Lana and Frank never had an affair when Ava was in the picture. She was the love of Frank’s life and one of Lana’s best friends.
Frank and Lana shared much in common: love of nightclubs, glamour, music, food and generosity. He gave Lana some of her favourite gifts over the years: jewelry of all kinds; a treasured paint set; for her 21st birthday a Sommeliers silver wine tasting cup from the “21” club on which was engraved “21.” She kept every gift Frank gave her. And many of them were on display, not tucked away. During an awful period in Frank’s career in the late ’40s Lana gave him money to help his family stay afloat. If one could ever do anything to help the other, they did.
Some photos of Lana Turner and Frank Sinatra through the years:
Frank gave both Lana and her daughter Cheryl all his love and support during the Johnny Stompanato scandal, when everyone said her career was dead. After her next film “Imitation Of Life” became her biggest hit yet, Frank gave her an incredible clock that had a globe on it with a note that said “You’re back on top of the world.” He didn’t forget Cheryl either. He send her a recordplayer with a set LP’s containing all of his msic and the hit records of her favourite musicians. He understood the healing power of music.
At the 14th of June 1944 Lana was the guest in Frank Sinatra’s show “Hollywood: “The Frank Sinatra Program – Vimms Vitamins.” She introduced him. Here is some more info about the show and the introduction:
Hollywood: “The Frank Sinatra Program – Vimms Vitamins” (CBS) Conductor: Axel Stordahl Frank Sinatra (vocalist), Guests: Lana Turner and Jerry Lester, The Bobby Tucker Singers
Dancing In The Dark (3:58) – Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz Arrangement: Axel Stordahl Frank Sinatra with The Bobby Tucker Singers.
According to Cheryl Crane, Lana Turner’s daughter, Frank Sinatra sang “Violet For Your Furs” for Lana Turner. You can listen to it here:
Lyrics:
Frank Sinatra – Violets For Your Furs
It was winter in Manhattan Falling snow flakes filled the air, The streets were covered with a film of ice But a little simple magic that I heard about somewhere, Changed the weather all around just within a trice.
I bought you violets for your furs And it was spring for a while, remember? I bought you violets for your furs And there was April in that December
The snow drifted down and the flowers And it melted where it lay. The snow looked like dew on the blossoms As on a summer day.
I bought you violets for your furs And there was blue in the wintry sky, Then you pinned the violets to your furs And gave a lift to the crowds passing by
You smiled at me so sweetly Since then one thought occurs That we fell in love completely The day I bought you violets for your furs
