Lana Turner

The Famous Actress, Moviestar and Dancer

1 Oct. 1982 – Always Lana by Taylor Pero

Taylor Pero was Lana’s secretary from 1969 till 1979.
In that period he also became her companion and lover.
In this book, “Always Lana” he describes how their life together was.
In the first 8 years or so all went all right, but Lana kept cancelling appointments at the last minute and when she did go she was always very late.
I think in those years Lana wasn’t very happy. Her whole life she had been making movies and that had stopped.
So she started drinking more and more and took not good care of herself.
Around 1978, 1979 the relationship between Lana and Taylor just had had its longest time.
And one day she just fired him. He already had decided to go away, because he couldn’t live like that anymore.

Having said all of that, I think they had a good time together and the book describes many nice stories of their life.
Too bad there aren’t any photos in it.

Hardcover: 288 pages – 1 Oct. 1982
Publisher: Bantam
ISBN-10: 0553208055

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Lana Turner and Taylor Pero
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Director David Miller, Eric Root, Lana Turner and Taylor Pero
Director David Miller, Eric Root, Lana Turner and Taylor Pero from the set of Bittersweet Love in 1976

1976 – The Films Of Lana Turner by Lou Valentino
1982 – Lana The Lady, The Legend, The Truth – Biography by Lana Turner
1982 – Always Lana by Taylor Pero
1988 – Detour, A Hollywood Story by Cheryl Crane with Cliff Jahr
1996 – The Private Diary Of My Life With Lana by Eric Root
2008 – Lana: The Memories, The Myths, The Movies by Cheryl Crane & Cindy De La Hoz