1. Cheryl Christina Crane was born on July 25,1943 and is an American former model, retired real estate broker, author, and the only child of actress Lana Turner.
13 Facts About Cheryl Crane
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Cheryl Crane's father was Turner's second husband, actor-turned-restaurateur Steve Crane.
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Cheryl Crane was the subject of significant media attention in 1958 when, at fourteen years old, she stabbed to death her mother's lover, Johnny Stompanato, during a domestic struggle; she was not charged, and his death was deemed a justifiable homicide.
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Cheryl Crane was born July 25,1943, at Hollywood Hospital in Los Angeles to actress Lana Turner and actor Steve Crane.
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At the time of her birth, Cheryl Crane suffered near-fatal erythroblastosis fetalis due to her mother's Rh-negative blood.
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Cheryl Crane then decided to work for her father at his restaurant, the Luau, on Rodeo Drive.
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In 1988, Cheryl Crane published a memoir titled Detour: A Hollywood Story, in which she discussed the Stompanato killing publicly for the first time and admitted to the stabbing.
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Cheryl Crane's friends knew that she knew, but that was it.
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Cheryl Crane challenged the will and Lopez claimed that the majority of the estate was consumed by probate costs, legal fees, and medical expenses.
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In 1998, Cheryl Crane was diagnosed with breast cancer and successfully underwent a double mastectomy as well as radiation and chemotherapy to treat the cancer.
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Cheryl Crane published her second memoir in 2008, titled Lana: The Memories, the Myths, the Movies, which focused on her mother.
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In November 2014, Cheryl Crane married LeRoy, her longtime partner, after having been together for over four decades.
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Cheryl Crane still worked as a real estate agent as of 2018.