Carter Roy

And now, Lana's career had reached a pinnacle.

Tonight was her first Oscar nomination.

And while she didn't win, that didn't stop Lana from shining in a strapless mermaid dress, especially in the eyes of her date.

Her 14-year-old daughter, Cheryl Crane.

Lana was absent for much of Cheryl's childhood, handing the girl off to nannies and grandparents.

Cheryl felt like she had to fight for her mother's attention, leading to a tumultuous relationship.

However, thanks to a recent trip to London, they were on the upswing.

The happy times allowed Cheryl to be in awe of her mother.

Her radiance, her poise, her command of the room.

Cheryl wanted to give her mother an excited, affectionate kiss that night, but Cheryl knew better.

You never risk messing up the Lana Turner's hair and makeup.

she wasn't the only one in awe of lana that night sean connery whispered into cheryl's ear that's what i call a star but not everyone that evening looked at lana with admiration when the mother and daughter arrived at their hotel suite after the awards

Lana stepped into her separate bedroom.

She turned on the light and found a tall, frightening figure sitting on the lounge chair, waiting for her.

It was Lana's boyfriend, Johnny Stompanato, a handsome man with dark hair and a Marine Corps physique.

People around LA knew him as Mickey Cohen's bodyguard, but Lana knew him as the boyfriend she couldn't leave.

No one knew that Johnny regularly beat Lana.

In the year they'd been dating, he'd threatened her life, her beauty, and even her family.

He once told Lana that if she ever left him, he'd have Cheryl kidnapped or killed.

Who knows how long Johnny waited in the hotel room that night, stewing in his anger.