Always, Lana

By Taylor Pero

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• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0553208055
• ISBN13: 9780553208054
• Release Date: October 1982
• Publisher: Bantam Books
• Length: 274 Pages
• Weight: 0.34 lbs.

Customer Reviews

taylor really nailed it!

i bought this book awhile ago and just recently got around to reading it! i loved it! i could tell that taylor really did care a great deal about lana, and there was no venom in his pen, although you could tell he was alittle hurt about the bad things that went on between them, he doesn't let his book mire in it! a must read for any lana fans great work taylor!

A MESSAGE FROM THE AUTHOR

Since I cannot review my own work, I want to impart some knowledge about the publication of this saga. It was written without the consent of Lana Turner after our ten year personal and professional relationship ended badly. Bantam Books was extremely cautious in making sure that every detail of the story could be authenticated. They made me prove every word I wrote through both their 'in-house' attorneys as well as my own attorney's at Mitchell, Silberberg & Knupp, the largest entertainment law firm in the world. Many thanks to Don Biederman, who was my personal counsel. Jeff Rovin pointed out to me upon publication that 80% of this book was printed exactly as it came off my typewriter, which gave me the impetus to continue learning the craft. Lana Turner was the only person who did not like what I wrote (because it was all true). It was to take the spotlight off of "Always, Lana" that she conspired to dictate her 'Autobiography', which many found lacking in truth and detail. With much respect to Miss Turner, I understand how difficult it is to 'tell all' when you've spent a lifetime putting it behind you and trying to sweep it under the rug. In my case, I had nothing to lose and decided to tell it as I saw it and divulged things about myself which hurt to admit, but this book is the result of a ten year, 24/7 relationship with not only Lana Turner, but her mother, daughter, career, social life, professional triumphs and failures. In short,it's the true story of a motion picture screen queen and a man nineteen years her junior who comes into her life at the twilight of her screen career and helps her triumph in a completely new medium -- live theater! In the process, we both fell in love with the same person -- it was "Always, Lana".