Cheryl Christina Crane (born July 25, 1943) is an American former model, retired real estate broker, author, and the only child of actress Lana Turner. Her father was Turner's second husband, actor-turned-restaurateur Steve Crane. She 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.
In the years following Stompanato's death, Crane's rebellious behavior was well-documented in the press.[1] Upon graduating from high school she briefly worked as a model before entering the restaurant business, working at the Luau, a Polynesian restaurant owned by her father. She would later study restaurant management and hospitality at Cornell University, hoping to become a restaurateur.
In the 1980s, Crane shifted her career focus to real estate, becoming a broker in Hawaii and Palm Springs, California.[2] In 1988, she authored a memoir titled Detour: A Hollywood Story, and in 2011 published her first fiction work, The Bad Always Die Twice.
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