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Lana Turner
(February 8, 1921 - June 29, 1995) was an
American
actress
. She was born in
Wallace, Idaho
. She was first discovered and signed into
movie
contract
by
MGM
when she was 16. She played mainly feature roles and was one of
Hollywood
's first
scream queens
. She would become very popular in the
1940s
and
1950s
. Turner appeared in the
television series
Falcon Crest
during 1982 and 1983. The actress died from
throat
cancer
in 1995 in
Century City, Los Angeles
.