Uncommonly early black fountain pen signature on a 4x6-inch tan album page, acquired in-person by unstoppable autograph hounds Rose and Irene Gellar in the 1940s, and decorated with a small magazine image. In good condition, with an inscribed ink signature of actor John Hubbard on the verso. A popular pin-up of the World War II era, gorgeous Lana Turner landed a contract with MGM after she was allegedly "discovered" at Schwab's Drugstore on Hollywood's Sunset Boulevard. Dubbed the "Sweater Girl", the glamorous leading lady was unforgettable in films like The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946), Peyton Place (1957) and Imitation of Life (1959). She was also known for her train wreck of a private life, which included bouts of alcoholism and eight tumultuous marriages. In 1958, her lover, mobster Johnny Stompanato, was fatally stabbed to death by her daughter, who had come to her aid during a savage beating.

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