William R. Wilkerson
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William Richard "Billy" Wilkerson was an American businessman who founded The Hollywood Reporter. He was real estate developer in Las Vegas and owner of such nightclubs as Ciro's. His series of column
William R. Wilkerson
Partial payment to Margaret M. Folsom for the Flamingo land signed by William R. Wilkerson, March 5, 1945
Lana Turner
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Julia Jean "Lana" Turner was an American actress. Over a career spanning nearly five decades, she achieved fame as both a pin-up model and a film actress, as well as for her highly publicized personal
William R. Wilkerson
…as Ciro's. His series of columns known as "Billy's List" helped to initiate the red scare that led to the Hollywood blacklist. Wilkerson "discovered" Lana Turner. Wilkerson was born on September 29, 1890, in Nashville, Tennessee. He began to study medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, but when his father died…
Turner in a 1940s publicity portrait
Turner at the age of five in Wallace, Idaho
Edward Norris and Turner in They Won't Forget (1937), her feature film debut
Turner with Lew Ayres in These Glamour Girls (1939)