Detour: A Hollywood Story

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“The book follows Cheryl Crane from her early life in Los Angeles growing up with her mother, Lana Turner, and father, Steve Crane, as well as her alleged sexual abuse by Lex Barker, her mother’s fourth husband. It also recounts the 1958 killing of Johnny Stompanato during a domestic struggle between her mother and him at their Beverly Hills home in April 1958, which Crane marks as the point of “detour,” after which she engaged in various illegal activities, including running away, using drugs, and attempting suicide in 1962. After her suicide attempt, Crane recounts her working for her father’s Los Angeles restaurant, the Luau; her attending Cornell University; and her meeting of Joyce LeRoy, a model with whom she began a long-term relationship.” — Wikipedia