12/27/2013
Steve Crane was as dashing and handsome as any movie star who walked through his doors, and in fact, he in a way was part of their world early on
Born:
February 7, 1916;
Crawford, IN
Died:
February 6, 1985;
Pauma Valley, CA
After college, Crane decided to give acting a shot and moved to Hollywood in 1939.
Although his acting career was brief, he appeared in only three movies, Crane met and married actress Lana Turner in 1942.
Their only daughter, Cheryl, would gain notoriety after stabbing to death Turner’s gangster boyfriend Johnny Stompanato, in what was ruled a justifiable homicide.
Crane sold the Luau for several million in 1979. Soon after the sale of the location, the building was razed, and there is a Beverly Hills Style 'Strip Mall in that location.
