The Private Diary of My Life With Lana (Hardcover)

by Eric Root (Author), Dale Crawford (Author), Raymond Strait (Author)

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Product Description
Lana Turner was the last of the great screen goddesses, a legendary blond bombshell who starred in many films. But Turner was also a woman whose exciting on-screen career took a backseat to her off-screen exploits with Hollywood's leading men. Now, Eric Root, who met Turner in 1969 and became her confidante, lover, and soulmate, offers the true story of Lana's turbulent, extroadinary life. of photos.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 237 pages
• Publisher: Audio Literature (March 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0787107735
• ISBN-13: 978-0787107734
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.2 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,009,604 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Betrayal of Friendship: The Private Diary of My Life with Lana, July 28, 2007

By	Perry R. Johnson "Perry R. Johnson" (Atlanta, Ga.) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

As a fan of Lana Turner's, I bought the book used. The book is well written and keeps you entertained. However, the inconsentecies, make a person realize that there is no documentation to support Mr. Root's story. For example, Lana Turner died on June 29th, 1995. Mr. Root's writes Lana died on June 27th 1995. Also, Mr. Root's writes Lucille Ball hasn't spoke to Ginger Rogers since RKO days. However, anyone can buy a dvd of Here's Lucy and see Ginger Rogers as a guest star on Lucille Ball's program. I think the real story is unfortunately at rest with Lana. In the book, Mr. Root seems to have portrayed Cheryl Crane as Christina Crawford in Mommie Dearest. The line of Cheryl beating her mother is unforgivable. All we have is his word, no proof in his book, except Lana's testimony who is deceased at this time. The rare photos make this book but I would never buy this book alone for it. If Mr. Root was a best friend of Lana Turner's, I think he betrayed this friendship by writing this book. In the book, the flimsy explanation of a son telling lies to Lana on him is ridiculous, which ended their friendship, in my opinion. Also, the story that Cheryl and Josh claimed that Lana near dying stated she was a lesbian is ridiculous too. All Cheryl ever does is tell how much Lana loved men. Shame on you for writing this book. Your story is more of a reflection of one of Lana's great movies "The Bad and the Beautiful." In my opinion, this is a great story but belongs in the fictional section. If you are a true Lana fan, don't buy this book.

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars NOT the TRUTH! A "Fairy-Tale", May 25, 2004

By	Taylor Pero (Portland, Oregon United States) - See all my reviews

My name is Taylor Pero, author of "ALWAYS, LANA" 1982, Bantam Books paperback. As Miss Turner's personal manager and confidante, Eric Root was introducted to Lana Turner my myself alone. I met him through a gay personals ad shortly after beginning my job for Miss Turner. I have kept all of the love letters and half-naked Poloroid photo he sent in his own hand-writing and would be happy to make them public in order to put an end to what Lana Turner often described as "his flapping lips". I can't describe the misinformation contained here and can only say that he used me to get to her and her to climb the ladder. He is a very talented hairdresser, but the kind who gives others of his profession a bad name.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Tabloid trash attempts to defile Turner legend, December 1, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: The Private Diary of My Life With Lana (Audio Cassette)

It is my opinion that anytime an author publishes a "private" personal memoir of some unfortunate celebrity, the reader should expect a tabloid style tell-all work with an occassionally insightful comment. With this belief I excitedly delved into Mr. Root's book on Miss Turner, fully aware of what I was getting into. To my surprise, this read doesn't even qualify as a sinfully guilty pleasure. It seems to be Mr. Root's impression that he is solely responsible for keeping Miss Turner going in her later years, restored her beauty with his expert makeup skills, counseled her on her drinking habits, objected to her swearing, tried to bring her to God, and was ultimately cut out of her will. Anyone who is aware of the Turner legend is aware that Lana lead a particularly colorful life, so none of Mr. Root's supposed revelations is of any surprise. What does come across to the reader is that Mr. Root's greedy little pen was writing these bitter pages while trying to mask his intent beneath a mask of loving but concerned friendship. What it boils down to is this - he got cut out of the will folks, that is, if he was ever in it, so he is now attempting to cash in on a deceased movie queen. Stay away from this one, if for no other reason than to deprive Mr. Root of any proceeds. Deplorable.