Lana Turner in popular culture Lana Turner in popular culture Since her rise to fame in the 1940s, American film actress Lana Turner (19211995) has appeared and been referenced in numerous works across literature, film, art, and music. Her glamorous persona and publicized personal troubles have contributed to her recurring prevalence in popular culture. Turner first entered the popular culture lexicon under the nickname "the Sweater Girl" due to her feature film debut in "They Won't Forget" (1937), in which she appeared in a form-fitting sweater that accentuated her bust. She was the first known person to be given the nickname, which went on to
Sweater girl a one-reel short that showed portions of a special "Armed Forces Radio Network" recording session, Bob Hope introduces "sweater girl" Judy Garland. Before she sings "Over the Rainbow", they perform a short comic sketch, Judy asking why men are so crazy about sweater girls. Bob says he doesn't know and wisecracks, "That's one mystery I'd like to unravel". In September 1968 an obscure clerical worker named Francine Gottfried briefly attained international celebrity as "Wall Street's Sweater Girl" as large crowds of gawking men and newspaper reporters awaited her arrival at the Wall Street subway stop each morning and mobbed her