Joseph Stephenson "Steve" Crane (February 7, 1916 â€" February 6,
1985) was an American actor and restaurateur. A Columbia Pictures
actor in the early 1940s, Crane opened the Luau, a popular celebrity
restaurant, in 1953 and established a successful 25-year career in the
restaurant industry. In addition to his own accomplishments, Crane is
often remembered as Lana Turner's twice ex-husband.Born Joseph
Stephenson Crane in Crawfordsville, Indiana, he was the son of William
E. and Katheryn Stephenson Crane. The Crane family was well known in
Crawfordsville due to their business, the Stephenson Crane Cigar
Store.In Crawfordsville, Crane was known to family and friends as
"Joe". Active in drama and debate, Crane graduated from Crawfordsville
High School in 1933. Crane was voted "Most Attractive" by his peers
his senior year. Following high school, Crane enrolled in Wabash
College, a men's liberal arts college in Crawfordsville. A member of
the fraternity Sigma Chi and the dramatic theater Scarlet Masque,
Crane graduated with a B.A. in Business in 1937.Joe Crane and his
younger brother, Billy, were on a trip to Mexico City when they
decided to visit Hollywood on a whim in the summer of 1937. Crane
briefly married Indianapolis native, Carol Ann Kurtz, and managed the
family cigar store, but after separating from Kurtz, decided to take
his chances in Hollywood in 1939.
1985) was an American actor and restaurateur. A Columbia Pictures
actor in the early 1940s, Crane opened the Luau, a popular celebrity
restaurant, in 1953 and established a successful 25-year career in the
restaurant industry. In addition to his own accomplishments, Crane is
often remembered as Lana Turner's twice ex-husband.Born Joseph
Stephenson Crane in Crawfordsville, Indiana, he was the son of William
E. and Katheryn Stephenson Crane. The Crane family was well known in
Crawfordsville due to their business, the Stephenson Crane Cigar
Store.In Crawfordsville, Crane was known to family and friends as
"Joe". Active in drama and debate, Crane graduated from Crawfordsville
High School in 1933. Crane was voted "Most Attractive" by his peers
his senior year. Following high school, Crane enrolled in Wabash
College, a men's liberal arts college in Crawfordsville. A member of
the fraternity Sigma Chi and the dramatic theater Scarlet Masque,
Crane graduated with a B.A. in Business in 1937.Joe Crane and his
younger brother, Billy, were on a trip to Mexico City when they
decided to visit Hollywood on a whim in the summer of 1937. Crane
briefly married Indianapolis native, Carol Ann Kurtz, and managed the
family cigar store, but after separating from Kurtz, decided to take
his chances in Hollywood in 1939.
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