This January, the Turner Classic Movies (TCM) cable network will salute blonde bombshell Lana Turner with a 35-movie tribute. Each Friday and Saturday in January, TCM also presents 32 specially themed nights of classic bio-pics. (See attached schedule)

From her first starring role, as a beautiful student who is murdered in the 1937 drama THEY WON'T FORGET (Jan. 5, 8:35 p.m. ET), to her critically acclaimed performances in THE BAD AND THE BEAUTIFUL (Jan. 21, 12:30 a.m.) and THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE (Jan. 19, 8 p.m.), TCM showcases Lana Turner's incredible career. TCM's Turner tribute kicks off on January 5 with a special presentation of the original TCM series Becoming Attractions: Lana Turner (8 p.m.), showcasing several movie trailers from Turner's films. Movie highlights include 1941's ZIEGFELD GIRL (Jan. 12, 8 p.m.), co-starring James Stewart and Judy Garland; 1942's SOMEWHERE I'LL FIND YOU (Jan. 14, 8 p.m.), co-starring Clark Gable and Robert Sterling; 1961's BACHELOR IN PARADISE (Jan. 22, 8 p.m.), opposite Bob Hope and Janis Page; and 1961's BY LOVE POSSESSED (Jan. 22, 10 p.m.), co-starring Efrem Zimbalist, Jr.

Also this month, TCM salutes 32 of the best biographical movies. From famous sports stars, such as baseball player Monty Stratton in THE STRATTON STORY (Jan. 2, 10 p.m.), starring James Stewart and June Allyson; to royal subjects like MARIE ANTOINETTE (Jan. 10, 10 p.m.), starring Norma Shearer; to entertainers such as Hank Williams in YOUR CHEATIN' HEART (Jan. 17, 10:30 p.m.); and songwriters Rogers and Hart in WORDS AND MUSIC (Jan. 24, 8 p.m.), TCM's bio-pic festival is a month-long look at real lives, as told by Hollywood.

Turner Classic Movies, currently seen in more than 20 million homes, is a 24-hour cable network from Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. that presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from the largest film library in the world, the combined Time Warner and Turner film libraries, from the '20s through the '80s, commercial-free and without interruption. Visit the TCM website at (http://TCM.turner.com).

Lana Turner & Bio-Pics Programming Schedule (All Times Eastern)

Lana Turner

Monday, January 5

8 p.m.      Becoming Attractions: Lana Turner (1996)
8:35 p.m.	THEY WON'T FORGET (1937)
10:20 p.m.	LOVE FINDS ANDY HARDY (1938)
12 a.m.		RICH MAN, POOR GIRL (1938)
1:30 a.m.	Becoming Attractions: Lana Turner (1996)
2:15 a.m.	THE GREAT GARRICK (1937)	

Wednesday, January 7
8 p.m.		DRAMATIC SCHOOL (1938)
9:30 p.m.	CALLING DR. KILDARE (1939)
11 p.m.		THESE GLAMOUR GIRLS (1939)
12:30 a.m.	THE DANCING CO-ED (1939)
2 a.m.		TWO GIRLS ON BROADWAY (1940)
3:30 a.m.	WE WHO ARE YOUNG (1940)

Monday, January 12
8 p.m.		ZIEGFELD GIRL (1941)
10:30 p.m.	DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE (1941)
12:30 a.m.	HONKY TONK (1941)
2:30 a.m. 	JOHNNY EAGER (1942)
4:25 a.m.	SLIGHTLY DANGEROUS (1943)	

Wednesday, January 13
8 p.m.		SOMEWHERE I'LL FIND YOU (1942)
10 p.m.		MARRIAGE IS A PRIVATE AFFAIR (1943)
12:15 a.m.	KEEP YOUR POWDER DRY (1945)
2 a.m.		WEEKEND AT THE WALDORF (1945)
4:10 a.m.	A LIFE OF HER OWN (1950)

Monday, January 19
8 p.m.		THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE (1946)
10 p.m.		GREEN DOLPHIN STREET (1947)
12:30 a.m.	CASS TIMBERLANE (1947)
2:30 a.m.	HOMECOMING (1948)
4:30 a.m.	MR. IMPERIUM (1951)	

Wednesday, January 21
8 p.m.		THE THREE MUSKETEERS (1948)
10:30 p.m.	THE MERRY WIDOW (1952)
12:30 a.m.	THE BAD AND THE BEAUTIFUL (1953)
2:30 a.m.	LATIN LOVERS (1953)

Thursday, January 22
8 p.m.		BACHELOR IN PARADISE (1961)
10 p.m.		BY LOVE POSSESSED (1961)
12 a.m.		DIANE (1956)
2 a.m.		THE PRODIGAL (1955)
4 a.m.		BETRAYED (1954)	

Bio-Pics

Friday, January 2 - Sports
8 p.m.		KNUTE ROCKNE - ALL AMERICAN (1940)
10 p.m.		THE STRATTON STORY (1949)
12 a.m.		SOMEBODY UP THERE LIKES ME (1966)
4 a.m.		GENTLEMAN JIM (1942)
	
Saturday, January 3 - Literary
8 p.m.		YOUNG CASSIDY (1965)
10 p.m.		WONDERFUL WORLD OF  BROS. GRIMM (1962)
12:30 a.m.	THE BARRETTS OF WIMPOLE STREET (1957)
2: 30 a.m.	THE LIFE OF EMILE ZOLA (1937)
4:30 a.m.	VOLTAIRE (1933)

Friday, January 4 - Do Gooders
8 p.m.		BLOSSOMS IN THE DUST (1941)
10 p.m.		BOYS TOWN (1938)
11:45 p.m.	THE MIRACLE WORKER (1962)
4 a.m.		MARIE: A TRUE STORY (1988)

Saturday, January 10 - Queens
8 p.m.		QUEEN CHRISTINA (1933)
10 p.m.		MARIE ANTOINETTE (1938)
1 a.m.		YOUNG BESS (1953)
3 a.m.		MARY OF SCOTLAND (1936)

Friday, January 16 - Europe
8 p.m.		KHARTOUM (1966)
10:30 p.m.	ALFRED THE GREAT (1969)
1 a.m.		THE THIEF OF PARIS (1967)
3:15 a.m.	ALEXANDER THE GREAT (1956)
	
Saturday, January 17 - Entertainers
8 p.m.		FUNNY LADY (1975)
10:30 p.m.	YOUR CHEATIN' HEART (1964)
12:30 a.m.	I'LL CRY TOMORROW (1955)
2:45 a.m.	LOVE ME OR LEAVE ME (1955)

Friday, January 23 - U.S. Politics
8 p.m.		TENNESSEE JOHNSON (1943)
10 p.m.		THE MAGNIFICENT YANKEE (1951)
11:40 p.m.	McARTHUR (1977)
4:30 a.m.	ALEXANDER HAMILTON (1931)	

Saturday, January 24 - Musicians
8 p.m.		WORDS AND MUSIC (1948)
10:30 p.m.	TILL THE CLOUDS ROLL BY (1946)
1 a.m.		DEEP IN MY HEART (1954)
3:30 a.m.	RHAPSODY IN BLUE (1945)