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Which actress made her film debut in They Wonât Forget?
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The actress who made her film debut in the 1937 movie They Wonât Forget is Lana Turner.
Directed by Mervyn LeRoy, the film featured Turner in a small role as a 15-year-old girl whose rape and murder serve as the catalyst for the story's central trial. LeRoy, who had discovered the young actress, also suggested she change her name from Judy to Lana for her professional career.12