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Biography. Joan Crawford. Jump to Edit. Overview. Born. March 23, 1906 · San Antonio, Texas, USA. Died. May 10, 1977 · New York City, New York, USA (heart attack) Birth name. Lucille Fay LeSueur. Nicknames. Billie Cassin. Cranberry. Billie. Height. 5′ 3″ (1.60 m) Mini Bio.
May 9, 2024 · “Humoresque” “Sudden Fear” Joan Crawford (born March 23, 1904?, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.—died May 10, 1977, New York, New York) was an American motion-picture actress who made her initial impact as a vivacious Jazz Age flapper but later matured into a star of psychological melodramas.
As one of Hollywood's most iconic leading ladies from the 1920s through the 1960s, Joan Crawford mastered the art of reinvention across a decades-spanning career that reflected seismic shifts in both cinema and popular culture itself.
Joan Crawford was born Lucille Fay LeSueur on March 23, 1906, in San Antonio, Texas, to Anna Belle (Johnson) and Thomas E. LeSueur, a laundry laborer. By the time she was born, her parents had separated, and by the time she was a teenager, she'd had three stepfathers.
Joan Crawford (born Lucille Fay LeSueur; March 23, c. 1904–1908 – May 10, 1977) was an American actress. She won the 1945 Best Actress Academy Award for Mildred Pierce . She was voted the tenth greatest female star in the history of American movies by the American Film Institute .
Born Lucille LeSueur in San Antonio, Texas, she had a difficult childhood. Not only did her parents divorce, but she was sexually abused by her stepfather. It was at his theatre that she became...
Jun 8, 2018 · Joan Crawford | Encyclopedia.com. People. Literature and the Arts. Film and Television: Biographies. Joan Crawford. Crawford, Joan. views 3,809,697 updated Jun 08 2018. CRAWFORD, Joan. Nationality: American. Born: Lucille LeSueur in San Antonio, Texas, 23 March 1908; adopted name of stepfather, Cassin, as a child.