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Joan Crawford (born Lucille Fay LeSueur; March 23, 190? [Note 1] – May 10, 1977) was an American actress. She started her career as a dancer in traveling theatrical companies before debuting on Broadway. Crawford was signed to a motion picture contract by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1925.
As the 1930s progressed, Crawford became one of the biggest stars at MGM. She was in top form in films such as Grand Hotel (1932), Sadie McKee (1934), No More Ladies (1935), and Love on the Run (1936); movie patrons were enthralled, and studio executives were satisfied.
Mar 26, 2021 · Joan Crawford was an Oscar-winning actress, dancer and executive. She was known for films like 'Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?' and 'Mildred Pierce.'
Mar 22, 2021 · Joan Crawford has been gone for more than four decades, but she is still remembered as the quintessential star product of Hollywood’s Golden Age. Her movie career lasted from...
Mar 1, 2024 · Joan Crawford portrayed herself as a doting mother in her two books—but in her own infamous memoir, ‘Mommie Dearest,’ Christina Crawford painted an entirely different...
May 4, 2016 · “No wire hangers!” That’s what comes to mind when most people think of Joan Crawford, more so than the professionalism and remarkable performances that mark her four decades long career.
Joan Crawford. Actress: What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?. 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.
Sep 10, 2024 · 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.
Feb 22, 2017 · The rivalry between silver-screen icons Bette Davis and Joan Crawford is the stuff of legend, a decades-long battle sparked by both professional and personal resentments and fueled by an...
May 11, 1977 · Joan Crawford, one of Hollywood’s last true movie queens, died Tuesday of a heart attack. She was 69. She was found dead in her East Side Manhattan apartment about 10 a.m....
