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  1. 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.

  2. Feb 21, 2022 · Crawford's birth name was Lucille Fay LeSueur, but she also went by the name Billie Cassin — after her stepfather who was called Billie — before her career took off.

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  3. Mar 22, 2021 · Though no birth certificate exists for Joan Crawford (née Lucille LeSueur), everyone agrees on the March 23 date of her birth. The year is another matter. Crawford always claimed 1908, which...

    • Her Name Was Completely Different. Joan Crawford was born a Southern belle in San Antonio, Texas, but her life was nothing like the glamorous romp we know it as today.
    • She Suffered an Early Tragedy. When Crawford was just a 10-month-old baby, her father dealt her a heartbreaking blow. Thomas abandoned his family entirely, moving to a different city and leaving Crawford’s mother scrambling.
    • She Endured a Horrific Act. Although Cassin’s profession exposed Crawford to legendary performers like ballet dancer Anna Pavlova, it also exposed her to far darker things.
    • She Had a Teenage Romance. Desperate to get out from under her family horror story, Crawford leapt into the first romance she could get her hands on. While at school in Rockingham Academy, the teenager started a serious tryst with Ray Sterling, a trumpet player who tried to push her academic ambitions.
  4. Mar 26, 2021 · Crawford was born Lucille Fay LeSueur in San Antonio, Texas, on March 23, 1905 (though some sources have reported her birth date as 1904). Her parents separated before she was born, and her...

  5. Jul 30, 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.

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  7. 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.