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Joan Crawford
American actress (s)
This article is about the film actress. For the basketball player, see Joan Crawford (basketball). For the song by Blue Öyster Cult, see Joan Crawford (song).
Joan Crawford | |
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Crawford in | |
| Born | Lucille Fay LeSueur March 23, ?[a] San Antonio, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | (aged&#;69–73) New York City, U.S. |
| Resting place | Ferncliff Cemetery |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years&#;active | – |
| Spouses | Franchot Tone &#; &#; (m.&#;; div.&#;)&#;Phillip Terry &#; &#; (m.&#;; div.&#;)&#;Alfred Steele &#; &#; (m.&#;; died&#;)&#; |
| Children | 4, including Christina |
| Relatives | Hal LeSueur (brother) |
Joan Crawford (born Lucille Fay LeSueur; March 23, ?[a]&#;&#; May 10, ) 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 contr
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| Joan Crawford wielding a mop across the sleek floor of the kitchen in her New York apartment. Circa |
I'm just going to come out of the gate and say it: I don't like the movie Mommie Dearest, the movie that has, perhaps, become as iconic in pop culture as the woman it's about. Sure, it's entertaining - there's definitely no doubting that - and showcases some excellent acting on Faye Dunaway's part, but it also does an immense disservice to Joan Crawford. For the three people who don't know what the movie's about, Mommie Dearest tells the story of Joan Crawford beginning with the adoption of her first child, Christina. Originally a book written by Christina herself, and then turned into the movie that is so well-known, it alleges that Joan was an abusive, manipulative and self-centered mother, capable of loving no one except for herself, who deprived her children of affection, treated them like filth and
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Bio Part 3: Warners and Freelancing
Warners and The Comeback: -
Joan's time at Warners did not begin auspiciously. After rejecting three pictures and being turned down for one she wanted to do (Ethan Frome), Joan was threatened with suspension for refusing to work. She promptly marched into studio head Jack Warner's office and had herself taken off salary until a suitable script could be found for her.
For over a year Joan did not appear onscreen. During this down time, she busied herself with family life. Months after her divorce from Franchot Tone in , Joan had adopted a baby girl, Christina. In she had married her third husband, actor Phillip Terry. In the couple adopted a son, Phillip, Jr. (whose name would be changed to Christopher after the couple's divorce). Terry had recently been released from RKO and was working in his father's factory, so Joan now played the dutiful War Wife for the press, ceremoniously packing his