Joan Crawford
Joan Crawford (born Lucille Fay LeSueur) was an Academy Award-winning American actress. Crawford is named as the tenth Greatest Female Star of All Time by the American Film Institute. Starting as a dancer on Broadway, Crawford was signed to a motion picture contract by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios in 1925 and played small parts. By the end of the '20s she became a famous flapper. Beginning in the 1930s, Crawford's fame rivaled fellow MGM colleagues Norma Shearer and Greta Garbo. She often played hardworking young women who find romance and financial success. These "rags to riches" stories were well-received by Depression-era audiences and were popular with women. By the end of the decade, Crawford remained one of Hollywood's most prominent movie stars, and one of the highest paid women in the U.S. For her performance in Mildred Pierce, Crawford won an Academy Award and in the following years, achieved some of her best reviews. In 1955, she became involved with PepsiCo, the company run by her last husband, Alfred Steele. After his death in 1959, Crawford was elected to fill his vacancy on the board of directors but was forcibly retired in 1973. She continued acting regularly into the 1960s, when her performances became fewer, and after the release of the horror film Trog in 1970, retired from the screen.
11 Books Written
From "Grand Hotel" to "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?," Joan Crawford played some of the finest parts Hollywood had to offer, establishing a reputation as the most spectacular diva on the silver screen. Even when the cameras quit rolling, her life never stopped being over-the-top. In "My Way of Life," a cult classic since it was first published in the early 1970's, Crawford shares her secrets. P
The warm, sincere account of an underprivileged Kansas City girl, who, through hard work and determination, rose to become an honored actress of great magnitude and a respected figure in American industry. It is full of glamorous moments, heart-warming episodes, and exciting personalities.
The Joan Crawford Collection
by Joan Crawford
The Return of Stewy
by Joan Crawford
Still young and single, Stewy returns to his hometown after life in the Navy. It turns out that a sailor's life was much quieter!
Penguin Passnotes:Spring & Port
by Joan Crawford
Happy Birthday-Love, Joan: On Your Special Day, Enjoy the Wit and Wisdom of Joan Crawford, the World's Most Terrifying Diva
by Joan Crawford
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A Birthday Card in Book Form! Features nearly 90 witty and inspirational quotations, and a page for inscribing your personal birthday message.Aries Joan Crawford is the outstanding example of the "Me First" fire sign. But no one is certain what year she was born! Fearless, passionate, a chameleon ahead of her time; and a lavish high "I believe in the dollar
Photograph signed by Joan Crawford.
by Joan Crawford
Righteous Obedience: The Church of God is One
by Joan Crawford
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[Notebooks]: 10 Assorted Scribblers 25c
by Joan Crawford
Joan Crawford: Program for Memorial Service
by Joan Crawford
A Rare Recording of Joan Crawford
by Joan Crawford
Joan Crawford, born Lucille Fay LeSueur (March 23, 1904-May 10, 1977) in San Antonio, TX, was an American dancer, businesswoman, and actress of 86 films. Crawford often played hardworking young women who find romance and financial success. Her films were well received by Depression-era audiences and popular with women. By the 1930s, Crawford became one of Hollywood's most prominent movie stars—riv