Joan Crawford





Joan Crawford

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born
May 23, 1905 in New York, New York, The United States

died
May 10, 1977

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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 mo...more


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My Way of Life
4.13 of 5 stars 4.13 avg rating — 52 ratings — published 1971 — 3 editions
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A Portrait of Joan
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A Portrait of Joan
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Joan Crawford
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More books by Joan Crawford…
“Love is a fire. But whether it is going to warm your hearth or burn down your house, you can never tell.”
Joan Crawford

“I find suggestion a hell of a lot more provocative than explicit detail. You didn't see Clark[Gable] and Vivien[leigh] rolling around in bed in Gone With The Wind, but you saw that shit eating grin on her face the next morning and you knew damned well she'd gotten properly laid.”
Joan Crawford

“Don't fuck with me, fellas. This cowgirl has been to the rodeo before.”
Joan Crawford