“He was everything I ever dreamed of in a man, so love and passion soon followed.” For his part, Wyler told Chandler that Davis “was very passionate and emotional, with more energy than anyone I’d ever known. In September 1973, Crawford moved from apartment 22-G to a smaller apartment next door, 22-H, at the Imperial House, 150 East 69th Street. "[73] Curtiz demanded Crawford prove her suitability by taking a screen test; she agreed. [105], Joan Crawford's handprints and footprints are immortalized in the forecourt of Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. [21] They lived in Lawton, Oklahoma where Cassin ran the Ramsey Opera House; he managed to book diverse and noted performers such as Anna Pavlova and Eva Tanguay. [31], Crawford wanted additional work, and approached Loews Theaters publicist Nils Granlund. Christopher was the second son adopted by Joan. Denby, David, "Escape Artist, The Case for Joan Crawford", Basinger, Jeanine, The Star Machine, Knopf Books, 2007, p. 37, greatest female stars of Classic Hollywood Cinema, Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, "Fact-Checking Feud: Joan Crawford and Bette Davis's 1963 Oscar Showdown", "I'll never forgive Mommie: Joan Crawford's daughter gives first interview in 10 years", "Joan Crawford's Story About Having Sex With Her Stepfather On 'Feud' Raises Serious Concerns", "SALESGIRLS IN NEW TALKIE. Following a public appearance in 1974, she withdrew from events that required her to be photographed, becoming increasingly reclusive until her death in 1977. [57] It was one of the highest-grossing movies of the year,[58] and won the Academy Award for Best Picture. Crawford married actor Phillip Terry on July 21, 1942, after a six-month courtship. The list was submitted by Harry Brandt, president of the Independent Theatre Owners Association of America. At different stages of her career, she was noted for her diverse roles playing sympathetic and unsympathetic characters, and for realistic yet multi-layered performances. Ad Choices. [121], This article is about the film actress. By 1961, Joan Crawford was once again her own publicity machine, with a new script, "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? [82], Steele died of a heart attack in April 1959. (2002). [29] Her family's instability negatively affected Crawford and her schooling never formally progressed beyond primary education. ", sent by Robert Aldrich. Franchot Tone was Joan’s second husband, and they were married from October 11 th 1935 to April 11 th 1939. [72] Together, the couple adopted a son whom they named Christopher, but his birth mother reclaimed the child. [26] While there, she began dating, and had her first serious relationship with a trumpet player named Ray Sterling, who reportedly inspired her to begin challenging herself academically. [25], In June 1917, the family moved to Kansas City, Missouri, after Cassin was accused of embezzlement; although acquitted, he was blacklisted in Lawton. In 1945, she won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of the hard-working, divorced, protective mother in the title role of Mildred Pierce. Crawford later named the role as being one of her personal favorites. Joan Crawford (born Lucille Fay LeSueur; March 23, 190? [19], Thomas LeSueur abandoned the family when Lucille was ten months old,[20] eventually resettling in Abilene, Texas, reportedly working as a construction laborer. But ‘Howard Huge’ he was not.”, 6. [91], In October 1968, Crawford's 29-year-old daughter, Christina (who was then acting in New York on the soap opera The Secret Storm), needed immediate medical attention for a ruptured ovarian tumor. Smith organized a contest called "Name the Star" in Movie Weekly to allow readers to select her new stage name. Our Blushing Brides (1930) the final installment in the Our Dancing Daughters franchise co-starring Robert Montgomery and Anita Page, where Crawford "carries the burden of dramatics in this photoplay and comes off splendidly and intelligently. Or was it nine? Herbert L. Barnet, Steele's handpicked successor as chairman … She later starred as a facially disfigured blackmailer in A Woman's Face (1941), a remake of the Swedish film En kvinnas ansikte which had starred Ingrid Bergman in the lead role three years earlier. Gary Merrill (Bette) Merrill may not have been a significant entry into the many lives and loves of Bette Davis, but their decade-long marriage (1950-1960) did inspire this potentially apocryphal zinger from the actress: “Gary was a macho man, but none of my husbands was ever man enough to become Mr. Bette Davis.”. I was jealous of course.” Franchot Tone became Joan’s second (or third?) Throughout the entire production of the movie, Curtiz criticized Crawford. Farnsworth died of complications from a skull fracture he had sustained a good deal earlier, and—whether routine or no—Davis was interrogated during the inquest. She explicitly disinherited the two eldest, Christina and Christopher: "It is my intention to make no provision herein for my son, Christopher, or my daughter, Christina, for reasons which are well known to them. It may have been his regular gambit. husband in 1935. “Never had I encountered such female boldness,” Sherman told Crawford’s biographer. Crawford made three more television appearances, including one as Stephanie White in a 1970 episode ("The Nightmare") of The Virginian and as Joan Fairchild (her final dramatic performance) in a 1972 episode ("Dear Joan: We're Going to Scare You to Death") of The Sixth Sense. [86], That same year, Crawford starred as Lucy Harbin in William Castle's horror mystery Strait-Jacket (1964). [62], Following her divorce, she was again teamed with Clark Gable, along with Franchot Tone and Fred Astaire, in the hit Dancing Lady (1933), in which she received top billing. Crawford continued her reign as a popular movie actress well into the mid-1930s. Although she was not the star of the film, she received positive reviews. Here—ranked in order of old Hollywood scandal—are the many loves and affairs of Crawford and Davis, including the man who helped kicked off their feud in the first place. Growing up in Shelbina, Joan was a 1949 graduate of Shelbina High School. Speaking with The Village Voice’s Michael Musto after a screening of her 2012 documentary Surviving Mommie Dearest, Crawford’s oldest adopted daughter said: “I didn’t believe it was an accident.” Steele was found dead at the bottom of their home’s enormous stairway; as Christina Crawford said ominously, “I know what Mommie was capable of in a state of rage . [43], F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote of Crawford:[44].mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 40px}.mw-parser-output .templatequote .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;padding-left:1.6em;margin-top:0}. We weren’t that kind of people. She adopted five children, one of whom was reclaimed. Newquist, Roy, with introduction by John Springer (1980). [86], Crawford starred as Blanche Hudson, an elderly, disabled former A-list movie star who lives in fear of her psychotic sister Jane, in the highly successful psychological thriller What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? [41][42], In 1928, Crawford starred opposite Ramón Novarro in Across to Singapore, but it was her role as Diana Medford in Our Dancing Daughters (1928) that catapulted her to stardom. "[96] Crawford cancelled all public appearances, began declining interviews, and left her apartment less and less. Left, from Everett Collection; Right, by Nina Prommer/PatrickMcmullan.com. [92], Crawford's appearance in the 1969 television film Night Gallery (which served as pilot to the series that followed) marked one of Steven Spielberg's earliest directing jobs. It had advantages in the pleasure it brought me, but it also made me a victim—dependent.”. Crawford's performance was panned, and the film was not a success. I’ve been asked many times about him and what was husbands and many lovers of Crawford and Davis. Joan and her 4th husband, Alfred Steele, in 1955. After helping a wounded gang member, a strong-willed female saloon owner is wrongly suspected of murder and bank robbery by a lynch mob. She next played the title role in Sadie McKee (1934), opposite Tone and Gene Raymond. [83], Crawford received the sixth annual "Pally Award", which was in the shape of a bronze Pepsi bottle. After her death, photographs of John F. Kennedy (for whom she had voted in the 1960 presidential election)[95] were found in her apartment. Director Michael Curtiz did not want Crawford to play the part, and he instead lobbied for the casting of Barbara Stanwyck. 12. [39][40], Crawford appeared as a skimpily-clad young carnival assistant in The Unknown (1927), starring Lon Chaney, Sr. as a carnival knife thrower with no arms who hopes to marry her. [27], In 1922, she registered at Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri, giving her year of birth as 1906. [34], MGM publicity head Pete Smith recognized her ability to become a major star, but felt her name sounded fake; he told studio head Louis B. Mayer that her last name, LeSueur, reminded him of a sewer. There was no autopsy. While appearing in Innocent Eyes, Crawford met a saxophone player named James Welton. "[51] Her next movie, Paid (1930), paired her with Robert Armstrong, and was another success. [19] Crawford's mother married Henry J. Cassin, however, the marriage is listed in the census as her first. [93], In 1970, Crawford was presented with the Cecil B. DeMille Award by John Wayne at the Golden Globes, which was telecast from the Coconut Grove at The Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles. The movie was Torch Song and it was a romantic musical drama. For the basketball player, see, Transition to sound, and continued success. Fairbanks and Crawford married on June 3, 1929, at St. Malachy in New York City. Jul 6, 2019 - Joan's homes where as colorful as she was!. "[36] She began attending dances in the afternoons and evenings at hotels around Hollywood and at dance venues on the beach piers, where she often won dance competitions with her performances of the Charleston and the Black Bottom. [81] He later was named chairman of the board and CEO of Pepsi-Cola. Shearer was married to MGM Head of Production Irving Thalberg; hence, she had the first choice of scripts, and had more control than other stars in what films she would and would not make. The film was a huge success, recouping its costs within eleven days of its nationwide release reviving Davis and Crawford's careers. [89] Despite being replaced, brief footage of Crawford made it into the film when she is seen sitting in a taxi in a wide shot. 4. 3. It also ran a financial loss, becoming one of MGM's biggest failures of the year. Her greatest success and most popular performances came from melodramas and romantic comedies, but her filmography ranges in genres from film noir and historical costume dramas to musicals and horror films. She died on August 15, 1958. [33], Credited as Lucille LeSueur, her first film was Lady of the Night in 1925, as the body double for Norma Shearer, MGM's most popular female star. Speaking with Chandler, Davis said she was the only woman to ever bring Hughes to “climax.” She adds: “Or so he said at the time. Despite the fact that Christina's character was a 28-year-old, and Crawford was in her sixties, Crawford offered to play her role until Christina was well enough to return, to which producer Gloria Monty readily agreed. [53] Dance, Fools, Dance, released in February 1931, was the first pairing of Crawford and Gable. Not included on this list is Crawford’s third husband, Phillip Terry, who is simply too boring to mention. Her first film for the studio was Hollywood Canteen (1944), an all-star morale-booster film that teamed her with several other top movie stars at the time. Anyway it worked with me, and it was cheaper than buying gifts. Director: Nicholas Ray | Stars: Joan Crawford, Sterling Hayden, Mercedes McCambridge, Scott Brady Votes: 15,560 The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Condé Nast. 11. Cathy Crawford LaLonde, daughter of Hollywood legend Joan Crawford, died Friday at her home in Pennsylvania after a long battle with lung cancer, her family confirmed to Deadline. Crawford earned the Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role.[75]. Crawford was quoted to have said: "How can I compete with Norma? Born on October 15, 1943, he was also formally known as Phillip Terry Jr prior to the adoption. In November 1978, Christina Crawford published Mommie Dearest, which contained allegations that her late adoptive mother was emotionally and physically abusive to Christina and her brother Christopher because she chose fame and her career over parenthood. She also starred in Female on the Beach (1955) with Jeff Chandler, and in Queen Bee (1955), alongside John Ireland. [55], MGM next cast her in the film Grand Hotel, directed by Edmund Goulding. According to Davis, Wyler greeted her coolly and politely, as if there had never been a love affair between them. This extends to the ups and downs of their careers, their ball-busting reputations, and their modern approaches to sex. With Joan Crawford, Diane Baker, Leif Erickson, Howard St. John. [115], Pictures of Crawford were used in the album artwork of The Rolling Stones album Exile on Main St. [47] She and Pickford, however, continued to despise each other. They renewed their acquaintance at a New Year's Eve party in 1954. [56] Grand Hotel was released in April 1932 to critical and commercial success. [107] Playboy listed Crawford as #84 of the "100 Sexiest Women of the 20th century". Her real age is unknown. [46] Fairbanks was the son of Douglas Fairbanks and the stepson of Mary Pickford, who were considered Hollywood royalty. To revisit this article, visit My Profile, then View saved stories. Even though Crawford remained a respected MGM actress, and her films still earned profits, her popularity declined in the late 1930s. “I fell in love with Franchot, professionally and privately,” Davis wrote later in life of her 1935 Dangerous co-star. Farnsworth was an innkeeper, and he and Davis were married until his untimely death in 1943. [59], Crawford achieved continued success in Letty Lynton (1932). Crawford later admitted to being nervous during the filming of the movie because she was working with accomplished actors, and that she was disappointed that she had no scenes with one she had admired, the "divine Garbo". In her 1981 book Gone But Not Forgotten, author Patricia Fox-Sheinwold alleges (with no actual proof) that the two got hitched: The big event at that time, one that has been kept locked up in the Clark Gable had balls. As MGM screenwriter Frederica Sagor Maas recalled, "No one decided to make Joan Crawford a star. She also spoke at Stephens College, where she had been a student for two months in 1922.[94]. “I liked sex in a way that was considered unbecoming for a woman of my time,” Davis told her biographer Charlotte Chandler. [28] She attended Stephens for only a few months before withdrawing after she realized she was not prepared for college. Fairbanks, Sr., and Pickford were opposed to the marriage, and did not invite the couple to their home at Pickfair for eight months after the marriage. Alfred Steele (Joan) Joan’s final husband, Pepsi-Cola mogul Alfred Steele, wasn’t himself the source of any controversy, but long after his 1959 death from a heart attack, scandal came knocking. Granlund immediately wired LeSueur, who had returned to her mother's home in Kansas City, with the news; she borrowed $400 for travel expenses. Though she started by portraying flappers, Crawford often played wealthy women in distress (Dance, Fools, Dance, This Modern Age, Letty Lynton, No More Ladies, I Live My Life, Susan and God) or hard-working young women who found romance and success (Our Dancing Daughters, Paid, Laughing Sinners, Grand Hotel, Dancing Lady, Sadie McKee, The Last of Mrs. Cheyney, The Shining Hour, The Bride Wore Red, Mannequin). In 1955, Crawford became involved with the Pepsi-Cola Company through her marriage to company Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Alfred Steele, although she continued to act in film and television throughout the 1950s and 1960s. Joan didn't marry again for ten years, but she did have a home life. This was soon followed by equally small and unbilled roles in two other 1925 silent films: The Only Thing, and The Merry Widow. I would lock myself in my room and read newspapers, magazines and books aloud. In an August 2016 episode of the “You Must Remember This” podcast, Longworth explains in detail just how truly scandalous Crawford’s first Hollywood marriage was. She received an Academy Award for Best … For $500,000, Crawford signed with Warner Bros. for a three-movie deal, and was placed on the payroll on July 1, 1943. [25] As a result, she underwent three surgeries to repair the damage. He was a fine actor, but he’ll be long remembered as the first wedge between two women who—at the end of the day—had much more in common than not. Hall of Records, was [Joan's] first marriage. Vincent Sherman (Joan): Like many of her male contemporaries in Hollywood, Crawford knew how to exploit sexual desire in order to get what she wanted. Because she was single, California law prevented her from adopting within the state; so, she arranged the adoption through an agency in Las Vegas. 1. [63], In 1935, Crawford married Franchot Tone, a stage actor from New York who planned to use his film earnings to finance his theatre group. Mannequin, co-starring Spencer Tracy, also released in 1937 did, as the New York Times stated, "restore Crawford to her throne as queen of the working girls". ", "Joan Crawford Dies at Home; Joan Crawford, Screen Star, Dies in Manhattan Home", "The References: "Feud" Episode 7 + "Hush... Hush... 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Arthur Farnsworth (Bette): Davis, like Crawford, married a man with an A-name who had nothing to do with Hollywood. She sleeps with the boss! (More on that below.). Former brother-in-law of Hal Le Sueur. – May 10, 1977) was an American film and television actress who began her career as a dancer in traveling theatrical companies before debuting as a chorus girl on Broadway. Died at his home in Santa Barbara, was cremated, and his ashes scattered into the Pacific Ocean. [90], In 1965, she played Amy Nelson in I Saw What You Did, another William Castle vehicle. . The second episode of Feud alleges that Davis slept with her Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? Although the film was highly publicized as Crawford's major comeback, it was a critical and financial failure, known today for its camp appeal. Crawford initially was advised that her services were no longer required. [108] In 1999, Crawford was also voted the tenth greatest female star of the classic American cinema by the American Film Institute. I guess it’s too much to ask of any man that he turn down the opportunity to sleep with Joan Crawford.”, 7. [Note 1] – May 10, 1977) was an American film and television actress who began her career as a dancer in traveling theatrical companies before debuting as a chorus girl on Broadway. Clark. Bette Davis and Gary Merrill in the film. After Crawford's death, Christina released a well-known but controversial "tell-all" memoir, Mommie Dearest (1978). By that time, Steele had become president of Pepsi-Cola. Since she [Joan] didn’t In 1954, she starred in Johnny Guitar, a cult classic directed by Nicholas Ray, co-starring Sterling Hayden and Mercedes McCambridge. This page was last edited on 12 January 2021, at 02:17. “But few have matched her ruthlessness.” Crawford said one of the main reasons she signed with Warner Bros. was because she wanted to play the character "Mattie" in a proposed 1944 film version of Edith Wharton's novel Ethan Frome (1911). His first notable relationship was with the actress Joan Crawford, whom he began to date seriously during the filming of Our Modern Maidens. 10. She stated that she learned more about acting from watching Chaney work than from anyone else in her career. To revisit this article, select My⁠ ⁠Account, then View saved stories. She next starred in The Gorgeous Hussy (1936), opposite Robert Taylor and Lionel Barrymore, as well as Tone. [100] A funeral was held at Campbell Funeral Home, New York, on May 13, 1977. [48], To rid herself of her Southwestern accent, Crawford tirelessly practiced diction and elocution. "[74] Mildred Pierce was a resounding critical and commercial success. Crawford left money to her favorite charities: the USO of New York, the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital, the American Cancer Society, the Muscular Dystrophy Association, the American Heart Association, and the Wiltwyck School for Boys. Costume fittings started filming off roughly when Curtiz suspected Crawford of wearing shoulder pads and he proceeded to tear the top of her dress. No More Ladies (1935) co-starred Robert Montgomery and then-husband Franchot Tone, and was a success. The two collaborated on some her best work—The Letter (1940) and The Little Foxes (1941)—and conducted an affair off-screen. That death is, to this day, still categorized as “mysterious” by Davis biographers. Those expecting a racy tell-all were disappointed, although Crawford's meticulous ways were revealed in her advice on grooming, wardrobe, exercise, and even food storage. She appeared in episodes of anthology television series in the 1950s, and, in 1959, made a pilot for The Joan Crawford Show. Clark Gable (Joan): Despite their combined level of fame and their occasional marriages to other people, the long-standing affair between Gable and Crawford somehow miraculously avoided scandalizing Hollywood. Her next film was Humoresque (1946), co-starring John Garfield, a romantic drama about a love affair between an older woman and a younger man. [118][119] As of 2018, any streaming/airing of this series was stopped by restraint order from lower California courts until Olivia de Havilland could be heard by the United States Supreme Court on whether producers had the right to use her likeness (played by Catherine Zeta-Jones) without permission despite her being a public figure. I cried for nine hours. The two stars maintained publicly that there was no feud between them. The role established her as a symbol of modern 1920s-style femininity which rivaled Clara Bow, the original "It girl", and Hollywood's foremost flapper. She unexpectedly slipped from seventh to sixteenth place at the box office that year, and her public popularity also began to wane. The two were allegedly married in 1924, and lived together for several months, although this supposed marriage was never mentioned in later life by Crawford. Joan and Fairbanks Jr. (both inclined towards infidelity) would divorce in 1933, but not before Joan’s star got a dramatic boost thanks to her husband’s incredibly famous last name. "It was then", she said, "I became aware for the first time of the difference between standing in front of a camera, and acting." Crawford contacted each of the other Oscar nominees in the category (Katharine Hepburn, Lee Remick, Geraldine Page, and Anne Bancroft, all East Coast-based actresses), to let them know that if they could not attend the ceremony, she would be happy to accept the Oscar on their behalf; all agreed. In 1947, Crawford adopted two more children, whom she named Cindy and Cathy. Crawford made a cameo appearance as herself in the first episode of The Tim Conway Show, which aired on January 30, 1970. Shubert. Actress Jeanne Eagels played the role on stage, and Gloria Swanson had originated the part on screen in the 1928 film version. One of Hollywood’s greatest stars, Joan Crawford, was redefined as a sadistic control freak by Mommie Dearest, her daughter’s 1978 tell-all. Will be used in accordance with our Privacy Policy. “Joan Crawford wasn’t the first Hollywood actress to trade sex for stardom,” says Bret. The following year, she starred opposite a young Cliff Robertson in Autumn Leaves (1956), and filmed a leading role in The Story of Esther Costello (1957), co-starring Rossano Brazzi. “How can I compete with Norma?” she once famously complained of rival Norma Shearer. She starred on the big screen one final time, playing Dr. Brockton in Herman Cohen's science fiction horror film Trog (1970), rounding out a career spanning 45 years and more than 80 motion pictures. Possessed, their third film together, released in October, was directed by Clarence Brown. First to actor Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. and then to actor Franchot Tone. Crawford, who had been left near-penniless following Alfred Steele's death,[85] accepted a small role in The Best of Everything (1959). In Joan Crawford: The Essential Biography, the author explains that Crawford appeals to many gay men because they sympathize with her struggle for success in both the entertainment industry and her personal life.[104]. Crawford's next book, My Way of Life, was published in 1971 by Simon & Schuster. "[101] Both of them challenged the will and received a $55,000 settlement. At my elbow, I kept a dictionary. Directed by William Castle. And it’s possible that Davis’s romance with Aldrich is rarely mentioned because she and Crawford had so many other fascinating affairs, marriages, and scandals: between the two of them, Davis and Crawford racked up eight husbands. But “Ham”—as he was better known—had even more explosive dirt on Davis: evidence of her torrid affair with director Howard Hughes. As a child, Crawford preferred the nickname "Billie" and enjoyed watching vaudeville acts perform on the stage of her stepfather's theatre. Crawford and MGM Reunite. 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