Birthname: Lucille Fay LeSueur
| Sign | Aries |
| Born | Mar 23, 1905 San Antonio, TX |
| Died | May 10, 1977 New York City, NY |
| Age | Died at 72 |
| Final Resting PlaceFerncliff Cemetery and Mausoleum | |
Joan Crawford | |
| Job | Actress |
| Years active | 1925-1972 |
| Top Roles | Frances Myles, Mildred Pierce, Michele de la Becque, Sally Parker, Mary Turner |
| Top Genres | Drama, Romance, Comedy, Silent Films, Thriller/Suspense, Film Adaptation |
| Top Topics | Book-Based, Pre-Code Cinema, Based on Play |
| Top Collaborators | Joseph L. Mankiewicz (Director), Jerry Wald (Producer), Clarence Brown (Director), Hunt Stromberg (Producer) |
| Shares birthday with | Philip Ober, Jeff York, Kenneth Tobey see more.. |
Joan Crawford Overview:
Legendary actress, Joan Crawford, was born Lucille Fay LeSueur on Mar 23, 1905 in San Antonio, TX. Crawford died at the age of 72 on May 10, 1977 in New York City, NY and was laid to rest in Ferncliff Cemetery and Mausoleum in Hartsdale, Westchester County, NY.
MINI BIO:
Dark-haired (earlier blonde), thick-browed, dominating American actress. After an apprenticeship playing bitchy, hard-headed flappers, the Crawford of the forties and fifties, great haunted eyes and jagged mouth to the fore, excelled as women born to suffer. Still in leading roles when past 50, she remains one of the few actresses to create her own genre, with its ingredients of melodrama, mayhem, murder, and mink. Academy Award for Mildred Pierce. Married to actors Douglas Fairbanks Jr. (1929-1933), Franchot Tone (1935-1939), and Phillip Terry (1942-1946). Her last husband, a businessman, left her a widow in 1959. Died from a heart attack. Also Oscar-nominated for Possessed (1947 version) and Sudden Fear. (Source: available at Amazon Quinlan's Film Stars).HONORS and AWARDS:
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Joan Crawford was nominated for three Academy Awards, winning one for Best Actress for Mildred Pierce (as Mildred Pierce) in 1945.
Academy Awards
| Year | Award | Film name | Role | Result |
| 1945 | Best Actress | Mildred Pierce (1945) | Mildred Pierce | Won |
| 1947 | Best Actress | Possessed (1947) | Louise Howell | Nominated |
| 1952 | Best Actress | Sudden Fear (1952) | Myra Hudson | Nominated |
She was honored with one star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Motion Pictures. Joan Crawford's handprints and footprints were 'set in stone' at Grauman's Chinese Theater during imprint ceremony #15 on Sep 14, 1929.
Joan Crawford BlogHub Articles:
Joan Crawford and Melvyn Douglas lead the cast in “A Woman’s Face”
By Stephen Reginald on Jan 29, 2025 From Classic Movie ManJoan Crawford and Melvyn Douglas lead the cast in “A Woman’s Face” A Woman’s Face (1941) is an American drama film directed by George Cukor and starring Joan Crawford and Melvin Douglas. The strong supporting cast includes Conrad Veidt, Osa Massen, Reginald Owen, Albert ... Read full article
THE PAIRS THAT NEVER WERE: Joan Crawford and Humphrey Bogart
By Carol Martinheira on Nov 25, 2024 From The Old Hollywood GardenTHE PAIRS THAT NEVER WERE: Joan Crawford and Humphrey Bogart On November 25, 2024 By CarolIn Uncategorized Noirvember?s THE PAIRS THAT NEVER WERE goes out to two people whom I frankly cannot believe never made a movie together. I mean, of all the actors from Hollywo... Read full article
Joan Crawford, Dana Andrews, and Henry Fonda in Otto Preminger's Production of “Daisy Kenyon”
By Stephen Reginald on Nov 20, 2024 From Classic Movie ManJoan Crawford, Dana Andrews, and Henry Fonda in Otto Preminger's Production of “Daisy Kenyon” Daisy Kenyon (1947), based on the best-selling novel by Elizabeth Janeway, is one of many films referred to as “women’s pictures” during Hollywood’s Golden Age. In m... Read full article
Joan Crawford, Dana Andrews, and Henry Fonda in Otto Preminger's Production of “Daisy Kenyon”
By Stephen Reginald on Oct 5, 2024 From Classic Movie ManJoan Crawford, Dana Andrews, and Henry Fonda in Otto Preminger's Production of “Daisy Kenyon” Daisy Kenyon (1947), based on the best-selling novel by Elizabeth Janeway, is one of many films referred to as “women’s pictures” during Hollywood’s Golden Age. In m... Read full article
Review: Joan Crawford in Film Noir: The Actress as Auteur
By Christy Putnam on May 30, 2024 From Christy PutnamJoan Crawford in Film Noir: The Actress as Auteur Probably the least explored aspect of Joan Crawford, the actress, has been her body of work viewed through the lens of her expertise as an auteur of her own abilities. Since her notorious personal life, revealed in her daughter Christina Crawford?s e... Read full article
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Joan Crawford Quotes:
Vienna: The railroad's sending in people by tens, twenties, hundreds, and thousands! You can't keep them all out! Tell them, Mr. Andrews!
Mr. Andrews: I think you put it rather well.
John McIvers: You're not buildin' no depot here.
Mr. Andrews: That's for Vienna to decide.
Vienna: [Brief pause] Vienna decided!
Amanda Farrow: When you finish the slush files, then you may go. But I want my comments on each.
Caroline Bender: Typed?
Amanda Farrow: No Miss Bender. Beat it out on a native drum.
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