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Joan Crawford
Joan Crawford (born Lucille Fay LeSueur; March 23, 190?– May 10, 1977) was an American actress known for her rags-to-riches stories and her iconic Hollywood career. She started her career as a dancer in traveling theatrical companies before debuting on Broadway. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer signed Crawford to a motion picture contract in 1925. She successfully transitioned from the silent film era to talkies and became one of Hollywood's most prominent movie stars of the 1930s. Later, after a period of box office failures and struggles, she made a successful comeback with the 1945 film 'Mildred Pierce,' securing the Academy Award for Best Actress. In 1955, Crawford became involved with the Pepsi-Cola Company through her marriage to company president Alfred Steele. She served on the board of directors and represented the company after Steele's death in 1959. Crawford continued to act in film and television until the early 1970s. Crawford was married four times and adopted five children.
Biography, Career & Filmography
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Given Name: Lucille Fay LeSueur
Born: San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
Citizenship: U.S.
Birthday: March 23, 1900
Occupations: Actress
Years Active: 1924-1972
Children: 5
Spouses: Douglas Fairbanks Jr, Franchot Tone, Phillip Terry, Alfred Steele
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Awards and Nominations Received by Joan Crawford
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Movies Featuring Joan Crawford
Johnny Guitar (re-release)
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
Mildred Pierce
Grand Hotel
Possessed
The Shirley Eder Tapes
And the Oscar Goes To…
Battle-Axe: the Making of ‘Strait-Jacket’
Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star
Complicated Women
The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made
Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces
42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
Bette and Joan: Blind Ambition
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Going Hollywood: The ’30s
Broadway’s Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
Broadway’s Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
Today We Live
Strange Cargo
Letty Lynton
Fast Workers
The Stolen Jools
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp
Spring Fever
Night Gallery
The Karate Killers
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Sadie McKee
Possessed
Laughing Sinners
The Merry Widow
Untamed
A Star Is Born World Premiere
The Big Parade of Comedy
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
Paid
The Damned Don’t Cry
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
The Big Rock Candy Mountain
When Ladies Meet
Above Suspicion
We’re switching to Hollywood
Our Dancing Daughters
Flamingo Road
Garbo
Montana Moon
This Woman Is Dangerous
Lady of the Night
Possessed
1925 Studio Tour
At Home with Joan Crawford
Susan and God
The Story of Esther Costello
West Point
The Unknown
Love on the Run
Autumn Leaves
From the Ends of the Earth
Humoresque
I Saw What You Did
Sally, Irene and Mary
The Best of Everything
Rain
Goodbye, My Fancy
This Modern Age
Pretty Ladies
Sudden Fear
Daisy Kenyon
Dancing Lady
Mannequin
The Circle
Johnny Guitar
Our Blushing Brides
Joan Crawford: Always the Star
1939: Hollywood’s Greatest Year
Harriet Craig
No More Ladies
How to Plan a Movie Murder
Chained
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
Torch Song
Female on the Beach
Forsaking All Others
The Bride Wore Red
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
I Live My Life
The Ice Follies of 1939
It’s a Great Feeling
The Gorgeous Hussy
They All Kissed the Bride
Berserk!
Queen Bee
Our Modern Maidens
Della
Trog
The Hollywood Revue of 1929
Proud Flesh
The Shining Hour
Hollywood Canteen
A Woman’s Face
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Reunion in France
The Romance of Celluloid
Blow-Ups of 1946
The Oscar
Career Timeline
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2006
42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage
Self (archive footage)
Bette and Joan: Blind Ambition
Self (archive footage)
2004
The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made
Dr. Brockton (archive footage)
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
Self / Flaemmchen (archive footage)
2002
Battle-Axe: the Making of ‘Strait-Jacket’
Self (archive footage)
Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star
Self (archive footage)
1989
Broadway’s Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
Self
Broadway’s Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
Self
1964
The Big Parade of Comedy
Bobby (archive footage)
How to Plan a Movie Murder
Self
Della
Della Chappell
1940
Strange Cargo
Julie
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
Self
Susan and God
Susan Trexel
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
Self
1937
Mannequin
Jessie Cassidy
The Bride Wore Red
Anni Pavlovitch
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
Mrs. Fay Cheyney
The Romance of Celluloid
Self (archive footage)
1933
Today We Live
Diana 'Ann' Boyce-Smith
Fast Workers
Ivy Stevens (Archive Footage) (Uncredited)
Dancing Lady
Janie Barlow
1931
The Stolen Jools
Joan Crawford
Laughing Sinners
Ivy 'Bunny' Stevens
We’re switching to Hollywood
Self
Possessed
Marian Martin aka 'Mrs. Moreland'
This Modern Age
Valentine 'Val' Winters
1925
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
The Merry Widow
Ballroom Dancer (uncredited)
Lady of the Night
Body Double for Norma Shearer
1925 Studio Tour
Self
Sally, Irene and Mary
Irene O'Dare
Pretty Ladies
Bobby
The Circle
Young Lady Catherine
Proud Flesh
Party Guest (uncredited)
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