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Joan Crawford
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Joan Crawford
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1906-03-23,San Antonio, Texas, USA
Gender
Female
Biography
Joan Crawford (born Lucille Fay LeSueur; March 23, 1906 – May 10, 1977) was an American actress. She started her career as a dancer in traveling theatrical companies before debuting on Broadway. Crawford was signed to a motion picture contract by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1925. Initially frustrated by the size and quality of her parts, Crawford launched a publicity campaign and built an image as a nationally known flapper by the end of the 1920s. By the 1930s, Crawford's fame rivaled MGM colleagues Norma Shearer and Greta Garbo. Crawford 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. Crawford became one of Hollywood's most prominent movie stars and one of the highest paid women in the United States, but her films began losing money. By the end of the 1930s, she was labeled "box office poison". After an absence of nearly two years from the screen, Crawford staged a comeback by starring in Mildred Pierce (1945), for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress. In 1955, she became involved with the Pepsi-Cola Company, through her marriage to company president 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 in film and television regularly through the 1960s, when her performances became fewer; after the release of the horror film Trog in 1970, Crawford retired from the screen. Following a public appearance in 1974, after which unflattering photographs were published, Crawford withdrew from public life. She became more and more reclusive until her death in 1977.

Filmography

What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

7.9

What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
1962-10-31

7.621

Mildred Pierce
1945-10-20

6.632

Daisy Kenyon
1947-12-25

6.902

Possessed
1947-05-29

7.2

The Women
1939-09-01

The Karate Killers

5.088

The Karate Killers
1967-04-07

The Hollywood Revue of 1929

5.871

The Hollywood Revue of 1929
1929-11-23

6.045

Mannequin
1938-01-21

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

6.662

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
1982-05-21

It's a Great Feeling

5.955

It's a Great Feeling
1949-08-20

Above Suspicion

6.2

Above Suspicion
1943-05-31

7.418

Johnny Guitar
1954-05-26

7

Grand Hotel
1932-09-11

7.54

The Unknown
1927-05-29

7.059

Flamingo Road
1949-04-30

7.036

Humoresque
1947-01-25

6.791

A Woman's Face
1941-05-09

6.3

Queen Bee
1955-11-07

I Saw What You Did

6.215

I Saw What You Did
1965-07-21

Reunion in France

6.405

Reunion in France
1942-12-25

6.545

Strait-Jacket
1964-01-19

The Damned Don't Cry

6.992

The Damned Don't Cry
1950-05-13

Our Dancing Daughters

6.258

Our Dancing Daughters
1928-09-01

5.681

Berserk!
1967-11-01

6.984

Autumn Leaves
1956-08-01

6.6

Rain
1932-10-12

They All Kissed the Bride

5.889

They All Kissed the Bride
1942-06-11

6.5

Susan and God
1940-06-07

6.857

Dancing Lady
1933-11-24

Love on the Run

6.5

Love on the Run
1936-11-20

The Big Rock Candy Mountain

0

The Big Rock Candy Mountain
1969-01-01

6.958

Sadie McKee
1934-05-09

4.512

Trog
1970-10-24

Hollywood Canteen

7.276

Hollywood Canteen
1944-12-15

Female on the Beach

5.736

Female on the Beach
1955-08-19

Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces

6.8

Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces
2000-10-24

7.545

West Point
1928-01-07

7.1

Chained
1934-08-31

7.257

Sudden Fear
1952-08-07

7.018

Strange Cargo
1940-03-01

7

Possessed
1931-11-21

The Stolen Jools

5.629

The Stolen Jools
1931-04-04

The Last of Mrs. Cheyney

5.932

The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
1937-02-19

When Ladies Meet

6.9

When Ladies Meet
1941-08-29

The Best of Everything

6.314

The Best of Everything
1959-10-09

0

Bette and Joan
2017-01-01

6.385

The Caretakers
1963-08-21

7.5

Harriet Craig
1950-11-02

This Woman Is Dangerous

5.935

This Woman Is Dangerous
1952-02-09

Joan Crawford's Home Movies

0

Joan Crawford's Home Movies
1942-01-01

Laughing Sinners

5.286

Laughing Sinners
1931-05-30

6.3

Today We Live
1933-03-03

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

7.333

Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972-01-10

4.688

Montana Moon
1930-03-20

Our Modern Maidens

5.625

Our Modern Maidens
1929-09-08

Across to Singapore

7.042

Across to Singapore
1928-04-07

Forsaking All Others

6

Forsaking All Others
1934-12-23

The Gorgeous Hussy

5.533

The Gorgeous Hussy
1936-08-28

The Shining Hour

6.727

The Shining Hour
1938-11-18

Tramp, Tramp, Tramp

5.882

Tramp, Tramp, Tramp
1926-03-21

Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood

6.1

Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
2008-03-03

The Bride Wore Red

6.9

The Bride Wore Red
1937-10-08

5

No More Ladies
1935-06-14

Goodbye, My Fancy

6.4

Goodbye, My Fancy
1951-05-19

Dance, Fools, Dance

6.429

Dance, Fools, Dance
1931-02-07

Our Blushing Brides

5.619

Our Blushing Brides
1930-07-19

5.9

Torch Song
1953-10-01

Journey to the Unknown

0

Journey to the Unknown
1969-06-15

7.2

Letty Lynton
1932-04-30

The Story of Esther Costello

7

The Story of Esther Costello
1957-11-06

5.75

Pretty Ladies
1925-09-06

The Shirley Eder Tapes

0

The Shirley Eder Tapes
2012-08-26

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

6

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
1982-01-01

6.2

Untamed
1929-11-23

6

The Boob
1926-05-17

6.889

Spring Fever
1927-10-22

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

7

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983-02-25

This Modern Age

5.9

This Modern Age
1931-08-29

The Ice Follies of 1939

5.727

The Ice Follies of 1939
1939-03-10

6.667

I Live My Life
1935-10-04

6.7

Paid
1930-12-30

7.167

Della
1964-08-08

0

Possessed
2011-07-22

Checking Out: Grand Hotel

7

Checking Out: Grand Hotel
2004-02-03

42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage

6

42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage
2006-03-21

Going Hollywood: The '30s

9

Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984-01-01

Bette and Joan: Blind Ambition

6.7

Bette and Joan: Blind Ambition
2006-05-30

Johnny Guitar: A Feminist Western?

0

Johnny Guitar: A Feminist Western?
2016-09-20

Johnny Guitar: A Western Like No Other

0

Johnny Guitar: A Western Like No Other
2016-09-20

Tell Us She Was One of You: The Hollywood Blacklist and 'Johnny Guitar'

0

Tell Us She Was One of You: The Hollywood Blacklist and 'Johnny Guitar'
2016-09-20

7.333

Dream of Love
1928-12-01

Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre

0

Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
1989-06-26

The Law of the Range

4.667

The Law of the Range
1928-01-21

Dear Joan: We're Going to Scare You to Death

7

Dear Joan: We're Going to Scare You to Death
1972-09-30

5.357

The Circle
1925-09-22

The Duke Steps Out

6.5

The Duke Steps Out
1929-03-19

The Damned Don't Cry: The Crawford Formula - Real and Reel

0

The Damned Don't Cry: The Crawford Formula - Real and Reel
2005-06-14

At Home with Joan Crawford

6.2

At Home with Joan Crawford
1953-04-20

That's Entertainment!

7.4

That's Entertainment!
1974-06-21

Winners Of The Wilderness

7.667

Winners Of The Wilderness
1927-01-15

Joan Crawford: Always the Star

7.5

Joan Crawford: Always the Star
1996-09-30

Twelve Miles Out

6.5

Twelve Miles Out
1927-07-08

5

Fast Workers
1933-03-10

Journey to Murder

7

Journey to Murder
1971-01-01

We’re Switching to Hollywood

5.2

We’re Switching to Hollywood
1931-06-09

1925 Studio Tour

6.294

1925 Studio Tour
1925-04-09

Biography: Bette Davis — If Looks Could Kill

0

Biography: Bette Davis — If Looks Could Kill
1994-09-13

That's Entertainment! III

7

That's Entertainment! III
1994-07-01

Through Many Windows

0

Through Many Windows
1947-08-29

7

Rose-Marie
1928-02-11

From the Ends of the Earth

0

From the Ends of the Earth
1939-05-28

The Taxi Dancer

7.667

The Taxi Dancer
1927-02-05

Lady of the Night

5.75

Lady of the Night
1925-02-23

The Merry Widow

6.732

The Merry Widow
1926-09-27

7.25

Proud Flesh
1925-04-27

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

7.296

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
1925-12-25

5

The Only Thing
1925-11-22

5

The Oscar
1966-03-04

A Star Is Born World Premiere

8

A Star Is Born World Premiere
1954-09-28

Sally, Irene and Mary

5.7

Sally, Irene and Mary
1925-12-27

A Slave of Fashion

6

A Slave of Fashion
1925-08-23

5

Old Clothes
1925-11-09

Blow-Ups of 1946

6

Blow-Ups of 1946
1946-12-31

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

6.333

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975-08-06

Hollywood: Style Center of the World

6

Hollywood: Style Center of the World
1940-05-29

6.5

Night Gallery
1969-11-08

Complicated Women

6.917

Complicated Women
2003-05-06

That's Entertainment, Part II

7

That's Entertainment, Part II
1976-05-16

The Romance of Celluloid

7

The Romance of Celluloid
1937-08-27

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

6.857

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
1940-10-24

How to Plan a Movie Murder

6.5

How to Plan a Movie Murder
1964-01-01

Garbo, by Joan Crawford

6

Garbo, by Joan Crawford
1969-11-06

Woman on the Run

6

Woman on the Run
1959-05-15

Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema

4.3

Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
2007-05-23

The Big Parade of Comedy

7.167

The Big Parade of Comedy
1964-09-02

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

7.5

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2009-07-02

Tim Conway: Timeless Comedy

0

Tim Conway: Timeless Comedy
2007-01-30

The Understanding Heart

8

The Understanding Heart
1927-02-26

7.25

Four Walls
1928-08-11

7

Paris
1926-05-24

Screen Snapshots: Series 16, No. 12

5

Screen Snapshots: Series 16, No. 12
1937-08-13

Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8

4

Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8
1939-04-08

7

The Midshipman
1925-10-04

Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star

6.909

Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star
2002-08-01

Battle-Axe: the Making of 'Strait-Jacket'

8

Battle-Axe: the Making of 'Strait-Jacket'
2002-04-02

This was the MARY

0

This was the MARY
1968-03-01

Strange Witness

0

Strange Witness
1958-03-23

Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 6

0

Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 6
1938-02-04

Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 1

0

Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 1
1930-09-01

0

One Must Die
1961-01-12

The Road to Edinburgh

0

The Road to Edinburgh
1954-10-31

And One Was Loyal

0

And One Was Loyal

0

Rebel Range

Flappers, Speakeasies, and the Birth of Modern Culture

0

Flappers, Speakeasies, and the Birth of Modern Culture
2010-06-15

Showbiz Ballyhoo

0

Showbiz Ballyhoo
1982-05-05

Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe

7.2

Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe
2012-05-15

Zwischen Glück und Krone

10

Zwischen Glück und Krone
1959-03-18

9

Lykke og krone
1962-04-23

Brigitte Bardot: The Icon of France

0

Brigitte Bardot: The Icon of France
2009-10-21

Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte

7.3

Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
1964-12-16

Gay! Gay! Hollywood

3.333

Gay! Gay! Hollywood
1994-01-01

Bob Hope's World of Comedy

0

Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976-10-29

The Casting Couch

8.333

The Casting Couch
1995-01-01

Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story

7.5

Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story
2025-06-20

Bardelys the Magnificent

7.583

Bardelys the Magnificent
1926-09-30

Time, the Comedian

3

Time, the Comedian
1925-11-08

Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story

7.8

Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
2007-11-08

7.11

The Lucy Show
1962-10-01

6.725

Route 66
1960-10-07

The Merv Griffin Show

6.6

The Merv Griffin Show
1962-10-01

The Secret Storm

4.5

The Secret Storm
1954-02-01

The Sixth Sense

6.111

The Sixth Sense
1972-01-15

General Electric Theater

6.833

General Electric Theater
1953-02-01

General Electric Theater

6.833

General Electric Theater
1953-02-01

General Electric Theater

6.833

General Electric Theater
1953-02-01

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

6.2

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956-10-05

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

6.2

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956-10-05

7

The Oscars
1953-03-19

The Colgate Comedy Hour

6.9

The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950-09-10

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

7.097

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964-09-22

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

7.533

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962-10-01

The Name of the Game

7

The Name of the Game
1968-09-20

What's My Line?

7.034

What's My Line?
1950-02-02

Great Performances

6.1

Great Performances
1971-01-28

6.514

The Virginian
1962-09-19

6.75

Startime
1959-10-06