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Joan Crawford
Actor, Producer, Additional Credits
Died May 10, 1977 (73 years)
Joan Crawford (born Lucille Fay LeSueur; March 23, 190? – 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.
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
| 2017 | The Green Fog · as Myra Hudson |
| 2016 | I Am Not Your Negro · as Bonnie |
| 2008 | Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood · as Various Roles (archive Footage) |
| 2005 | Irving Thalberg: Prince of Hollywood · as Cast |
| 2004 | The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made · as Dr. Brockton (archive Footage) |
| 1999 | ABC 2000: The Millennium · as Cast |
| 1998 | |
| 1998 | Universal Horror · as Cast |
| 1997 | Judy Garland's Hollywood · as Cast |
| 1995 | The Casting Couch · as (archive Footage) |
| 1994 | That's Entertainment! III · as (archive Footage) |
| 1988 | Going Hollywood: The War Years · as Cast |
| 1984 | Terror in the Aisles · as Blanche Hudson |
| 1984 | Going Hollywood: The '30s · as (archive Footage) |
| 1982 | Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid · as (in "humoresque") (archive Footage) |
| 1979 | The Wild West · as Cast |
| 1976 | That's Entertainment, Part II · as (archive Footage) |
| 1974 | That's Entertainment! · as (archive Footage) |
| 1972 | The Sixth Sense (TV Series) · as Joan Fairchild |
| 1971 | Journey to Murder · as Host |
| 1970 | Trog · as Dr. Brockton |
| 1970 | The Tim Conway Comedy Hour (TV Series) · as Diamond Thief |
| 1969 | Night Gallery · as Miss Menlo |
| 1969 | Garbo · as Narrator |
| 1969 | Night Gallery (TV Series) · as Miss Claudia Menlo (segment "eyes") |
| 1969 | Hollywood: The Selznick Years · as Janie Barlow (archive Footage) (uncredited) |
| 1968 | The Name of the Game (TV Series) · as Committee Member (uncredited) |
| 1968 | Journey to Midnight · as Hostess |
| 1967 | Berserk · as Monica Rivers |
| 1967 | The Karate Killers · as Amanda True |
| 1965 | I Saw What You Did · as Amy Nelson |
| 1965 | The Love Goddesses · as (archive Footage) |
| 1965 | Della · as Della Chappell |
| 1964 | The Big Parade of Comedy · as Bobby (archive Footage) |
| 1964 | The Man From U.N.C.L.E. (TV Series) · as Amanda True |
| 1964 | Strait-Jacket · as Lucy Harbin |
| 1963 | The Caretakers · as Lucretia Terry |
| 1963 | Hollywood: The Great Stars · as Sadie Thompson |
| 1962 | What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? · as Blanche Hudson |
| 1962 | The Virginian (TV Series) · as Stephanie White |
| 1961 | The Foxes · as Millicent Fox |
| 1960 | |
| 1959 | The Best of Everything · as Amanda Farrow |
| 1959 | The Joan Crawford Show: Woman on the Run · as Susan Conrad |
| 1957 | The Story of Esther Costello · as Margaret Landi |
| 1956 | Autumn Leaves · as Millicent Wetherby |
| 1956 | Zane Grey Theater (TV Series) · as Stella Faring |
| 1955 | Queen Bee · as Eva Phillips |
| 1955 | The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial (TV Series) · as Ruth Marshall |
| 1955 | Female on the Beach · as Lynn Markham |
| 1954 | Johnny Guitar · as Vienna |
| 1954 | The Secret Storm (TV Series) · as Joan Borman Kane |
| 1953 | Torch Song · as Jenny Stewart |
| 1953 | The Revlon Mirror Theater (TV Series) · as Margaret Hughes |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater (TV Series) · as Ann Howard |
| 1952 | Sudden Fear · as Myra Hudson Blaine |
| 1952 | This Woman Is Dangerous · as Elizabeth Austin |
| 1951 | Goodbye, My Fancy · as Agatha Reed |
| 1950 | Harriet Craig · as Harriet Craig |
| 1950 | The Damned Don't Cry · as Ethel Whitehead |
| 1949 | It's a Great Feeling · as Joan Crawford (uncredited) |
| 1949 | Flamingo Road · as Lane Bellamy |
| 1947 | Daisy Kenyon · as Daisy Kenyon |
| 1947 | Possessed · as Louise Howell |
| 1946 | Humoresque · as Helen Wright |
| 1945 | Mildred Pierce · as Mildred Pierce |
| 1944 | Some of the Best · as Flaemmchen |
| 1943 | Above Suspicion · as Frances Myles |
| 1942 | Reunion in France · as Michele De La Becque |
| 1942 | They All Kissed the Bride · as Margaret Johanna 'm.j.' Drew |
| 1941 | When Ladies Meet · as Mary 'minnie' Howard |
| 1941 | A Woman's Face · as Anna Holm |
| 1940 | Susan and God · as Susan Trexel |
| 1940 | Strange Cargo · as Julie |
| 1939 | The Women · as Crystal Allen |
| 1939 | The Ice Follies of 1939 · as Mary Mckay |
| 1938 | The Shining Hour · as Olivia Riley Linden |
| 1937 | Mannequin · as Jessie Cassidy |
| 1937 | The Bride Wore Red · as Anni Pavlovitch |
| 1937 | The Last of Mrs. Cheyney · as Mrs. Fay Cheyney |
| 1936 | Love on the Run · as Sally Parker |
| 1936 | The Gorgeous Hussy · as Margaret "peggy" O'neal |
| 1935 | I Live My Life · as Kay Bentley |
| 1935 | No More Ladies · as Marcia Townsend Warren |
| 1934 | Forsaking All Others · as Mary Clay |
| 1934 | Chained · as Diane Lovering |
| 1934 | Sadie McKee · as Sadie Mckee |
| 1933 | Dancing Lady · as Janie Barlow |
| 1933 | Today We Live · as Diana 'ann' Boyce-Smith |
| 1933 | Fast Workers · as Ivy Stevens (archive Footage) (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Rain · as Sadie Thompson |
| 1932 | Grand Hotel · as Flämmchen |
| 1932 | Letty Lynton · as Letty Lynton |
| 1931 | Possessed · as Marian Martin Aka 'mrs. Moreland' |
| 1931 | This Modern Age · as Valentine 'val' Winters |
| 1931 | Laughing Sinners · as Ivy 'bunny' Stevens |
| 1931 | Dance, Fools, Dance · as Bonnie Jordan |
| 1930 | Paid · as Mary Turner |
| 1930 | Our Blushing Brides · as Jerry March |
| 1930 | Montana Moon · as Joan |
| 1930 | Great Day · as Roadhouse Entertainer |
| 1929 | Untamed · as Alice "bingo" Dowling |
| 1929 | Our Modern Maidens · as Billie Brown |
| 1929 | The Duke Steps Out · as Susie |
| 1928 | Dream of Love · as Adrienne Lecouvreur |
| 1928 | Our Dancing Daughters · as Diana 'di' Medford |
| 1928 | Four Walls · as Frieda |
| 1928 | Across to Singapore · as Priscilla Crowninshield |
| 1928 | Rose-Marie · as Rose-Marie |
| 1928 | The Law of the Range · as Betty Dallas |
| 1927 | West Point · as Betty Channing |
| 1927 | Spring Fever · as Allie Monte |
| 1927 | Twelve Miles Out · as Jane |
| 1927 | The Unknown · as Nanon Zanzi |
| 1927 | The Understanding Heart · as Monica Dale |
| 1927 | The Taxi Dancer · as Joselyn Poe |
| 1927 | Winners of the Wilderness · as René Contrecoeur |
| 1926 | Bardelys the Magnificent · as Court Gossip |
| 1926 | Paris · as The Girl |
| 1926 | The Boob · as Jane |
| 1926 | Tramp, Tramp, Tramp · as Betty Burton |
| 1925 | Sally, Irene and Mary · as Irene O'dare |
| 1925 | Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ · as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited) |
| 1925 | The Only Thing · as Party Guest (uncredited) |
| 1925 | Old Clothes · as Mary Riley |
| 1925 | The Midshipman · as Extra - Driver Of Police Car (uncredited) |
| 1925 | The Circle · as Young Lady Catherine |
| 1925 | Pretty Ladies · as Bobby |
| 1925 | The Merry Widow · as Ballroom Dancer (uncredited) |
| 1925 | A Slave of Fashion · as Mannequin (uncredited) |
| 1925 | Proud Flesh · as Party Guest (uncredited) |
| 1925 | Lady of the Night · as Body Double For Norma Shearer |