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 | Mildred Pierce, Frances Myles, Herself, Daisy Kenyon, Crystal Allen |
| 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.
BlogHub Articles:
: Possessed, The Damned Don’t Cry, Harriet Craig
By 4 Star Film Fan on Mar 9, 2023 From 4 Star FilmsIn our ongoing exploration of and Bette Davis’s filmographies, here are three more films building on Crawford’s renewed critical success in the 1940s after Mildred Pierce (1945) and Humoresque (1946). Possessed opens with wandering the city streets past cable... Read full article
Humoresque (1946): John Garfield and
By 4 Star Film Fan on Mar 7, 2023 From 4 Star FilmsThe manner in which Garfield is lit in the opening scene is striking. We don’t know the reason yet, but there’s a prevailing angst and discontentment spelled out over his face. It sets the tone for the rest of Jean Negulesco’s swelling drama Humoresque. I’m not sure if itR... Read full article
: Channeling the Spirit of Norma Desmond
By FlickChick on Jun 26, 2022 From A Person in the DarkThis is my entry in the MGM Blogathon hosted by Silver Scenes. Click here for more great posts about the Hollywood Golden Age's most golden studio.JoanFirst, let me state unequivocally that I am 100% on Team Joan. There will be no hating, no snarkiness and certainly no wire hangers found here. Secon... Read full article
Rain (1932): and Walter Huston
By 4 Star Film Fan on Jul 17, 2021 From 4 Star FilmsRain finds its origins in a short story by W. Somerset Maugham, and it was also preceded by a picture starring Gloria Swanson titled Sadie Thompson. She is indeed the central character of this adaptation as well, although the title of this version focuses in on the dreary poeticism. It’s true ... Read full article
“Patricia Neal: An Unquiet Life” & “: The Essential Biography” Book Giveaway (April)
By Annmarie Gatti on Apr 19, 2021 From Classic Movie Hub BlogPatricia Neal: An Unquiet Life and: The Essential BiographyTwo Biographies for Two Lucky Winners! CMH is happy to announce our next Classic Movie Book Giveaway as part of our partnership with University Press of Kentucky! This time, we’ll be celebrating two iconic actresses, ... Read full article
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Joan Crawford Quotes:
Vienna: [Looking down at the deserted gambling area of her saloon] Spin the wheel, Eddie.
Eddie: [Perplexed] What for? There's no customers.
Vienna: I like to hear it spin.
[Eddie drops his paper and gives the roulette wheel a good spin]
Lynn Markham: I was on an island once; they all look alike - round.
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