Saturday 18 October 2008

Joan Crawford

Joan Crawford was a bubbly ingenue of silent films during the "flapper era" of the late 1920s.
As her bubbly years passed she reinvented herself as a more glamorous Hollywood star of the 1930s and 40s, winning an Oscar for her role as a housewife-turned-businesswoman in Mildred Pierce (1945). Despite these successes Crawford is often remembered for an even later persona -- a severe and neurotic former beauty in heavy makeup -- based on the horror and suspense films she made in the 1960s.
Among those films was the hit Whatever Happened to Baby Jane (1962), in which she appeared with her real-life rival Bette Davis. Crawford's reputation was tarnished by Mommie Dearest, a 1978 biography by her adopted daughter Christina, which described Crawford as a harshly abusive alcoholic.
(Christina's allegations of being beaten with a wire coat hanger gained particular fame.) The book was made into a 1981 movie starring Faye Dunaway as Crawford.
Crawford's first husband was actor Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.... Her fourth husband was Alfred Steele, chairman of the board of soft drink maker Pepsi Cola; after Steele's 1959 death, Crawford herself served on the Pepsi board... Crawford was directed by a young Steven Spielberg in a 1969 episode of the TV series Night Gallery.

3 comments:

R said...

That Joan crawford lady looks spooky played a good part in what ever happened to baby jane,i see your doing a bit of posting again allison,good to see you back:-)i'll be checking in for your next post,heeee heeeee

bluedreamer27 said...

hmmmm as i was looking at her eyes i found her personality so strong
thanks for sharing it to us allison

Allison said...

Hi blue thanks for stopping by & your comment,I agree she does look a strong lady & I didn't realise she was Bette Davis's rivel till I researched up on her,she played an excellent role in "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane" dont know if u have watched that film.