Born Lucille LeSueur (professionally known as Joan Crawford), on 3/23/1906, in San Antonio, Texas. With the help of Jane Kesner Ardmore, Crawford penned an autobiography in 1962, A Portrait of Joan; in 1971, she wrote a memoir called My Way of Life. Although conflicting reports surfaced over the years, Crawford professed devotion to her children repeatedly during her lifetime. She used her prominence and popularity to politicize in behalf of adoptive parents. She died of a heart attack at her home in New York on May 18, 1977.
Filmography:
Battle-Axe: The Making of 'Strait-Jacket' (2002)
Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces (2000)
Legends of Entertainment Video (1995)
That's Entertainment! III (1994)
Going Hollywood: The War Years (1988)
That's Dancing! (1985)
Terror in the Aisles (1984)
That's Action (1977)
That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)
That's Entertainment! (1974)
Trog (1970)
Night Gallery (1969)
Berserk! (1968)
Karate Killers, The (1967)
I Saw What You Did (1965)
Della (1964)
Four Days in November (1964)
MGM's Big Parade of Comedy (1964)
Strait-Jacket (1964)
Caretakers, The (1963)
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
Lykke og krone (1962)
Best of Everything, The (1959)
Story of Esther Costello, The (1957)
Autumn Leaves (1956)
Queen Bee (1955)
Female on the Beach (1955)
Johnny Guitar (1954)
"Secret Storm, The" (1968)
Torch Song (1953)
Sudden Fear (1952)
This Woman Is Dangerous (1952)
Goodbye, My Fancy (1951)
Harriet Craig (1950)
Damned Don't Cry, The (1950)
It's a Great Feeling (1949)
Flamingo Road (1949)
Daisy Kenyon (1947)
Possessed (1947)
Humoresque (1946)
Mildred Pierce (1945)
Hollywood Canteen (1944)
Above Suspicion (1943)
Reunion in France (1942)
They All Kissed the Bride (1942)
When Ladies Meet (1941)
Woman's Face, A (1941)
Susan and God (1940)
Strange Cargo (1940)
Women, The (1939)
Ice Follies of 1939 (1939)
Shining Hour, The (1938)
Mannequin (1937)
Bride Wore Red, The (1937)
Last of Mrs. Cheyney, The (1937)
Love on the Run (1936)
Gorgeous Hussy, The (1936)
I Live My Life (1935)
No More Ladies (1935)
Forsaking All Others (1934)
Chained (1934)
Sadie McKee (1934)
Dancing Lady (1933)
Today We Live (1933)
Screen Snapshots (1932)
Rain (1932)
Letty Lynton (1932)
Grand Hotel (1932)
Wir schalten um auf Hollywood (1931)
Possessed (1931)
This Modern Age (1931)
Laughing Sinners (1931)
Slippery Pearls, The (1931)
Dance, Fools, Dance (1931)
Paid (1930)
Our Blushing Brides (1930)
Montana Moon (1930)
Hollywood Snapshots #11 (1929)
Untamed (1929)
Our Modern Maidens (1929)
Hollywood Revue of 1929, The (1929)
Duke Steps Out, The (1929)
Dream of Love (1928)
Our Dancing Daughters (1928)
Four Walls (1928)
Across to Singapore (1928)
Rose-Marie (1928)
Law of the Range, The (1928)
West Point (1928)
Spring Fever (1927)
Twelve Miles Out (1927)
Unknown, The (1927)
Understanding Heart, The (1927)
Taxi Dancer, The (1927)
Winners of the Wilderness (1927)
Boob, The (1926)
Paris (1926)
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp (1926)
Untitled (1925)
Sally, Irene and Mary (1925)
Only Thing, The (1925)
Old Clothes (1925)
Midshipman, The (1925)
Circle, The (1925)
Merry Widow, The (1925)
Slave of Fashion, A (1925)
Pretty Ladies (1925)
Proud Flesh (1925)
Lady of the Night (1925)
Unnamed Film (1923)