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Joan Crawford

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Joan Crawford Fast Facts:

Introduced to showbiz at an early age by her stepfather, who was a vaudeville theater manager. Dance lessons led to work on Broadway and in nightclubs as a teenager, performing under the name Billie Cassin.
Although she was initially credited with her given name Lucille LeSueur, MGM later dubbed her Joan Crawford after a nationwide publicity contest.
With more than 20 films under her belt, broke out as a star in 1928's Our Dancing Daughters.
Labeled "box-office poison" by an exhibitors' poll in 1938.
Was released from MGM by Louis B. Mayer, but regained her stature at Warner Bros., which led to an Oscar-winning performance in 1945's Mildred Pierce.
After three failed marriages to actors, wed Pepsi-Cola chairman Alfred Steele in 1956 and became active on the company's board of directors.
In 1968, at the age of 60, she appeared on the soap The Secret Storm, substituting for her ailing daughter Christina, 30 years her junior.
Appeared in the 1969 pilot of Rod Serling's anthology series Night Gallery. Her segment was directed by newcomer Steven Spielberg.
After her death, her adopted daughter Christina published a scathing tell-all book, Mommie Dearest.

Joan Crawford Relationships:
Henry Cassin - Stepfather
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. - Ex-husband
Christopher Crawford - Son
Daisy LeSueur - Sister
Christina Crawford - Daughter
Thomas LeSueur - Father
Edward Norris - Ex-significant Other
Cathy Crawford - Daughter
Phillip Terry - Ex-husband
Alfred Steele - Husband (deceased)
Cynthia Crawford - Daughter
Clark Gable - Ex-significant Other
Franchot Tone - Ex-husband
Hal Le Sueur - Brother
Anna LeSueur - Mother
Joan Crawford Awards:
1953 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama - Nominee
1952 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Nominee
1945 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Winner
1947 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Nominee
1955 Golden Globe: Cecil B. DeMille Award - Nominee
1970 Golden Globe: Cecil B. DeMille Award - Winner
1963 BAFTA Awards: Best Foreign Actress - Nominee
College:
Attended Stephens College, Columbia, MO