Crawford, Joan
From Astro-Databank
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| Birthname | Le Sueur, Lucille Fay | ||
| born on | 23 March 1903 at 22:00 (= 10:00 PM ) | ||
| Place | San Antonio TX, USA, 29n25, 98w30 | ||
| Timezone | CST h6w (is standard time) | ||
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| Astrology data |   02°21'   05°56 Asc. 14°55'
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Biography
American actress, on-screen from 1925 in "Ladies of the Night." A teenage dancer and chorus girl, she became a symbol of the jazz age, a flapper in 1928 and one of the most memorable dramatic actresses of her day.
In 1929 she changed her screen name from Billie Cassin to Joan Crawford. Her films included "The Women," 1939, "A Woman's Face," 1941and "Mildred Pierce," 1945, which won her an Oscar.
Crawford married four times; Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., 6/03/1929, Franchot Tone 10/11/1935, Philip Terry 7/21/1942 and Alfred Steele, Chairman of the Board of Pepsi Cola on 5/10/1955; four adopted kids.
Ambitious, passionate and driven, she said "The need to work is always there, bugging me." That drive was stilled with her death on 5/10/1977, 10:00 AM, New York.
Relationships
- adopted child relationship with Crawford, Christina (born 11 June 1939)
- spouse relationship with Fairbanks, Jr. Douglas (born 9 December 1909)
Events
- Death, Cause unspecified 10 May 1977 (Age 74)
- Relationship : Marriage 3 June 1929 (Douglas Fairbanks Jr.)
- Relationship : Marriage 11 October 1935 (Franchot Tone)
- Relationship : Marriage 21 July 1942 (Philip Terry)
- Relationship : Marriage 10 May 1955 (Alfred Steele)
- Work : Prize 1945 (Oscar award)
Source Notes
Judy Johns quotes her teacher, Nelle Sliter, "from Crawford as a client."
(Other dates and times have been given over the years)
News report 2001: Los Angeles author Karen Swenson, who is working with fellow California author Chris Nickens on a biography about the Academy Award-winning actress, thinks Crawford simply shaved four years off her actual birthdate, not an uncommon tactic among actresses of the era. "If that (birthdate) is true, it would have made her 14 years old when she went to college, Swenson said. ``It would have made her 16 when she came to MGM. It just doesn't add up.
The biographer also thinks Crawford may have been mistaken about her birthplace, and Swenson is now looking into the possibility Crawford was born in San Angelo, not San Antonio.
Suzanne Campbell of the West Texas Collection at Angelo State University was unable to find a birth record for Lucille LeSueur, but she did find two documents that place the LeSueur family in San Angelo: a 1902 marriage license and a 1908 listing in the San Angelo City Directory.
The marriage license was filed Nov. 10, 1902, in Tom Green County between a Mrs. Annie B. McConnell (Johnson apparently was previously married) and Thomas LeSueur. If Swenson's estimated birthdate for Crawford is correct - March 23, 1904, instead of March 23, 1908, as Crawford claimed - then the marriage license was filed 18 months before Crawford was born.)
Categories
- Vocation : Entertainment : Actor/ Actress
- Diagnoses : Psychological : Abuse Alcohol
- Notable : Awards : Oscar (1945)
- Passions : Sexuality : Extremes in quantity (Many lovers)
- Vocation : Entertain/Music : Dancer/ Teacher (Chorus girl)
- Family : Relationship : Number of Marriages (Four)
- Family : Parenting : Foster, Step, or Adopted Kids (Four)
- Family : Parenting : Abusive - Physical/Verbal (Alleged to be abusive)
- Notable : Book Collection : Profiles Of Women
- Family : Relationship : Mate - Noted (All four husbands)
- Lifestyle : Financial : Gain - Financial success in field
- Notable : Famous : Top 5% of Profession
- Family : Parenting : Kids - Noted (Daughter Christina)
- Personal : Misc. : Changed name (Took a screen name)
- Traits : Personality : Ambitious
