Joan Crawford (1904 - 1977)

American actress

* March 23, 1904 San Antonio, Texas
 as Lucille Fay LeSueur
 May 10, 1977 New York, New York



Vintage magazines

Photoplay, March 1930
Photoplay, October 1931
Photoplay, November 1932

Photoplay, April 1936
Photoplay, January 1928
Photoplay, January 1928

Photoplay, January 1928
Photoplay, February 1928
Photoplay, February 1928


Books by Joan Crawford

Joan Crawford with Jane Kesner Ardmore
My Way of Life
New York, 1962

Joan Crawford
A portrait of Joan, The autobiography of Joan Crawford,
Garden City, N.Y.,, 1962

Articles by Joan Crawford

The Player. A Profile of an Art, in: Bert Cardullo, Harry Geduld, Ronald Gottesman, and Leigh Woods (ed.), Playing to the Camera, New Haven and London, 1998

Books on Joan Crawford

Peter Cowie
Joan Crawford, The enduring star
New York, 2009

Charlotte Chandler Not the girl next door Charlotte Chandler
Not the girl next door, Joan Crawford, a personal biography
New York, 2008

David Bret Joan Crawford David Bret
Joan Crawford, Hollywood Martyr
2006

Lawrence J. Quirk, William Schoell Joan Crawford Lawrence J. Quirk, William Schoell
Joan Crawford, The Essential Biography
2002

Fred Lawrence Guiles
Joan Crawford, The last word
Secaucus, N.J., 1995

Shaun Considine
Bette and Joan, The Divine Feud
London, 1989

Jane Ellen Wayne
Crawford's men
New York, 1988

Alexander Walker
Joan Crawford, the ultimate star
New York, 1983

Larry Carr
Four Fabulous Faces, Swanson, Garbo, Crawford, Dietrich
1980

Roy Newquist
Conversations with Joan Crawford
Secaucus, N.J., 1980

Carl Johnes
Crawford - the Last Years, An Intimate Memoir
New York, 1979

Christina Crawford
Mommy Dearest
New York, 1978

Bob Thomas
Joan Crawford, a biography
New York, 1978

Charles Castle
Joan Crawford, The Raging Star
London, 1977

Stephen Harvey
Joan Crawford
New York, 1974

Lawrence J. Quirk The Films of Joan Crawford Lawrence J. Quirk
The Films of Joan Crawford
New York, 1968

Books with substantial mentioning of Joan Crawford

Dan Callahan The art of American screen acting, 1912-1960 Dan Callahan
The art of American screen acting, 1912-1960
Jefferson, North Carolina, 2018

Adrienne L. McLean (ed.)
Glamour in a golden age, Movie stars of the 1930s
New Brunswick, N.J., 2011

 Leading Ladies
Leading Ladies, The 50 Most Unforgettable Actresses of the Studio Area
2006

James Robert Parish The Hollywood Book of Scandals James Robert Parish
The Hollywood Book of Scandals, The Shocking, Often Disgraceful Deeds and Affairs of More than 100 American Movie and TV Idols
New York etc., 2004

Laurie Jacobson Dishing Hollywood Laurie Jacobson
Dishing Hollywood, The Real Scoop on Tinseltown's Most Notorious Scandals
2003

Jane Ellen Wayne The golden girls of MGM Jane Ellen Wayne
The golden girls of MGM, Greta Garbo, Joan Crawford, Lana Turner, Judy Garland, Ava Gardner, Grace Kelly, and others
New York, 2003

Tom Pendergast, Sara Pendergast (eds.)
International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, 3. Actors and Actresses
Detroit/New York/San Francisco/London/Boston/Woodbridge, CT, 2000

Karen Burroughs Hannsberry Femme Noir Karen Burroughs Hannsberry
Femme Noir, The Bad Girls of Film
Jefferson, N.C., 1998

Danny Peary Alternate Oscars Danny Peary
Alternate Oscars, One Critic's Defiant Choices for Best Picture, Actor, and Actress - From 1927 to the Present
New York, 1993

Robert A. Nowlan and Gwendolyn Wright Nowlan
Movie Characters of Leading Performers of the Sound Era
Chicago and London, 1990

John Kobal
People Will Talk
New York, 1985

Ann Lloyd (ed.) Movies of the Thirties Ann Lloyd (ed.)
Movies of the Thirties
London, 1983

Michael Jay (editor) Hollywood Goddesses Michael Jay (editor)
Hollywood Goddesses
London, 1982

Calvin Thomas Beck with Robert Stewart Associate Editor
Scream Queens
New York - London, 1978

James Robert Parish and Don E. Stanke
The Leading Ladies
New Rochelle, New York, 1977

James Robert Parish and Ronald L. Bowers The MGM Stock Company James Robert Parish and Ronald L. Bowers
The MGM Stock Company, The Golden Era
New Rochelle, N.Y., 1974

James Robert Parish Hollywood's Great Love Teams James Robert Parish
Hollywood's Great Love Teams
New Rochelle, N.Y., 1974

Cedric Osmond Bermingham (editor) Stars of the Screen 1931 Cedric Osmond Bermingham (editor)
Stars of the Screen 1931, A volume of biographies of contemporary actors and actresses engaged in photoplay throughout the world
London, [1931]

Books with an entry on Joan Crawford

Denise Lowe An Encyclopedic Dictionary of Women in Early American Films, 1895 - 1930 Denise Lowe
An Encyclopedic Dictionary of Women in Early American Films, 1895 - 1930
New York, London, Oxford, 2005

David Thomson The New Biographical Dictionary of Film David Thomson
The New Biographical Dictionary of Film
New York, 2003

Kay Weniger Das große Personenlexikon des Films Kay Weniger
Das große Personenlexikon des Films, Zweiter Band, C-F
Berlin, 2001

Danny Peary Cult Movie Stars Danny Peary
Cult Movie Stars
New York, [..], 1991

Paul Michael, editor in chief. James Robert Parish, associate editor The American movies reference book Paul Michael, editor in chief. James Robert Parish, associate editor
The American movies reference book, The sound era
Englewood Cliffs, N.J.,, 1969

Martin J. Quigley (ed.) The Motion Picture Almanac Martin J. Quigley (ed.)
The Motion Picture Almanac, Big Stars in Big Pictures
Chicago, Ill., 1929

Books with photograph(s) of Joan Crawford

John Richard Finch and Paul Elby Close-Ups John Richard Finch and Paul Elby
Close-Ups, From the Golden Age of the Silent Cinema
South Brunswick and New York - London, 1978

John Kobal (ed.) Movie-Star Portraits of the Forties John Kobal (ed.)
Movie-Star Portraits of the Forties, 163 Glamor Photos
New York, 1977

Films

1925
Pretty Ladies
The Merry Widow
The Circle
The Only Thing
Old Clothes
A Slave of Fashion
Proud Flesh
Sally, Irene and Mary
Lady of the Night

1926
The Boob
Paris
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp
Bardelys the Magnificent

1927
The Unknown
Spring Fever
West Point
Twelve Miles Out
The Understanding Heart
Winners of the Wilderness
The Taxi Dancer

1928
Across to Singapore
Four Walls
The Law of the Range
Our Dancing Daughters
Rose-Marie
Dream of Love

1929
Our Modern Maidens
Untamed
The Duke Steps Out
The Hollywood Revue of 1929

1930
Our Blushing Brides
Paid
Montana Moon

1931
The Stolen Jools
Wir schalten um auf Hollywood
Possessed
Laughing Sinners
Dance, Fools, Dance
This Modern Age

1932
Grand Hotel
Letty Lynton
Rain

1933
Today We Live
Dancing Lady
Fast Workers

1934
Forsaking All Others
Chained
Sadie McKee

1935
No More Ladies
I Live My Life

1936
The Gorgeous Hussy
Love on the Run

1937
Mannequin
The Bride Wore Red
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney

1938
The Shining Hour

1939
The Women
The Ice Follies of 1939

1940
Strange Cargo
Susan and God

1941
A Woman's Face
When Ladies Meet

1942
Reunion in France
They All Kissed the Bride

1943
Above Suspicion

1944
Hollywood Canteen

1945
Mildred Pierce

1946
Humoresque

1947
Daisy Kenyon
Possessed

1949
It's a Great Feeling
Flamingo Road

1950
The Damned Don't Cry
Harriet Craig

1951
Goodbye, My Fancy

1952
Sudden Fear
This Woman Is Dangerous

1953
Torch Song

1954
Johnny Guitar

1955
Female on the Beach
Queen Bee

1956
Autumn Leaves

1957
The Story of Esther Costello

1959
The Best of Everything

1962
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

1963
The Caretakers

1964
Della
Strait-Jacket
The Big Parade of Comedy

1965
I Saw What You Did
The Love Goddesses

1966
The Oscar

1967
The Karate Killers
Berserk!

1969
Night Gallery

1970
Trog

1975
Brother Can You Spare a Dime

1982
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

1994
Thats Entertainment! III

2003
Complicated Women

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