Joan Crawford

Born to separated parents living modestly, Lucille Fay LeSueur grew up between the small housework that she did to earn money and her passion for the dance which she practiced with dedication. Daughter-in-law of the owner of a theater, she made her stage debut under the pseudonym of Billie Cassin (of the latter's name) traveling through Chicago, Detroit or Broadway in the company of her troupe. Freshly divorced from her first husband, James Welton, at the age of 18, she was noticed during a dance competition by the producer of the MGM, Henry Rapf, who offered her to try her luck in the cinema. The young girl multiplies the figurations there, playing in particular the understudies of Norma Shearer, her future competitor, or making an uncredited appearance in The Merry Widow of Erich Von Stroheim. It was in Les Feux de la rampe in 1925 that she won for the first time under her own name. The same year, she became Joan Crawford, renamed by the famous studio for which she chained about twenty silent films, alongside in particular Harry Langdon (Plein les Boots) or Lon Chaney ().

Ambitious and hardworking, Joan Crawford stood out in 1928, thanks to her performance as a night club dancer in The Virgin Mary of Harry Beaumont. With her short hair and easy conquests, she embodies the modern (sassy) girl par excellence, blossoming on the playful and daring chords of jazz music, emblematic of the 1920s. After the success of the film, the actress sees his salary to increase and his projects to assert themselves: on the alert, the MGM prepared for him Modern Girls (1929) and Our Blushing Brides (1930), the two other parts of a series which will confirm his talent at the same time as its successful transition to speaking. Little by little, the protege of the big boss Louis B. Mayer is modeled in the style of the stars of Metro Goldwyn Mayer: raised cheekbones, arched and thick eyebrows, Polished and straightened teeth, full lips, it is also entrusted to the good care of the famous costume designer Adrian who dressed it from 1929 to 1943, on screen as in the city. Yesterday again playing the assertion of male stars Nils Asther and William Haines in the dramas Dream of love or The Duke steps out, the actress now imposes her style, both glamorous and sexy, quickly becoming the equal of Norma Shearer that she replaces in It is necessary to pay in 1930 or of Greta Garbo alongside whom she is illustrated in the romance Grand Hotel. His marriage to Douglas Fairbanks Jr. at the same time allows him to penetrate further into the closed circles of the beautiful Hollywood world. Yesterday again playing the assertion of male stars Nils Asther and William Haines in the dramas Dream of love or The Duke steps out, the actress now imposes her style, both glamorous and sexy, quickly becoming the equal of Norma Shearer that she replaces in It is necessary to pay in 1930 or of Greta Garbo alongside whom she is illustrated in the romance Grand Hotel. His marriage to Douglas Fairbanks Jr. at the same time allows him to penetrate further into the closed circles of the beautiful Hollywood world. Yesterday again playing the assertion of male stars Nils Asther and William Haines in the dramas Dream of love or The Duke steps out, the actress now imposes her style, both glamorous and sexy, quickly becoming the equal of Norma Shearer that she replaces in It is necessary to pay in 1930 or of Greta Garbo alongside whom she is illustrated in the romance Grand Hotel. His marriage to Douglas Fairbanks Jr. at the same time allows him to penetrate further into the closed circles of the beautiful Hollywood world. quickly becoming the equal of Norma Shearer whom she replaces in It is necessary to pay in 1930 or of Greta Garbo alongside whom she is illustrated in the romance Grand Hotel. His marriage to Douglas Fairbanks Jr. allows him at the same time to penetrate further into the closed circles of the beautiful Hollywood world. quickly becoming the equal of Norma Shearer whom she replaces in It is necessary to pay in 1930 or of Greta Garbo alongside whom she is illustrated in the romance Grand Hotel. His marriage to Douglas Fairbanks Jr. at the same time allows him to penetrate further into the closed circles of the beautiful Hollywood world.

When the Wall Street crash marked the end of prosperity, Joan Crawford left the roles of idle aristocrats for those of employees eager to escape their condition. The actress therefore undoubtedly represents the American ideal according to which family or social origins cannot be obstacles to individual ascent. In Fascination in 1931, she thus plays a worker from a small provincial town trying her luck in New York. It is alongside Clark Gable in this film and then thereafter, that she will experience the best hours of her fame, forming with him an ideal couple, attractive, fusional and… lucrative. The two stars will make eight films together, varying the genres, from drama (La Pente), to musical (Le Tourbillon de la danse (1933)) to comedy (Oftent femme varie, Loufoque et Cie (1936)).screwball comedy , Joan Crawford has little by little difficulty in renewing herself, imposing the same register in the title roles of Sadie McKee or of Clarence Brown, for whom she turns seven times, or of Frank Borzage who directs it four times . Women of George Cukor gives him back the confidence of the public: reigning over the female cast of the film, she frankly wins one last time against her great rival, Norma Shearer. Suzanne and her ideas and Once Upon a Time from the same filmmaker will mark the end of her successful career with MGM, which runs out of roles for her, "cedes" it to Warner Bros.

At Warner, the big house star is Bette Davis. Put in competition with her as soon as she arrived, Joan Crawford experienced a masterful rebirth with The Novel by Mildred Pierce, whose screenplay was rejected by the premiere. Touching like never before in the role of a devoted and disenchanted mother, the superb actress gives the answer to Michael Curtiz in a careful mixture of film noir and melodrama, which ignites the public and the critics, and the Oscar award of the best actress. His subsequent appearances were successful. Under the direction of Otto Preminger in Woman or Mistress, she delivers one of her most natural, nuanced and delicate interpretations alongside the prestigious Dana Andrews and Henry Fonda. Subsequently, under the loving eye of producer Jerry Wald, she will be employed at Warner or loaned to 20th Century Fox in a series of roles designed for her alone, which from 1945 to 1950 reinforced her position as a vamp icon (La Possédée, Boulevard des passions by Michael Curtiz). In 1952, the actress left the studio and became independent, alternating roles that were more or more noticed; Johnny Guitar, Nicholas Ray's famous western produced by MGM, being one of the most notable. It was when her career began to decline that Warner put her back on the scene alongside her other rival muse, Bette Davis in What Happened to Baby Jane ?. A frightening camera and an unexpected triumph signed Robert Aldrich, which brings together two aging sacred monsters, with strong temperaments. Subsequently, the director offers the actresses to turn again under his direction in Chut, Chut, dear Charlotte, but the sick Crawford declines the offer, replaced by Davis's friend Olivia de Havilland. At the end of her career, she reinforced her stern image in horror films including La Meurtrière diabolique. After a few appearances on television, she left the profession in the early 1970s to devote herself to the multinational Coca Cola, which her fourth husband bequeathed to her. She will die of cancer at the end of the decade.

Depicted as a violent and cruel mother by her daughter (in a biography titled Mommy Dearest , which will be adapted with Faye Dunaway), or sketched by Disney who is inspired by her for the character of the Queen Snow White Witch Joan Crawford is one of the most impressive stars of Hollywood's Golden Age, whose severity is matched only by striking beauty and talent.

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Joan Crawford Net Worth 2022

Joan Crawford 's revenue is $1.7M in 2022. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is Joan Crawford and could vary in the range between $669.3K - $1.4M.

Joan Crawford Net Worth 2021

Joan Crawford 's revenue is $1.1M in 2021. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is Joan Crawford and could vary in the range between $816.3K - $1.4M.

Joan Crawford Net Worth 2020

Joan Crawford 's revenue is $1.2M in 2020. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is Joan Crawford and could vary in the range between $723.1K - $2M.

Joan Crawford Net Worth 2019

Joan Crawford 's revenue is $2M in 2019. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is Joan Crawford and could vary in the range between $909K - $1.3M.

Joan Crawford Net Worth 2018

Joan Crawford 's revenue is $1.5M in 2018. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is Joan Crawford and could vary in the range between $819.4K - $1.5M.

Joan Crawford Net Worth 2017

Joan Crawford 's revenue is $1.2M in 2017. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is Joan Crawford and could vary in the range between $730.5K - $1.5M.

Joan Crawford Net Worth 2016

Joan Crawford 's revenue is $1.4M in 2016. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is Joan Crawford and could vary in the range between $602.3K - $1.8M.

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