So, like many other actors of her time, she wasĭubbed ‘Box Office Poison’ in 1938, a label designating actresses whose talent Furthermore, her popularityĭeclined in the late 1930s. The quality of their script notwithstanding. Having a contract with studios also meant having an obligation to be in movies,

Popular with Depression-era audiences and especially women. Woman who found love and success at the end of the movie, which was quite She made a smooth transition from silent movies to talkies – which was notĪlways the case for other actors. Joan Crawford, still from Today We Live (1933)Īt the MGM rivalled that of MGM actresses Norma Shearer and Greta Garbo, and Of Arc) but as it was already taken, she became Joan Crawford. She was first supposed toĬhange her name to ‘Joan Arden,’ (and we’ll pass on the connotations of genderĬrossing that come with that Shakespearian name ‘Arden’, and the reference to ‘Joan’ Too much like ‘sewer’ according to the MGM publicist. She was credited as Lucille LeSueur in her early movies, but her name sounded She was soon discovered and offered a contract by the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer inġ925. Started as a stage dancer and singer in the choruses of travelling revues, and Studying, and briefly attended college afterwards. Where she spent more time actually working (cooking and cleaning) than With her mother and stepfather, who was a minor impresario and ran the Ramsey Preferred being called ‘Billie,’ and dreamt of becoming a dancer. Joan Crawford between takes on Torch Song (1953)Ĭrawford was born Lucille Fay LeSueur on Ma(although her birth Sunday night played by Jessica Lange in FX anthology TV series Feud. You may have seen her movies, her character is also currently on our screens every Crawford was an American actress - an old school ‘movie star’ from Classic Hollywood Cinema.

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