Joan Crawford: Facts & Related Content

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Also Known As	Lucille Lesueur • Lucille Fay LeSueur
Born	March 23, 1904? • San Antonio • Texas
Died	May 10, 1977 • New York City • New York
Awards And Honors	Academy Award (1946) • Academy Award (1946): Actress in a Leading Role • Cecil B. DeMille Award (1970)
Notable Works	“Humoresque” • “Sudden Fear”
Married To	Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. (1929–1934) • Alfred Steele (1956–1959 [his death]) • Franchot Tone (1935–1939) • Phillip Terry (1942–1946)
Movies/Tv Shows (Acted In)	"Strange Cargo" (1940) • "The Circle" (1925) • "The Damned Don't Cry" (1950) • "Untamed" (1929) • "The Women" (1939) • "Berserk" (1967) • "The Hollywood Revue of 1929" (1929) • "Possessed" (1931) • "This Modern Age" (1931) • "Forsaking All Others" (1934) • "Flamingo Road" (1949) • "Old Clothes" (1925) • "Twelve Miles Out" (1927) • "Our Modern Maidens" (1929) • "Harriet Craig" (1950) • "The Secret Storm" (1968) • "Sadie McKee" (1934) • "Queen Bee" (1955) • "Our Blushing Brides" (1930) • "Daisy Kenyon" (1947) • "Mannequin" (1937) • "Tramp, Tramp, Tramp" (1926) • "Trog" (1970) • "Pretty Ladies" (1925) • "The Best of Everything" (1959) • "Winners of the Wilderness" (1927) • "Female on the Beach" (1955) • "The Gorgeous Hussy" (1936) • "The Revlon Mirror Theater" (1953) • "Torch Song" (1953) • "The Unknown" (1927) • "Strait-Jacket" (1964) • "They All Kissed the Bride" (1942) • "Dance, Fools, Dance" (1931) • "On Trial" (1959) • "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?" (1962) • "Montana Moon" (1930) • "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." (1967) • "Sally, Irene and Mary" (1925) • "West Point" (1927) • "Today We Live" (1933) • "Great Day" (1930) • "Letty Lynton" (1932) • "Love on the Run" (1936) • "The Lucy Show" (1968) • "Chained" (1934) • "Zane Grey Theater" (1959–1961) • "Laughing Sinners" (1931) • "Above Suspicion" (1943) • "Journey to Midnight" (1968) • "Susan and God" (1940) • "The Law of the Range" (1928) • "General Electric Theater" (1954–1959) • "No More Ladies" (1935) • "The Understanding Heart" (1927) • "Sudden Fear" (1952) • "Possessed" (1947) • "Dream of Love" (1928) • "Dancing Lady" (1933) • "This Woman Is Dangerous" (1952) • "When Ladies Meet" (1941) • "The Bride Wore Red" (1937) • "The Virginian" (1970) • "Paris" (1926) • "Spring Fever" (1927) • "The Shining Hour" (1938) • "Across to Singapore" (1928) • "Della" (1964) • "Johnny Guitar" (1954) • "The Last of Mrs. Cheyney" (1937) • "Hollywood Canteen" (1944) • "Reunion in France" (1942) • "The Duke Steps Out" (1929) • "The Taxi Dancer" (1927) • "Paid" (1930) • "Goodbye, My Fancy" (1951) • "A Woman's Face" (1941) • "I Live My Life" (1935) • "Autumn Leaves" (1956) • "The Ice Follies of 1939" (1939) • "Humoresque" (1946) • "Rose-Marie" (1928) • "The Caretakers" (1963) • "The Sixth Sense" (1972) • "Grand Hotel" (1932) • "Mildred Pierce" (1945) • "I Saw What You Did" (1965) • "Our Dancing Daughters" (1928) • "The Boob" (1926) • "Four Walls" (1928) • "Night Gallery" (1969) • "Rain" (1932) • "The Story of Esther Costello" (1957) • "Route 66" (1963)