Legendary actressJoan Crawfordtook the world by storm during Hollywood’s golden era, gaining massive popularity during the 1930s.
Here is what you didn’t know about Joan Crawford.
From a young age, it was Crawford’s dream to become a dancer.
Despite this, she managed to have a steady career in dancing, which led to her discovery.
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Her friend, actor William Haines, even nicknamed her the “Crawford Cranberry.”
According toThe Independent, she underwent an extensive amount of voice and speech training to transform her tone.
She even went as far as to change her laugh and subconsciously alter her mannerisms.
Although she is known in her extensive career as a brunette, she was actually born a redhead.
She covered up her natural hair color with hair dye, and her freckles with makeup.
However, the two never wed and remained close friends throughout their careers.
However, little is known about this courtship, as Crawford refused to speak about it publicly.
Crawford then remained single for nine years until she wed businessman Alfred Steele.
He passed away from a heart attack four years later in 1959.
Because of the termination, she no longer had access to her salary, car, secretary or jet.
Therefore, she was forced to sacrifice her lavish lifestyle by moving into a smaller apartment.
Young things with a talent for living" (viaRoger Ebert).
The dress was so widely well received that it reportedly sold over a whopping 50,000 off-brand versions.
The letter referenced the lack of ticket sales she had recently been bringing in with her films.
Although the director was hesitant to cast Crawford, she managed to change his mind after a screen test.
The plot of the iconic film revolves around the unsolved murder of the main character’s husband.
She had aniconic feudwith competing actress Bette Davis, as Crawford frequently upstaged Davis' name in the media.
“She did it coldly, deliberately and with complete ruthlessness.
The award ended up going to Anne Bancroft that year (perBustle).
She therefore chose to expand her family by adopting five children.
In 1940, Crawford adopted a girl named Christina.
According to the piece, Crawford reportedly adopted Catherine and Cynthia from Tann.
In the haunting recollections, Christina recalls horrific incidents of physical abuse induced by Crawford.
She was not family.
I honestly to this day do not believe that she ever cared for me.”
She also revealed that in her early 20s, she cut contact with her mother until Crawford’s death.
She died three years later in her Manhattan apartment of a heart attack, perVanity Fair.
