query: what was wrong with joan crawford?

title: Joan Crawford

text: issues, including surgery which left her needing round-the-clock nursing care, plagued her from 1972 until mid-1975. While on antibiotics for this problem in October 1974, her drinking caused her to pass out, slip, and strike her face. Whether it was this incident or her return to religion, Christian Science, she quit drinking in 1974. On May 8, 1977, Crawford gave away her beloved Shih Tzu, "Princess Lotus Blossom", being too weak to care for her. Crawford died two days later at her New York apartment of a myocardial infarction. A funeral was held at Campbell Funeral Home, New York, on

title: Joan Crawford

text: the choice. She later said that she wanted her first name to be pronounced "Jo-Anne", and that she hated the name Crawford because it sounded like "craw fish", but also admitted she "liked the security" that went with the name. Growing increasingly frustrated over the size and quality of the parts she was given, Crawford embarked on a campaign of self-promotion. As MGM screenwriter Frederica Sagor Maas recalled, "No one decided to make Joan Crawford a star. Joan Crawford became a star because Joan Crawford decided to become a star." She began attending dances in the afternoons and evenings at

title: Joan Crawford

text: been left near-penniless following Alfred Steele's death, accepted a small role in "The Best of Everything" (1959). Although she was not the star of the film, she received positive reviews. Crawford would later name the role as being one of her personal favorites. By 1961 Joan Crawford was once again her own publicity machine with a new script, "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?", sent by Robert Aldrich. Crawford starred as Blanche Hudson, an elderly, disabled former A-list movie star who lives in fear of her psychotic sister Jane, in the highly successful psychological thriller "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?"

title: Joan Crawford

text: Joan Crawford Joan Crawford (born Lucille Fay LeSueur; March 23, c. 1904 – May 10, 1977) was an American actress who began her career as a dancer in traveling theatrical companies before debuting as a chorus girl on Broadway, Crawford signed a motion picture contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1925. In the 1930s, Crawford's fame rivaled, and later outlasted, that of MGM colleagues Norma Shearer and Greta Garbo. Crawford often played hard-working young women who find romance and success. These characters and stories were well received by Depression-era audiences, and were popular with women. Crawford became one of Hollywood's most prominent

title: Joan Crawford

text: starring Faye Dunaway as Crawford. Pictures of Crawford were used in the album artwork of The Rolling Stones album "Exile on Main St." (1972). The feud between Crawford and Bette Davis is depicted in Shaun Considine's 1989 book, "". It was fueled by competition over film roles, Academy Awards, and Franchot Tone, Joan Crawford's second husband and Davis' co-star in 1935's "Dangerous". The Crawford-Davis rivalry is the subject of the 2017 first season of the FX anthology television series "Feud", subtitled "Bette and Joan". Crawford is played by Jessica Lange, and Davis is played by Susan Sarandon. As of 2018

title: Joan Crawford

text: any streaming/airing of this series is currently stopped by restraint order from lower California courts until Olivia de Havilland can be heard by the United States Supreme Court on whether producers had the right to use her likeness without permission although she is a public figure. She is played by Catherine Zeta-Jones. Joan Crawford Joan Crawford (born Lucille Fay LeSueur; March 23, c. 1904 – May 10, 1977) was an American actress who began her career as a dancer in traveling theatrical companies before debuting as a chorus girl on Broadway, Crawford signed a motion picture contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in

title: Joan Crawford filmography

text: science fiction film, "Trog" (1970). ‡ denotes lost film For a number of years, Crawford was regularly voted as one of the top money making stars in the country in the annual "Quigley" Poll: Joan Crawford filmography The Joan Crawford filmography lists the film appearances of American actress Joan Crawford, who starred in numerous motion pictures throughout a lengthy career that spanned nearly five decades. She made her film debut in "Lady of the Night" (1925), as a body double for film star Norma Shearer. She appeared in several other films before she made her major breakthrough playing Lon Chaney's

title: Joan Crawford (basketball)

text: Joan Crawford (basketball) Joan Crawford (born August 22, 1937 in Fort Smith, Arkansas, United States) is a former basketball player and member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (enshrined in 1997), Women's Basketball Hall of Fame (enshrined in 1999), and Amateur Athletic Union Hall of Fame. Crawford was born to Monroe Crawford and Iris(Blan) Crawford. She was one of five children; she had two brothers and two sisters. Crawford became interested in basketball when she was only in fifth grade. She learned many of the fundamentals of the game from her brother Robert. She learned enough about the

title: Joan Crawford (basketball)

text: single loss to Czechoslovakia, while the USSR was undefeated. The USA team was down by three points at the half, but came back in the second half to win the championship 51–48. Crawford scored a game high 27 points in the championship game against Brazil. Joan Crawford (basketball) Joan Crawford (born August 22, 1937 in Fort Smith, Arkansas, United States) is a former basketball player and member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (enshrined in 1997), Women's Basketball Hall of Fame (enshrined in 1999), and Amateur Athletic Union Hall of Fame. Crawford was born to Monroe Crawford and

title: Joan Crawford

text: May 13, 1977. In her will, which was signed on October 28, 1976, Crawford bequeathed to her two youngest children, Cindy and Cathy, $77,500 each from her $2 million estate. She explicitly disinherited the two eldest, Christina and Christopher: "It is my intention to make no provision herein for my son, Christopher, or my daughter, Christina, for reasons which are well known to them." Both of them challenged the will and received a $55,000 settlement. She also bequeathed nothing to her niece, Joan Lowe (1933–1999; born Joan Crawford LeSueur, the only child of her estranged brother, Hal). Crawford left money

title: Joan Crawford

text: Women of the 20th century". In 1999 Crawford was also voted the tenth greatest female star of the classic American cinema by the American Film Institute. Crawford has also attracted a following in the gay community. In "Joan Crawford: The Essential Biography", author Lawrence J. Quirk explains that Crawford appeals to many gay men because they sympathize with her struggle for success in both the entertainment industry and her personal life. In November 1978, Christina Crawford published "Mommie Dearest", which contained allegations that her late adoptive mother was emotionally and physically abusive to Christina and her brother Christopher because she

title: Joan Crawford filmography

text: Joan Crawford filmography The Joan Crawford filmography lists the film appearances of American actress Joan Crawford, who starred in numerous motion pictures throughout a lengthy career that spanned nearly five decades. She made her film debut in "Lady of the Night" (1925), as a body double for film star Norma Shearer. She appeared in several other films before she made her major breakthrough playing Lon Chaney's love interest in the 1927 horror film, "The Unknown". Her major success in "Our Dancing Daughters" (1928) made her a popular flapper of the late 1920s. Her first sound film, "Untamed" (1929), was a

title: Joan Crawford

text: Dr. Brockton in Herman Cohen's science fiction horror film "Trog" (1970), rounding out a career spanning 45 years and more than 80 motion pictures. Crawford made three more television appearances, including one as Stephanie White in a 1970 episode ("The Nightmare") of "The Virginian", and as Joan Fairchild (her final performance) in a 1972 episode ("Dear Joan: We're Going to Scare You to Death") of "The Sixth Sense". In 1970, Crawford was presented with the Cecil B. DeMille Award by John Wayne at the Golden Globes, which was telecast from the Coconut Grove at The Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles.

title: Joan Crawford

text: Vegas. The child was temporarily called Joan, until Crawford changed her name to Christina. Crawford married actor Phillip Terry on July 21, 1942, after a six-month courtship. Together, the couple adopted a son whom they named Christopher, but his birth mother reclaimed the child. The couple adopted another boy, whom they named Phillip Terry, Jr. After the marriage ended in 1946, Crawford changed that child's name to Christopher Crawford. After eighteen years, Crawford's contract with MGM was terminated by mutual consent on June 29, 1943. In lieu of the last film remaining under her contract, MGM bought her out for

title: Joan Crawford

text: broadcast March 2, 1940, on Arch Oboler's "Lights Out"; "The Word" on "Everyman's Theater" (1941); "Chained" on the "Lux Radio Theater", and Norman Corwin's "Document A/777" (1948). She appeared in episodes of anthology television series in the 1950s, and, in 1959, made a pilot for "The Joan Crawford Show". Crawford married her fourth—and final—husband, Alfred Steele, at the Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas on May 10, 1955. Crawford and Steele met at a party in 1950, when Steele was an executive at PepsiCo. They renewed their acquaintance at a New Year's Eve party in 1954. By that time, Steele had

title: Joan Crawford

text: organized by George Cukor, was held on June 24 in the Samuel Goldwyn Theater at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Beverly Hills. Crawford was cremated, and her ashes were placed in a crypt with her fourth — and final — husband, Alfred Steele, in Ferncliff Cemetery, Hartsdale, New York. Joan Crawford's handprints and footprints are immortalized in the forecourt of Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood. She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, at 1752 Vine Street, for her contributions to the motion picture industry. "Playboy" listed Crawford as #84 of the "100 Sexiest

title: Joan Crawford

text: She also spoke at Stephens College, where she had been a student for two months in 1922. Crawford published her autobiography, "A Portrait of Joan", co-written with Jane Kesner Ardmore, in 1962 through Doubleday. Crawford's next book, "My Way of Life", was published in 1971 by Simon & Schuster. Those expecting a racy tell-all were disappointed, although Crawford's meticulous ways were revealed in her advice on grooming, wardrobe, exercise, and even food storage. Upon her death, there were found in her apartment photographs of John F. Kennedy, for whom she had voted in the 1960 presidential election. In September 1973,

title: What About Joan?

text: Chicago. What About Joan? What About Joan? is an American sitcom that aired on ABC for two seasons of 21 episodes during 2001. It starred Joan Cusack as Joan Gallagher, a Chicago schoolteacher and the comedy of her day-to-day life. It co-starred Kyle Chandler. It was produced by James L. Brooks, Richard Sakai, David Richardson, and Ed Weinberger. Joan Cusack played a high school teacher on the verge of a deepening relationship with Chandler. It was filmed before a live studio audience in Chicago and edited in Los Angeles. Joan's apartment was supposed to be located in the Ravenswood neighborhood

title: What About Joan?

text: What About Joan? What About Joan? is an American sitcom that aired on ABC for two seasons of 21 episodes during 2001. It starred Joan Cusack as Joan Gallagher, a Chicago schoolteacher and the comedy of her day-to-day life. It co-starred Kyle Chandler. It was produced by James L. Brooks, Richard Sakai, David Richardson, and Ed Weinberger. Joan Cusack played a high school teacher on the verge of a deepening relationship with Chandler. It was filmed before a live studio audience in Chicago and edited in Los Angeles. Joan's apartment was supposed to be located in the Ravenswood neighborhood of

title: Joan Crawford

text: by equally small and unbilled roles in two other 1925 silent films : "The Only Thing" and "The Merry Widow". MGM publicity head Pete Smith recognized her ability to become a major star, but felt her name sounded fake; he told studio head Louis B. Mayer that her last name, LeSueur, reminded him of a sewer. Smith organized a contest called "Name the Star" in "Movie Weekly" to allow readers to select her new stage name. The initial choice was "Joan Arden", but after another actress was found to have prior claim to that name, the alternate surname "Crawford" became

title: Joan Crawford filmography

text: Crawford starred in the musical "Torch Song", her final film role for MGM. Her next film "Johnny Guitar" (1954), although not a major hit, is one of Crawford's most popular films among her fans. During the latter half of the 1950s, Crawford starred in a series of B-movies, including romantic dramas "Female on the Beach" (1955) and "Autumn Leaves" (1956). In 1962, Crawford was teamed with Bette Davis in a film adaptation of "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?" The thriller film was a box office hit, and briefly revived Crawford's career. Her final film performance was in the British

title: Joan Crawford

text: hotels around Hollywood, where she often won dance competitions with her performances of the Charleston and the Black Bottom. Her strategy worked and MGM cast her in the film where she first made an impression on audiences, Edmund Goulding's "Sally, Irene and Mary" (1925). From the beginning of her career, Crawford considered Norma Shearer - the studio's most-popular actress - her professional nemesis. Shearer was married to MGM Head of Production Irving Thalberg; hence, she had the first choice of scripts, and had more control than other stars in what films she would and would not make. Crawford was quoted

title: Joan Crawford

text: hospital bed ... I cried for nine hours." Crawford nursed grudges against Davis and Aldrich for the rest of her life, saying of Aldrich, "He is a man who loves evil, horrendous, vile things", to which Aldrich replied, "If the shoe fits, wear it, and I am very fond of Miss Crawford". Despite being replaced, brief footage of Crawford made it into the film, when she is seen sitting in a taxi in a wide shot. In 1965, she played Amy Nelson in "I Saw What You Did", another William Castle vehicle. She starred as Monica Rivers in Herman Cohen's

title: What Went Wrong?

text: What Went Wrong? What Went Wrong? Western Impact and Middle Eastern Response is a book by Bernard Lewis released in January 2002, shortly after the September 11 terrorist attack, but written shortly before. The nucleus of this book appeared as an article published in "The Atlantic Monthly" in January 2002. The book's thesis is that throughout recent history, specifically beginning with the failure of the second Ottoman siege of Vienna in 1683, the Islamic world has failed to modernize or to keep pace with the Western world in a variety of respects, and that this failure has been seen by

title: What Went Wrong?

text: many within the Islamic world as having allowed Western powers to acquire a disastrous position of dominance over those regions. What Went Wrong? What Went Wrong? Western Impact and Middle Eastern Response is a book by Bernard Lewis released in January 2002, shortly after the September 11 terrorist attack, but written shortly before. The nucleus of this book appeared as an article published in "The Atlantic Monthly" in January 2002. The book's thesis is that throughout recent history, specifically beginning with the failure of the second Ottoman siege of Vienna in 1683, the Islamic world has failed to modernize or

title: Joan Crawford (basketball)

text: Nera White for on the Nashville team for eleven years. Crawford noted, "We knew almost what each other was going to do. We didn't have to look or aim. A lot of times, in a fast break, I'd just throw it down to Nera, she'd just throw it down to me." With the US National team, Crawford won the World Championship in 1957, and the 1959 and 1963 Pan American Games. The World Championship game was against the USSR, the first time the USA had faced the USSR in a major competition. The USA came into the final with a

title: Joan Crawford

text: claimed for the rest of her life that Crawford had campaigned against her, a charge Crawford denied. That same year, Crawford starred as Lucy Harbin in William Castle's horror mystery "Strait-Jacket" (1964). Robert Aldrich cast Crawford and Davis in "Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte" (1964). After a purported campaign of harassment by Davis on location in Louisiana, Crawford returned to Hollywood entering a hospital. After a prolonged absence, during which Crawford was accused of feigning illness, Aldrich was forced to replace her with Olivia de Havilland. Crawford devastated, said, "I heard the news of my replacement over the radio, lying in my

title: Christina Crawford

text: Navy; her mother was unmarried. Crawford was adopted from a baby broker in Nevada because Joan was formally denied an adoption by social services for being an unfit candidate in California in 1940. Crawford maintains that Joan did not have a positive relationship with either her own mother or with her brother, which contributed to social services' conclusion as well as her multiple divorces. Crawford was one of five children adopted by Joan. Her siblings are Christopher, adopted in 1943, and twin girls, Catherine (Cathy) and Cynthia (Cindy), adopted in 1947. Another boy, also named Christopher, was adopted in 1942

title: But What If We're Wrong?

text: can be." The book's cover, designed by Paul Sahre, was judged among the year's best, as chosen by the art director of "The New York Times Book Review". But What If We're Wrong? But What If We're Wrong? Thinking About the Present As If It Were the Past is a 2016 non-fiction book by American author and essayist Chuck Klosterman. The premise of the book is that most of what we believe is likely to be wrong, but to avoid delusions in our perceptions, Klosterman advises us to “think about the present as if it were the distant past.” Klosterman

title: Carole Crawford

text: Joan Crawford-Merkens. Carole Crawford Carole Joan Crawford (born February 13, 1943) is a Jamaican model who won the Miss World contest in 1963, She was also the first winning delegate from both Jamaica and the Caribbean. At the time of her victory, she was 20 years old and stood at a height of only 5'3" (1.59 m), which was short by Miss World standards at the time. During the beauty competition, which was held in London, Crawford wore a specially designed swimsuit with a high neckline so that she would appear taller. Her return to Jamaica, after her historic win

title: Joan Crawford

text: divorce, which was granted in 1939. Crawford and Tone much later rekindled their friendship, and Tone even proposed in 1964 that they remarry. When he died in 1968, Crawford arranged for him to be cremated and his ashes scattered at Muskoka Lakes, Canada. Crawford continued her reign as a popular movie actress well into the mid-1930s. "No More Ladies" (1935) co-starred Robert Montgomery and then-husband Franchot Tone, and was a success. Crawford had long pleaded with MGM's head Louis B. Mayer to cast her in more dramatic roles, and although he was reluctant, he cast her in the sophisticated comedy-drama

title: Christina Crawford

text: Christina Crawford Christina Crawford (born June 11, 1939) is an American writer and actress, best known as the author of "Mommie Dearest", an autobiographical account of child abuse by her adoptive mother, actress Joan Crawford. She had roles in various television and film projects, such as Joan Borman Kane in the soap opera "The Secret Storm" and Monica George in the Elvis Presley film "Wild in the Country". Christina Crawford was born in Los Angeles, California, in 1939 to unmarried teens. According to her personal interview with Larry King, her father was married to another woman and supposedly in the

title: But What If We're Wrong?

text: But What If We're Wrong? But What If We're Wrong? Thinking About the Present As If It Were the Past is a 2016 non-fiction book by American author and essayist Chuck Klosterman. The premise of the book is that most of what we believe is likely to be wrong, but to avoid delusions in our perceptions, Klosterman advises us to “think about the present as if it were the distant past.” Klosterman examines such things as: the history of scientific theories such as gravity, our perception of historical literary geniuses, our interests in entertainment and professional sports—as background examples to

title: Joan Crawford

text: to have said: "How can I compete with Norma? She sleeps with the boss!" In 1926, Crawford was named one of the WAMPAS Baby Stars, along with Mary Astor, Dolores del Río, Janet Gaynor, and Fay Wray, among others. That same year, she starred in "Paris", co-starring Charles Ray. Within a few years, she became the romantic female lead to many of MGM's top male stars, including Ramón Novarro, John Gilbert, William Haines, and Tim McCoy. Crawford appeared in "The Unknown" (1927), starring Lon Chaney, Sr., who played a carnival knife thrower with no arms. Crawford played his skimpily-clad young

title: The wrong war, at the wrong place, at the wrong time, and with the wrong enemy

text: the wrong time. On December 15, 2003, at the Pacific Council on International Policy in Los Angeles, Howard Dean said Bush "launched the wrong war, at the wrong time, with inadequate planning, insufficient help and at extraordinary cost." In a May 3, 2003 primary debate in South Carolina, Dean said: Let me be very clear about what I believe. I'm delighted to see Saddam Hussein gone. I appreciate the fact that we have a strong military in this country, and I'd keep a strong military in this country, but I think this was the wrong war at the wrong time

title: Joan Evans (actress)

text: The Weatherlys had a daughter on August 16, 1955. In 1984, Joan Evans and her husband signed a tribute to Crawford in "Daily Variety". Joan Evans (actress) Joan Evans (born Joan Eunson, July 18, 1934) is an American film actress. Evans's parents were Hollywood writers Dale Eunson and Katherine Albert. Her father wrote the book "The Day They Gave Babies Away," which was made into the movie "All Mine to Give" (1957). She was named after actress Joan Crawford, her godmother. Evans appeared in three movies with actor Farley Granger. Her first film with him was as the title role

title: Joan Crawford

text: the publishing of the first "Top Ten Money-Making Stars Poll" placed Crawford third in popularity at the box office, behind only Marie Dressler and Janet Gaynor. She remained on the list for the next several years, last appearing on it in 1936. In May 1933, Crawford divorced Fairbanks. Crawford cited "grievous mental cruelty", claiming Fairbanks had "a jealous and suspicious attitude" toward her friends, and that they had "loud arguments about the most trivial subjects" lasting "far into the night". Following her divorce, she was again teamed with Clark Gable, along with Franchot Tone and Fred Astaire, in the hit

title: Joan Crawford

text: Executive Officer Alfred Steele. In 1970 Crawford retired from the screen and following a public appearance in 1974 Crawford withdrew from public life, becoming increasingly reclusive until her death in 1977. Crawford married four times. Her first three marriages ended in divorce; the last ended with the death of husband Alfred Steele. She adopted five children, one of whom was reclaimed. Crawford's relationships with her two elder children, Christina and Christopher, were acrimonious. After Crawford's death, Christina wrote a well-known "tell-all" memoir, "Mommie Dearest" (1978). Born Lucille Fay LeSueur, of English, French Huguenot, Swedish, and Irish ancestry, in San Antonio,

title: Joan Crawford

text: Her next movie, "Paid" (1930), paired her with Robert Armstrong, and was another success. During the early sound era, MGM began to place Crawford in more sophisticated roles, rather than continuing to promote her flapper-inspired persona of the silent era. In 1931, MGM cast Crawford in five films. Three of them teamed her opposite the studio's soon to be biggest male star and "King of Hollywood", Clark Gable. "Dance, Fools, Dance", released in February 1931, was the first pairing of Crawford and Gable. Their second movie together, "Laughing Sinners", released in May 1931, was directed by Harry Beaumont, and also

title: Joan Crawford

text: choice. However, Davis turned the role down. Director Michael Curtiz did not want Crawford to play the part, and he instead lobbied for the casting of Barbara Stanwyck. Warner Bros. defied Curtiz, and cast Crawford in the film. Throughout the entire production of the movie, Curtiz criticized Crawford. He reportedly told Jack L. Warner, "She comes over here with her high-hat airs and her goddamn shoulder pads... Why should I waste my time directing a has-been?" Purportedly Curtiz ripped the shoulder pads from Crawford's body in front of the crew only to find her broad shoulders. Curtiz demanded Crawford prove

title: Joan Crawford

text: Crawford moved from apartment 22-G to a smaller apartment next door (22-H) at the Imperial House, 150 East 69th Street. Her last public appearance was made on September 23, 1974, at a book party cohosted with her old friend Rosalind Russell at New York's Rainbow Room. Russell was suffering from breast cancer and arthritis at the time. When Crawford saw the unflattering photos that appeared in the papers the next day, she said, "If that's how I look, then they won't see me anymore." Crawford cancelled all public appearances, began declining interviews, and left her apartment less and less. Dental-related

title: Joan Crawford

text: bottle. It was awarded to the employee making the most significant contribution to company sales. In 1973, Crawford was forced to retire from the company at the behest of company executive Don Kendall, whom Crawford had referred to for years as "Fang". After her Academy Award nominated performance in 1952's "Sudden Fear", Crawford continued to work steadily throughout the rest of the decade. After a ten-year absence, she returned to MGM to star in "Torch Song" (1953), a musical drama centering on the life of a demanding stage star who falls in love with a blind pianist, played by Michael

title: Joan Crawford

text: and was spotted dancing in Detroit by producer Jacob J. Shubert. Shubert put her in the chorus line for his 1924 show, "Innocent Eyes", at the Winter Garden Theatre on Broadway in New York City. While appearing in "Innocent Eyes", Crawford met a saxophone player named James Welton. The two were allegedly married in 1924, and lived together for several months, although this supposed marriage was never mentioned in later life by Crawford. Crawford wanted additional work, and approached Loews Theaters publicist Nils Granlund. Granlund secured a position for her with singer Harry Richman's act and arranged for her to

title: Joan Crawford

text: become President of Pepsi-Cola. He would later be named Chairman of the Board and CEO of Pepsi-Cola. Crawford traveled extensively on behalf of Pepsi following the marriage. She estimated that she traveled over 100,000 miles for the company. Steele died of a heart attack in April 1959. Crawford was initially advised that her services were no longer required. After she told the story to Louella Parsons, Pepsi reversed its position, and Crawford was elected to fill the vacant seat on the board of directors. Crawford received the sixth annual "Pally Award", which was in the shape of a bronze Pepsi

title: Christina Crawford

text: currently working with composer David Nehls on a stage musical adaptation of "Mommie Dearest", to be produced in regional theater and on Broadway. Crawford is currently writing the third book in her memoir trilogy, following "Mommie Dearest" and "Survivor". Christina Crawford Christina Crawford (born June 11, 1939) is an American writer and actress, best known as the author of "Mommie Dearest", an autobiographical account of child abuse by her adoptive mother, actress Joan Crawford. She had roles in various television and film projects, such as Joan Borman Kane in the soap opera "The Secret Storm" and Monica George in the

title: Joan Crawford

text: its nationwide release reviving Davis and Crawford's careers. Davis was nominated for an Academy Award for her performance as Jane Hudson. Crawford contacted each of the other Oscar nominees in the category (Katharine Hepburn, Lee Remick, Geraldine Page, and Anne Bancroft, all East Coast-based actresses), to let them know that if they could not attend the ceremony, she would be happy to accept the Oscar on their behalf; all agreed. Both Davis and Crawford were backstage, Crawford having presented best director, when the absent Anne Bancroft was announced as the winner, and Crawford accepted the award on her behalf. Davis

title: Joan Crawford

text: of classic plays for select groups of friends. Tone and Crawford had first appeared together in "Today We Live" (1933), but Crawford was hesitant about entering into another romance so soon after her split from Fairbanks. Before and during their marriage, Crawford worked to promote Tone's Hollywood career, but Tone was ultimately not interested in being a movie star he just wanted to be an actor, and Crawford eventually wearied of the effort. During their marriage they tried on two separate occasions for children, both ending in miscarriage. Then Tone alledgedly began drinking and became physically abusive, she filed for

title: Joan Crawford

text: horror thriller film "Berserk!" (1967). After the film's release, Crawford guest-starred as herself on "The Lucy Show". The episode, "Lucy and the Lost Star", first aired on February 26, 1968. Crawford struggled during rehearsals, and drank heavily on-set, leading series star Lucille Ball to suggest replacing her with Gloria Swanson. However, Crawford was letter-perfect the day of the show, which included dancing the Charleston, and received two standing ovations from the studio audience. In October 1968, Crawford's 29-year-old daughter, Christina (who was then acting in New York on the CBS soap opera "The Secret Storm"), needed immediate medical attention for

title: What Darwin Got Wrong

text: Rutherford, writing in "The Guardian", also reviewed the book negatively. What Darwin Got Wrong What Darwin Got Wrong is a 2010 book by philosopher Jerry Fodor and cognitive scientist Massimo Piattelli-Palmarini, in which the authors criticize Charles Darwin's theory of natural selection. It is an extension of an argument first presented as "Why Pigs Don't Have Wings" in the "London Review of Books". Fodor published an article, entitled "Why Pigs Don't Have Wings", in the "London Review of Books" in October 2007. It stated that "In fact, an appreciable number of perfectly reasonable biologists are coming to think that the

title: What Darwin Got Wrong

text: What Darwin Got Wrong What Darwin Got Wrong is a 2010 book by philosopher Jerry Fodor and cognitive scientist Massimo Piattelli-Palmarini, in which the authors criticize Charles Darwin's theory of natural selection. It is an extension of an argument first presented as "Why Pigs Don't Have Wings" in the "London Review of Books". Fodor published an article, entitled "Why Pigs Don't Have Wings", in the "London Review of Books" in October 2007. It stated that "In fact, an appreciable number of perfectly reasonable biologists are coming to think that the theory of natural selection can no longer be taken for

title: Joan Crawford

text: her suitability by taking a screen test; she agreed. After the test, Curtiz agreed to Crawford's casting. "Mildred Pierce" was a resounding critical and commercial success. It epitomized the lush visual style and the hard-boiled film noir sensibility that defined Warner Bros. movies of the late forties. Crawford earned the Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. The success of "Mildred Pierce" revived Crawford's movie career. For several years, she starred in what were called "a series of first-rate melodramas". Her next film was "Humoresque" (1946), co-starring John Garfield, a romantic drama about a love affair between an

title: What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962 film)

text: films "Parachute Jumper" and "Ex-Lady" (both 1933) and the Joan Crawford film "Sadie McKee" (1934) was used to represent the film acting of Jane and Blanche respectively. The character of Liza, Mrs. Bates' daughter, was played by Davis' real-life daughter B. D. Merrill. After Joan Crawford's daughter Christina wrote the best-selling tell-all book "Mommie Dearest", Merrill published a memoir that depicted her mother in an unfavorable light. Crawford was scheduled to appear alongside Davis on a publicity tour of "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?" but cancelled at the last minute. Davis claimed that Crawford backed out because she did

title: Joan Crawford

text: $100,000. For $500,000, Crawford signed with Warner Bros. for a three-movie deal, and was placed on the payroll on July 1, 1943. Her first film for the studio was "Hollywood Canteen" (1944), an all-star morale-booster film that teamed her with several other top movie stars at the time. Crawford said one of the main reasons she signed with Warner Bros. was because she wanted to play the character "Mattie" in a proposed 1944 film version of Edith Wharton's novel "Ethan Frome" (1911). She wanted to play the title role in "Mildred Pierce" (1945), but Bette Davis was the studio's first

title: Joan Crawford

text: a ruptured ovarian tumor. Despite the fact that Christina's character was a 28-year-old, and Crawford was in her sixties, Crawford offered to play her role until Christina was well enough to return, to which producer Gloria Monty readily agreed. Crawford's appearance in the 1969 television film "Night Gallery" (which served as pilot to the series that followed) marked one of Steven Spielberg's earliest directing jobs. Crawford made a cameo appearance as herself in the first episode of the situation comedy "The Tim Conway Show", which aired on January 30, 1970. She starred on the big screen one final time, playing

title: Joan Crawford

text: Catholic. Fairbanks was the son of Douglas Fairbanks and the stepson of Mary Pickford, who were considered Hollywood royalty. Fairbanks, Sr., and Pickford were opposed to the marriage, and did not invite the couple to their home, Pickfair, for eight months after the marriage. The relationship between Crawford and Fairbanks, Sr., eventually warmed; she called him "Uncle Doug", and he called her "Billie", her old childhood nickname. She and Pickford, however, continued to despise each other. Following that first invitation, Crawford and Fairbanks, Jr., became more frequent guests. While the Fairbanks men played golf together, however, Crawford was either left

title: Joan Crawford

text: Lionel Barrymore, and Wallace Beery, among others. Receiving third billing, she played the middle-class stenographer to Beery's controlling general director. Crawford later admitted to being nervous during the filming of the movie because she was working with "very big stars", and that she was disappointed that she had no scenes with the "divine Garbo". "Grand Hotel" was released in April 1932 to critical and commercial success. It was one of the highest-grossing movies of the year, and won the Academy Award for Best Picture. Crawford achieved continued success in "Letty Lynton" (1932). Soon after this movie's release, a plagiarism suit

title: Joan Crawford

text: catapulted her to stardom. The role established her as a symbol of modern 1920s-style femininity which rivaled Clara Bow, the original It girl, then Hollywood's foremost flapper. A stream of hits followed "Our Dancing Daughters", including two more flapper-themed movies, in which Crawford embodied for her legion of fans (many of whom were women) an idealized vision of the free-spirited, all-American girl. F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote of Crawford: On June 3, 1929, Crawford married Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., at Saint Malachy's Roman Catholic Church (known as "The Actors' Chapel", owing to its proximity to Broadway theatres) in Manhattan, although neither was

title: Joan Crawford filmography

text: magazine, but her popularity soon waned. In May 1938, after her films "The Bride Wore Red" (1937) and "Mannequin" (1938) proved to be expensive failures, Crawford – along with Greta Garbo, Katharine Hepburn, Fred Astaire, Kay Francis, and many others – was labeled "Box Office Poison", an actor whose "box office draw is nil". Crawford managed to make a comeback in the comedy "The Women" (1939), opposite an all-star female cast. On July 1, 1943, Crawford left MGM and signed an exclusive contract with Warner Brothers, where she became a rival of Bette Davis. After a slow start with the

text: not want to share the stage with her. In a 1972 telephone conversation, Crawford told author Shaun Considine that after seeing the film she urged Davis to go and have a look. When she failed to hear back from her co-star, Crawford called Davis and asked her what she thought of the film. Davis replied, "You were so right, Joan. The picture is good. And I was terrific." Crawford said, "That was it. She never said anything about my performance. Not a word." Considine alleges that this incident and Davis' refusal to acknowledge her acting ability led Crawford to cancel

title: Joan Crawford

text: forced MGM's withdrawal and it's therefore considered the "lost" Crawford film. Designed by Adrian, the gown with large ruffled sleeves which Crawford wore in the movie became a popular style that same year, and was even copied by Macy's. On loan to United Artists, she played prostitute Sadie Thompson in "Rain" (1932), a film version of John Colton's 1923 play. Actress Jeanne Eagels played the role on stage, and Gloria Swanson had originated the part on screen in the 1928 film version. Crawford's performance was panned, and the film was not a success. Despite the failure of "Rain", in 1932,

title: Joan Crawford

text: her the truth. Cassin allegedly began sexually abusing her when she was eleven years old, and the abuse continued until she was sent to St. Agnes Academy, a Catholic girls' school. Crawford preferred the nickname "Billie" as a child, and enjoyed watching vaudeville acts perform on the stage of her stepfather's theatre. Her family's instability negatively affected Crawford and her schooling never formally progressed beyond primary education. Beginning in childhood, Crawford's ambition was to be a dancer. One day in an attempt to escape piano lessons so she could play with friends, she leapt from the front porch of her

title: The Heart of Princess Joan

text: – the most gracious man of all. He came across a picture of Joan in an old wizard’s tower, but the wizard warned him to avoid Joan. Regardless of the wizard's warning, Michael wished to marry Joan. Even though Prince Michael's love for Joan grew, he was curious and so disguised himself as a beggar in order to discover what was wrong with the Princess; he soon found she was cold-hearted and ruthless. He spoke to the Queen and learned about her missing heart. He told her he would retrieve Joan's heart, and if he failed to return in seven

title: Joan Crawford

text: Red" (1937). The film was generally unfavorably reviewed by the majority of critics. It also ran a financial loss, becoming one of MGM's biggest failures of the year. "Mannequin" did, as the "New York Times" stated, "restore Crawford to her throne as queen of the working girls". Most other reviews were positive, and the film managed to generate a minor profit, but it did not resurrect Crawford's overall popularity. On May 3, 1938, Crawford—along with Greta Garbo, Norma Shearer, Luise Rainer, John Barrymore, Katharine Hepburn, Fred Astaire, Dolores del Río, and others—was dubbed "Box Office Poison" in an open letter

title: Joan Crawford

text: family a few months before her birth, eventually resetting in Abilene, Texas, reportedly working as a construction laborer. Following LeSueur's departure from the family home, Crawford's mother re-married Henry J. Cassin. The marriage is listed in the census as Crawford's mother's first marriage though. Crawford lived with her mother, stepfather, and siblings in Lawton, Oklahoma. There, Cassin ran the Ramsey Opera House; he managed to book diverse and noted performers such as Anna Pavlova and Eva Tanguay. At that time, Crawford was reportedly unaware that Cassin, whom she called "daddy", was not her biological father until her brother Hal told

title: What Darwin Got Wrong

text: Wings", Tim Lewens states that Elliott Sober gave the following solution to this problem in 1984: Lewens continues: Fodor and Piattelli-Palmarini published a short summary of their book in "New Scientist". The philosopher Mary Midgley wrote that "What Darwin Got Wrong" "strikes an outsider as an overdue and valuable onslaught on neo-Darwinist simplicities". The journalist Oliver Burkeman wrote an article entitled "Why everything you've been told about evolution is wrong" in "The Guardian" but concludes "It would be jawdroppingly surprising, to say the least, were Fodor to be right. A safer, if mealy-mouthed, conclusion to draw is that his work

title: Douglas Crawford

text: by 3,609 to leave Crawford trailing by 3,103 votes. Not long after his defeat he suffered a cerebral haemorrhage from which he recovered to contest the Perth and Kinross constituency in the 1983 election, but lost to Nicholas Fairbairn, the Conservative incumbent MP, who won with a 6,733 majority. Crawford died in 2002 in Campbeltown. He married (and later divorced) journalist Joan Burnie, with whom he had two children. His son, Ewan, at one stage worked for former SNP leader John Swinney. Douglas Crawford (George) Douglas Crawford (1 November 1939 – 17 April 2002) was a Scottish politician and journalist,

title: Joan Crawford

text: movie stars, and one of the highest-paid women in the United States. In 1945 she starred in "Mildred Pierce" and won the Academy Award for Best Actress. She would go on to receive Best Actress nominations for "Possessed" (1947) and "Sudden Fear" (1952). Crawford continued to act in film and television throughout the 1950s and 1960s; she achieved box office success with the highly successful horror film "Whatever Happened To Baby Jane?" (1962), in which she starred alongside Bette Davis, her long-time rival. In 1955, Crawford became involved with the Pepsi-Cola Company through her marriage to company Chairman and Chief

title: Joan Crawford

text: (1962). Despite the actresses' earlier tensions, Crawford reportedly suggested Bette Davis for the role of Jane. The two stars maintained publicly that there was no feud between them. The director, Robert Aldrich, fueling publicity rumors, explained that Davis and Crawford were each aware of how important the film was to their respective careers, and commented, "It's proper to say that they really detested each other, but they behaved absolutely perfectly." After filming was completed, their public comments against each other propelled their animosity into a lifelong feud. The film was a huge success, recouping its costs within eleven days of

title: Joan Crawford

text: stars avoided making the transition as long as possible, especially MGM, which was the last studio to switch over to sound. "The Hollywood Revue of 1929" was one of the studio's first all-talking films, and their first attempt to showcase their stars' ability to make the transition from silent to sound. Crawford was among the dozen or more MGM stars included in the movie; she sang the song "Got a Feeling for You" during the film's first act. Crawford made a successful transition to talkies. Her first starring role in an all-talking feature-length film was in "Untamed" (1929), co-starring Robert

title: Joan Crawford (basketball)

text: game and was skilled enough to be invited onto the senior team in high school while only a freshman. Crawford attended Clarendon Junior College on a basketball scholarship. She graduated two years later, after helping Clarendon advance to the quarterfinals of the AAU national tournament in 1957. Her performance earned her AAU All-America honors. Crawford was offered a scholarship to Wayland Baptist University, one of the basketball powerhouses of the era, but chose to go to Nashville Business College, where Nera White, one of the outstanding players of the era, played. Crawford originally was enrolled in the school's business program,

title: Joan Crawford

text: adopted two more children, whom she named Cindy and Cathy. After the completion of "This Woman Is Dangerous" (1952), a film Crawford called her "worst", she asked to be released from her Warner Bros. contract. By this time, she felt Warners was losing interest in her due to "feeble scripts, poor leading men and inept cameramen" so she decided it was time to move on. Later that same year, she received her third—and final—Academy Award nomination for "Sudden Fear" for RKO Radio Pictures. Crawford worked in the radio series "The Screen Guild Theater" on January 8, 1939; "Good News"; "Baby",

title: Joan Chandler

text: Hogan. Both marriages ended in divorce. Joan Chandler Joan Chandler (born Joan Cheeseman; August 24, 1923 – May 11, 1979) was an American actress who notably starred in "Rope" (1948) with James Stewart and "Humoresque" (1946) with Joan Crawford. She was born in Butler, Pennsylvania, and died at the age of 55 of cancer in New York City. A founding member of The Actors Studio, Chandler appeared in several feature films, five Broadway plays, and about 12 television programs, such as "Studio One" and "Starlight Theatre". She was married twice, first to David McKay, with whom she had one daughter,

title: Joan Chandler

text: Joan Chandler Joan Chandler (born Joan Cheeseman; August 24, 1923 – May 11, 1979) was an American actress who notably starred in "Rope" (1948) with James Stewart and "Humoresque" (1946) with Joan Crawford. She was born in Butler, Pennsylvania, and died at the age of 55 of cancer in New York City. A founding member of The Actors Studio, Chandler appeared in several feature films, five Broadway plays, and about 12 television programs, such as "Studio One" and "Starlight Theatre". She was married twice, first to David McKay, with whom she had one daughter, and then to Dr. Charles C.

title: But What If We're Wrong?

text: challenge confidence in our contemporary perceptions, to try to detect how those perceptions might be mistaken. In a series of what have been called thought experiments, various topics (literary greats, multiverses, time, dreams, democracy, television shows, sports) are analyzed under “Klosterman’s Razor”: the concept that "the best hypothesis is the one that reflexively accepts its potential wrongness to begin with.” "But What If We're Wrong?" reached "The New York Times" Best Seller list in the Culture category. Jim Holt wrote in "The New York Times" that while he was "never bored" and Klosterman's goals were admirable, the book left him

text: parody of "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?" called "Wha' Ha' Happened to Baby JJ?"</nowiki> was made by Alaska and Alyssa Edwards. The backstage battle between Crawford and Davis during the production of the film is the basis for "Feud: Bette and Joan", the 2017 first season of the Ryan Murphy television series "Feud". It stars Jessica Lange as Crawford and Susan Sarandon as Davis. It premiered on March 5, 2017. What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962 film) What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? is a 1962 American psychological thriller–horror film produced and directed by Robert Aldrich, starring Bette

title: What Ever Happened to...

text: What Ever Happened to... What Ever Happened to... is a 1991 American made-for-television thriller film directed by David Greene and adapted for the small screen by Brian Taggert, based on the novel "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?" by Henry Farrell and the 1962 theatrical film of the same name. It stars real-life sisters Lynn Redgrave as Baby Jane Hudson and Vanessa Redgrave as Blanche Hudson, in the roles previously played by Bette Davis and Joan Crawford in the 1962 adaptation. The film was adapted to contemporary times, with Blanche's film success taking place in the 1960s instead of the

title: Carole Crawford

text: Carole Crawford Carole Joan Crawford (born February 13, 1943) is a Jamaican model who won the Miss World contest in 1963, She was also the first winning delegate from both Jamaica and the Caribbean. At the time of her victory, she was 20 years old and stood at a height of only 5'3" (1.59 m), which was short by Miss World standards at the time. During the beauty competition, which was held in London, Crawford wore a specially designed swimsuit with a high neckline so that she would appear taller. Her return to Jamaica, after her historic win in London,

title: Charles H. Crawford

text: the assassination as the agent of one of Crawford's former criminal accomplices. Eleven of the twelve jurors found Clark not guilty, and the one juror who voted "guilty" reportedly "found a bomb on his front lawn the next day." Clark was acquitted of all charges at the retrial. Crawford was survived by his wife and two daughters, Joan Crawford and Eleanor Gloria Crawford. In 1936, Crawford's widow built the historic Crossroads of the World, a shopping center shaped like a ship, on the site where Crawford was shot. Charles H. Crawford Charles H. Crawford (April 22, 1879 - May 20,

title: Joan Jameson

text: in 1951. She was featured in the 1953 Contemporary Irish Art Exhibition at Aberystwyth, Wales. A retrospective of her work was shown at the Irish Exhibition of Living Art in 1954, with artworks loaned by her husband and friends. Her work was exhibited in a 1989 retrospective at the Crawford Art Gallery, and at the Royal Hibernian Academy. Joan Jameson Joan Jameson (4 October 1892 – 22 September 1953) was an Irish artist, known for paintings of still-life, figures and landscapes. Joan Jameson was born Joan Moira Maud, on 4 October 1892, in London. She was the eldest of the

title: Christina Crawford

text: which was only then beginning to be widely acknowledged as a problem. In 1981, a movie adaptation of the book was released, starring Faye Dunaway as Joan Crawford and Diana Scarwid as Crawford. The film, while critically panned, grossed more than $39 million worldwide from a $5 million budget and garnered five Golden Raspberry Awards. The film is now regarded as an unintentional comedy and a cult classic; however, Crawford was not amused and deeply despised the film. Crawford has published five subsequent books, including "Survivor". For seven years, she served as a member of Los Angeles' Inter-Agency Council on

title: Broderick Crawford

text: the couple had two sons together, Christopher Broderick Crawford (1947-2002) and Kelly Griffith Crawford (1951–2012). Through his elder son, Christopher, Crawford has one grandchild, Katherine Lee Crawford (born 1970). Crawford's second marriage was to Joan Tabor in 1962; they divorced in 1967. His third and final marriage, which lasted until Crawford's death in 1986, was to Mary Alice Moore in 1973. He died following a series of strokes in 1986 at the age of 74 in Rancho Mirage, California. He has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, one for motion pictures at 6901 Hollywood Boulevard and another for

title: Joan Crawford (basketball)

text: but dropped that and worked as a supervisor in the mail room. As an AAU team, the players did not have to be enrolled as students. Over the next twelve seasons, the Nashville team would win the National AAU Championship ten times, and Crawford was named to the All-America team in every year. In 1962, the Nashville team was especially dominant, winning every game in the post-season tournament by at least 14 points, and winning the championship game over Wayland 63–35. She would go on to win the MVP of the 1963 and 1964 AAU National Tournaments. Crawford played with

title: I Saw What You Did

text: 2016, Shout! Factory released the film for the first time on Blu-ray Disc under their sub-label, Scream Factory. "I Saw What You Did" was remade for television in 1988 with Robert Carradine, David Carradine, Tammy Lauren and Shawnee Smith. I Saw What You Did I Saw What You Did is a 1965 American horror-thriller film released by Universal Pictures and starring Joan Crawford and John Ireland. The plot follows two teenage girls who find themselves in serious danger after making a prank phone call to a man who has just murdered his wife. The screenplay by William P. McGivern was

text: it say" to U.S. troops and allies. Speaking of other world leaders, Bush said "They're not going to follow somebody who says, 'This is the wrong war at the wrong place at the wrong time.'" Bush recited versions of the quotation seven times, three times in one response. Although the saying was prominent in media coverage of the presidential race, practically no story made note of its source. The wrong war, at the wrong place, at the wrong time, and with the wrong enemy "The wrong war, at the wrong place, at the wrong time, and with the wrong enemy"

title: Why Freud Was Wrong

text: no "negative critique" of psychoanalysis "can ever constitute an adequate refutation" of Freud's theories, because "bad theories can only be driven out by better theories." "Why Freud Was Wrong" was first published in 1995 by HarperCollins. In 1996, an edition with an added preface was published. In 2005, an edition with a new postscript was published by The Orwell Press. The work has been translated into French, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian and Hungarian. "Why Freud Was Wrong" received positive reviews from Genevieve Stuttaford in "Publishers Weekly", the psychiatrist E. Fuller Torrey in "National Review", and the critic David Lodge in "Commonweal",

title: Why Freud Was Wrong

text: Mikkel Borch-Jacobsen and the psychologist Sonu Shamdasani wrote that "Why Freud Was Wrong" was made possible by new scholarship on Freud, and formed part of the "Freud Wars", an ongoing controversy around psychoanalysis. Why Freud Was Wrong Why Freud Was Wrong: Sin, Science and Psychoanalysis (1995; second edition 1996; third edition 2005) is a book by Richard Webster, in which the author provides a critique of Sigmund Freud and psychoanalysis, and attempts to develop his own theory of human nature. Webster argues that Freud became a kind of Messiah and that psychoanalysis is a pseudoscience and a disguised continuation of

title: Christina Crawford

text: from the series, Crawford believed her mother's interference had contributed to her departure. The producers, however, claimed that the character and her storyline had simply run its course. Crawford would also make guest appearances on other TV programs, including "Medical Center", "Marcus Welby, M.D.", "Matt Lincoln", "Ironside" and "The Sixth Sense". After Joan Crawford died in 1977, Crawford and her brother, Christopher, discovered that their mother had disinherited them from her $2 million estate, her will citing "reasons which are well-known to them." In November 1977, Crawford and her brother sued to invalidate their mother's will, which she signed on

title: Joan Evans (actress)

text: Joan Evans (actress) Joan Evans (born Joan Eunson, July 18, 1934) is an American film actress. Evans's parents were Hollywood writers Dale Eunson and Katherine Albert. Her father wrote the book "The Day They Gave Babies Away," which was made into the movie "All Mine to Give" (1957). She was named after actress Joan Crawford, her godmother. Evans appeared in three movies with actor Farley Granger. Her first film with him was as the title role in "Roseanna McCoy" (1949), based on the real-life romance between two members of the Hatfield-McCoy feud. She gained the role after producer Samuel Goldwyn

title: Sherlock Holmes Was Wrong

text: Sherlock Holmes Was Wrong Sherlock Holmes was Wrong: Re-opening the Case of the "Hound of the Baskervilles" is a 2007 book by French professor of literature, psychoanalyst, and author Pierre Bayard. By re-examining the clues and interpreting them in the context in which Arthur Conan Doyle's book "The Hound of the Baskervilles" was conceived and written, Bayard clears the hound of all wrongdoing and argues that the actual murderer got away with the crime completely unsuspected by Sherlock Holmes—not to mention by the numerous readers of the story over the past century and even, in a sense, by the author

title: Joan Ferguson (Wentworth)

text: plan has gone disastrously wrong. She screams for help but is ignored. She tries to break out to no avail. The hooded figure is revealed to be Will Jackson, thus proving he is capable of evil. Lying horizontally underground, Joan suddenly sees Bea's self-portrait nailed above her. Realizing this was Allie's plan all along, she lets out a defeated and terrified scream. Wentworth Season 6 general trailers show that Joan Ferguson is haunting Will Jackson for what he did, since he is unsure if Ferguson will stay dead. Officer Jake Stewart reassures Allie Novak that the Freak is dead, although

title: Mr. Wrong

text: debuted at No. 6. Mr. Wrong Mr. Wrong is a 1996 American romantic black comedy film starring Ellen DeGeneres and Bill Pullman. It was a critical failure and box office bomb. DeGeneres still mentions it occasionally in her talk show, "The Ellen DeGeneres Show", poking fun at the disastrous reception of her major film debut. The film begins with Martha Alston (DeGeneres) in a wedding gown incarcerated in a Mexican prison. The investigators call her Mrs. Crawford and listen to her explain why she committed murder on her wedding day. Some months earlier, Martha attends her younger sister's wedding. Afterwords,

title: Mr. Wrong

text: Mr. Wrong Mr. Wrong is a 1996 American romantic black comedy film starring Ellen DeGeneres and Bill Pullman. It was a critical failure and box office bomb. DeGeneres still mentions it occasionally in her talk show, "The Ellen DeGeneres Show", poking fun at the disastrous reception of her major film debut. The film begins with Martha Alston (DeGeneres) in a wedding gown incarcerated in a Mexican prison. The investigators call her Mrs. Crawford and listen to her explain why she committed murder on her wedding day. Some months earlier, Martha attends her younger sister's wedding. Afterwords, Martha is pestered by

title: Jack Crawford (politician)

text: briefly a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council, serving from February to April 1970. Crawford died at Glebe in 1982. Jack Crawford (politician) Jack Mitchell Crawford (1 March 1916 – 18 August 1982) was an Australian politician. He was born in Armidale to overseer Alexander Crawford and Ethel Mallam. He was a stock worker at Trangie, and from 1939 to 1945 served in the AIF, attaining the rank of major. On his return he moved to Dubbo. In 1941 he had married Joan Brooks; they had three daughters. A member of the Country Party, he was on the

title: Hugh Adam Crawford

text: until 1954 when he was appointed Principal of the Duncan of Jordonstone College of Art in Dundee, a post he retired from in 1964. He was elected an Associate of the Royal Scottish Academy in 1938 and became a full member in 1956. Hugh Adam Crawford Hugh Adam Crawford, (28 October 1898 – 1982), was a Scottish artist and oil painter, mostly of portraits and figures, who was an influential and charismatic figure in the 1930s Glasgow art scene. During a long teaching career, Crawford influenced and inspired many notable students including Joan Eardley, Robert MacBryde and Robert Colquhoun. Crawford

title: Hugh Adam Crawford

text: Hugh Adam Crawford Hugh Adam Crawford, (28 October 1898 – 1982), was a Scottish artist and oil painter, mostly of portraits and figures, who was an influential and charismatic figure in the 1930s Glasgow art scene. During a long teaching career, Crawford influenced and inspired many notable students including Joan Eardley, Robert MacBryde and Robert Colquhoun. Crawford was born in Busby, East Renfrewshire and studied at the Glasgow School of Art, where he was taught by Maurice Greiffenhagen from 1919 to 1923. He briefly moved to London to study part-time at the Central School of Art and at Saint Martin's

title: I Saw What You Did

text: I Saw What You Did I Saw What You Did is a 1965 American horror-thriller film released by Universal Pictures and starring Joan Crawford and John Ireland. The plot follows two teenage girls who find themselves in serious danger after making a prank phone call to a man who has just murdered his wife. The screenplay by William P. McGivern was based upon the 1964 novel "Out of the Dark" by Ursula Curtiss. The film was produced and directed by William Castle. When two mischievous teens Libby (Andi Garrett) and Kit (Sara Lane) are home alone with Libby's younger sister

title: Bette and Joan: The Divine Feud

text: Bette and Joan: The Divine Feud Bette and Joan: The Divine Feud is an American biography by Shaun Considine first published in 1989 and re-released in 2017 by Graymalkin Media in paperback and as an e-book. The biography focuses on the celebrated, long-term feud of Hollywood's two iconic screen legends, Bette Davis and Joan Crawford. The famous feud is dramatized in the first season of the FX anthology television series "Feud", titled "Bette and Joan" and starring Susan Sarandon and Jessica Lange. The elegant Joan Crawford, a former chorus girl who rose through the ranks at MGM, and the brash

title: Christina Crawford

text: the soap opera "The Secret Storm" in New York from 1968 until 1969. While Crawford was in the hospital recovering from an emergency operation in October 1968, Joan, then over 60 years old, asked for the role of the 24-year-old character. She did so without mentioning it to her daughter, and under the guise of "holding the role" for Crawford so that the part would not be recast during her absence, she appeared in four episodes. Viewers increased 40% during this replacement time, and Crawford, already feeling betrayed, also felt embarrassed by her mother's seemingly intoxicated performance. Eventually let go

title: Joan Crawford

text: co-starred Neil Hamilton. "Possessed", their third film together, released in October, was directed by Clarence Brown. These films were immensely popular with audiences, and were generally well received by critics, stapling Crawford's position as one of MGM's top female stars of the decade, along with Norma Shearer, Greta Garbo, and Jean Harlow. Her only other notable film of 1931, "This Modern Age", was released in August, and, despite unfavorable reviews, was a moderate success. MGM next cast her in the film "Grand Hotel", directed by Edmund Goulding. As the studio's first all-star production, Crawford co-starred opposite Greta Garbo, John and

text: The wrong war, at the wrong place, at the wrong time, and with the wrong enemy "The wrong war, at the wrong place, at the wrong time, and with the wrong enemy" is General Omar Bradley's famous rebuke in his May 15, 1951 Congressional as the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to the idea of extending the Korean War into China, as proposed by General Douglas MacArthur, the commander of the U.N. forces in Korea before being relieved of command by President Harry Truman on April 11, 1951. A more complete passage of Bradley's testimony is: In China,