Many know the story of Hollywood actress and star Joan Crawford, but few know the story of her life before she became a household name. Crawford was born in San Antonio, Texas in 1905 to traveling performers. She spent her early childhood on the road with her parents before they divorced and she was sent to live with her grandparents. Crawford later moved to LA and started working as a secretary before landing her first acting role in 1926. Over the course of her career, she starred in dozens of films and won an Oscar forBest Actress. Crawford was also known for her turbulent personal life, which was often tabloid fodder. She died in 1977 at the age of 72.
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Born: Lucille Fay Lesueur March 23, C. 190? San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
Died: May 10, 1977
Occupation: Film And Television Actress, Dancer, Business Executive
Years Active: 1924-1972
JOAN CRAWFORD QUOTES ON LIFE
Choose your clothes for your way of life. โ Joan Crawford
I was a strict disciplinarian, perhaps too strict at times, but my God, without discipline what is life? โ Joan Crawford
Hollywood is like life, you face it with the sum total of your equipment. โ Joan Crawford
Life deals from the bottom, sometimes, doesn’t it? โ Joan Crawford
I had always known what I wanted, and that was beauty… in every form… a beautiful house, beautiful man, a beautiful life and image. I was ambitious to get the money which would attain all that for me. โ Joan Crawford
JOAN CRAWFORD QUOTES ON WOMEN
I think the most important thing a woman can haveโnext to talent, of course,โis her hairdresser. โ Joan Crawford
It has been said that on screen I personified the American woman. โ Joan Crawford
To the mother of two unruly children in a restaurant after the woman said she really didn’t know what to do with her children:] Have you tried infanticide? โ Joan Crawford
I love playing bitches. There’s a lot of bitch in every womanโa lot in every man. โ Joan Crawford
I absolutely will not allow anyone to call me grandmother. They can call me Auntie Joan, DeeโDee, ChoโCho, anything but grandmother. It pushes a woman almost to the grave. โ Joan Crawford
All a woman has to do is to slip once and she’s a tramp. A man can kill, lie, cheatโฆ โ Joan Crawford
One rule: Never let your husband see you exercising. No woman rolling around on the floor looks really adorable after she’s passed her third birthday. โ Joan Crawford
JOAN CRAWFORD QUOTES ABOUT LOVE
I need sex for a clear complexion, but I’d rather do it for love. โ Joan Crawford
I’d like to think every director I’ve worked with has fallen in love with me, I know Dorothy Arzner did. โ Joan Crawford
Love is fire. but whether it is going to warm your heart or burn down your house,you can never tell. โ Joan Crawford
I have always known what I wanted, and that was beauty… in every form. โ Joan Crawford
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Don’t fuck with me, fellas. This ain’t my first time at the rodeo. โ Joan Crawford
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. โ Joan Crawford
Inspiring Phrases From Joan Crawford
Be afraid of nothing. โ Joan Crawford
If you want to see the girl next door, go next door. โ Joan Crawford
I am just too much. โ Joan Crawford
If I can’t be me, I don’t want to be anybody. I was born that way. โ Joan Crawford
I never go outside unless I look like Joan Crawford the movie star. If you want to see the girl next door, go next door. โ Joan Crawford
I was born in front of a camera and really don’t know anything else. โ Joan Crawford