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Joan Crawford

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American basketball player

Person · Open Library

Born
1908
Died
1977
Works
7

Top works

  • A Portrait of Joan
  • A portrait of Joan;
  • A portrait of Joan
  • My way of life
  • Penguin Passnotes:Spring & Port

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
US
Active from
1952-02-18

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
1,853
Total plays
8,827

Tags

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Lucille LeSueur's parents separated before she was born. By age 16 she had known three fathers, one of whom (a vaudeville theater manager) had given her the name Billie Cassin. By 1915 she and her mother lived in Kansas City and Billie worked in a laundry and also as a menial to pay school tuition. Winning an amateur dance contest in 1923 led to chorus work in Chicago, Detroit and New York. On New Year's Day of 1925 she left for Hollywood. Before her second picture, a "Photoplay" contest led to

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Quotes

  • 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.
  • I think that the most important thing a woman can have - next to talent, of course - is her hairdresser.
  • You have to be self-reliant and strong to survive in this town. Otherwise you will be destroyed.
  • I believe in the dollar. Everything I earn, I spend!
  • If you've earned a position, be proud of it. Don't hide it. I want to be recognized. When I hear people say, 'There's Joan Crawford!' I turn around and say, 'Hi! How are you!'
  • I have always known what I wanted, and that was beauty... in every form.

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