Joan Crawford

Joan Crawford's hand and foot prints are immortalized in the forecourt of Grauman's Chinese Theater on Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, and she has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1750 Vine Street. Donna Douglas lives in Huntington Beach, California, but still considers Baton Rouge, Louisiana, her home. For more indepth detail, see: Mommie Dearest. She has also appeared at conventions and trade shows. It was then made into a movie of the same title. She has remained busy making appearances, speaking for church groups, youth groups, schools and colleges. After her death, an expose written by the eldest of her four children, Christina Crawford, was published. She has also written a children's book titled Donna's Critters & Kids: Children's Stories with a Bible Touch, which has Bible stories featuring animals and is combined with a coloring book for ages two to seven.

She was cremated and her ashes buried with her last husband, Alfred Steele, in Ferncliff Cemetery, Hartsdale, New York. She has a gospel album and a country album. But she explicitly disinherited the eldest two, Christina and Christopher, with the phrase "...for reasons which should be well known to them.". A devoted Christian, Douglas is also a noted gospel singer. In her will, she gave the two youngest of her adopted children, Cindy and Cathy, $77,500.00 each. She was offered a role on a prime-time soap opera, but felt there were too many bad things in it, with not enough family values, and turned it down. Joan Crawford died in New York City of a heart attack while apparently ill with cancer. She did not work in that field long, however, as she remained in show business and found other projects.

She proudly kept her Pally next to her Oscar for Mildred Pierce.. She received her real estate license after The Beverly Hillbillies went off the air in order to have something to fall back on. It was in the shape of a bronze Pepsi bottle. Having no resentment about being so closely identified with one character, she still makes occasional public appearances in her hillbilly costume of blue jeans with trademark rope belt and a ruffled, pink blouse. She was the recipient of the Sixth Annual Pally Award, which was awarded to the employee making the most significant contribution to company sales. In 1981, she returned for a made-for-TV reunion movie. Two days after the death of Alfred Steele, she was elected to fill his vacancy on the board of directors. Douglas remained with the The Beverly Hillbillies for the entire run of the series.

Besides her work as an actress, from 1955 to 1973 Joan Crawford was a publicity executive for Pepsi-Cola and traveled extensively for the company. Her final movie role was as Frankie in Frederick de Cordova's musical comedy Frankie and Johnny (1966) opposite Elvis Presley. She then sold her Brentwood mansion and stayed on in New York. She is extremely proud of her role and the show, which she says she loved doing. He died there on April 19, 1959, leaving her a widow. The turning point in Douglas' career came when she was chosen over 500 other actresses to play the role of Elly May Clampett on The Beverly Hillbillies. Joan moved to a lavish apartment in New York City with her last husband, Alfred Steele. She and Bourgeois had one son.

Steele (married May 10, 1955 in Las Vegas, Nevada). Leeds (married late 1970s-divorced). (married June 3, 1929 in New York City, divorced 1933), Franchot Tone (married October 11, 1935 in New Jersey, divorced 1939), and Phillip Terry (married July 21, 1942 at Hidden Valley Ranch in Ventura County, California, divorced 1946); and Pepsi-Cola president Alfred N. She had two husbands, Roland Bourgeois (married 1949-divorced 1954) and director Robert M. She had four husbands: actors Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. Douglas made numerous TV appearances, which includes a famous episode of The Twilight Zone titled The Eye of the Beholder (1960). In 1929, at the time she wed her first husband, Joan bought a mansion at 426 North Bristol Avenue in Brentwood, midway between Beverly Hills and the Pacific Ocean, which was her primary dwelling for the next twenty-six years. This was followed by a bit part in the musical comedy Li'l Abner (1959) and the role of a secretary in the comedy/romance Lover Come Back (1961) starring Rock Hudson, Doris Day and Tony Randall.

She won the Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her performance in Mildred Pierce in 1945, and was nominated for Possessed (1947) and Sudden Fear (1952). Producer Hal Wallis saw the Sullivan episode and cast her in the role of Marjorie Burke in the movie drama Career (1959) starring Anthony Franciosa, Dean Martin and Shirley MacLaine. Joan Crawford acted in many theatrical motion pictures over the course of her career, and she also worked in radio and television. These and other TV appearances led New York photographers and newspaper reporters to award her the "Miss By-line" crown, which she wore on The Ed Sullivan Show. The female contestant who entered the name "Joan Crawford" was awarded $500.00. She was featured as the "Letters Girl" on The Perry Como Show in 1957, and as the "Billboard Girl" on The Steve Allen Show in 1959. A movie-magazine contest was the source of her well-known stage name. She went to New York to pursue a career in entertainment and started out as a model for toothpaste adds.

She was one of the WAMPAS Baby Stars in 1926. She was awarded the titles "Miss Baton Rouge" and, in 1957, "Miss New Orleans.". Starting out in silent movies, she worked hard to ensure that her contract with the studio would be renewed. She was a cheerleader as a teenager and won some beauty contests. In 1925, she signed a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer under the name Lucille LeSueur and went to Culver City, California. Born Dorothy Smith in Baywood, Louisiana, she grew up on the farm of her grandparents loving animals and nature, climbing trees, swinging on vines and playing football and softball. She began her career as a chorus line dancer under the name Billie Cassin, eventually making her way to New York City. She is best-known for her role as Elly May in the long-running TV series The Beverly Hillbillies.

And in 1922 she registered at Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri, where she attended for less than a year. Donna Douglas (born September 26, 1933) is an American actress. She then went to Rockingham Academy as a work student. episode: California, Here We Come. Agnes as a work student. Herself .. Later, after her mother and stepfather broke up, she stayed on at St. The Nanny (March 31, 1999) ..

Agnes Academy (a Catholic school in Kansas City). Mildred McVane ... episode: Last Rites for a Dead Druid. While still in elementary school, she was placed in St. Night Gallery (January 26, 1972) .. Henry Cassin is first listed in the City Directory in 1917 and his dwelling is 403 East Ninth Street. Elly May Clampett. In about 1916, they moved to Kansas City, Missouri. The Beverly Hillbillies (1962-1971) (series regular) ..

Her ambition was to be a dancer. episode: Cavender Is Coming. Lucille preferred the nickname Billie, and she loved watching live acts perform. Woman .. Lucille is five years old. The Twilight Zone (May 25, 1962) .. The 1910 Comanche County, Oklahoma, Federal Census, enumerated on April 20, shows Henry and Anna Cassin living at 910 "D" Street in Lawton. episode: The Celluloid Cowboy.

Cassin ran a theater. Rhoda Sheridan .. The family lived in Lawton, Oklahoma, where Mr. 77 Sunset Strip (April 28, 1961) .. Cassin (born 1873). Janet Tyler ... episode: The Eye of the Beholder. Her mother later wed Henry J. The Twilight Zone (November 11, 1960) ..

Her older sister and brother were Daisy LeSueur, who died as a very young child, and Hal LeSueur, who was born September 3, 1902. Frankie. LeSueur (1868-1938) and Anna Bell Johnson (1884-1958). Frankie and Johnny (1966) (United Artists) .. Born Lucille Fay LeSueur in San Antonio, Texas, she was the third child of Thomas E. Deborah. Joan Crawford (March 23, 1904 — May 10, 1977) was an Academy Award winning American actress. Lover Come Back (1961) (Universal) ..

That's Dancing! (1985). bit part (uncredited). That's Entertainment! (1974). Li'l Abner (1959) (Paramount) .. MGM's Big Parade of Comedy (1964) ... AKA The Big Parade of Comedy. Marjorie Burke. Herself (signs autographs). Career (1959) (Paramount) ..

Four Days in November (1964) .. Joan Fairchild (Later reedited into the syndication package of Night Gallery.). The Sixth Sense (1972) (ABC) "Dear Joan: We're Going To Scare You To Death!" .. Allison Hayes.

Beyond the Water's Edge (1972) (TV Movie) .. Stephanie White. The Virginian (1970) (NBC) "The Nightmare" .. Claudia Menlo.

Night Gallery (1969) (NBC) "Eyes" .. Joan Boreman Kane #2 (temporary replacement for Christina Crawford). The Secret Storm (1968) (CBS) (daytime soap opera) .. Herself.

The Lucy Show (1968) (CBS) "Lucy and Joan Crawford" or "The Lost Star" .. The Man From U.N.C.L.E. (1967) (NBC) "The Karate Killers" or "The Five Daughters Affair" ... Amanda True. Della Chappell. Della (1965) (TV Movie) AKA Fatal Confinement ..

Morgan Harper. Route 66 (1963) (CBS) "Same Picture, Different Frame" .. Millicent Fox. The Foxes (1961) ..

Sarah/Melanie Davidson. Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater (1961) (CBS) "One Must Die" .. Stella Faring. Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater (1959) (CBS) "Rebel Range" ..

The Joan Crawford Show (1959) (Pilot) "Woman On The Run" ... Susan Conrad. Ann Howard. General Electric Theater (1959) (CBS) "And One Was Loyal" .. Ruth.

General Electric Theater (1958) (CBS) "Strange Witness" .. Mary Andrews. General Electric Theater (1954) (CBS) "The Road to Edinburgh" .. Margaret Hughes.

Revlon's Mirror Theater (1953) (CBS) "Because I Love Him" .. Brockton. Dr. Trog (1970) (Warner Bros.) ..

Monica Rivers. Berserk! (1968) (Columbia) .. Amy Nelson. I Saw What You Did (1965) (Universal) ..

Lucy Harbin. Strait-Jacket (1964) (Columbia) .. Lucretia Terry. The Caretakers (1963) (United Artists) ..

Blanche Hudson. What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) (Seven Arts/Warner Bros.) .. Amanda Farrow. The Best of Everything (1959) (20th Century Fox) ..

Margaret Landi. The Story of Esther Costello (1957) (Valiant Films/Columbia) .. Millicent Wetherby. Autumn Leaves (1956) (William Goetz/Columbia) ..

Eva Phillips. Queen Bee (1955) (Columbia) .. Lynn Markham. Female on the Beach (1955) (Universal) ..

Vienna. Johnny Guitar (1954) (Republic) .. Jenny Stewart. Torch Song (1953) (MGM) ..

Myra Hudson. Sudden Fear (1952) (RKO) .. Beth Austin. This Woman Is Dangerous (1952) (Warner Bros.) ..

Agatha Reed. Goodbye, My Fancy (1951) (Warner Bros.) .. Harriet Craig. Harriet Craig (1950) (Columbia) ..

Ethel Whitehead / Lorna Hansen Forbes. The Damned Don't Cry (1950) (Warner Bros.) .. Herself. It's a Great Feeling (1949) (Warner Bros.) (uncredited) ..

Lane Bellamy. Flamingo Road (1949) (Warner Bros.) .. Daisy Kenyon. Daisy Kenyon (1947) (20th Century Fox) ..

Louise Howell Graham. Possessed (1947) (Warner Bros.) .. Helen Wright. Humoresque (1946) (Warner Bros.) ..

Mildred Pierce. Mildred Pierce (1945) (Warner Bros.) .. Herself. Hollywood Canteen (1944) (Warmer Bros.) ..

Frances Myles. Above Suspicion (1943) (MGM) .. Michelle de la Becque. Reunion in France (1942) (MGM) ..

Margaret Drew. They All Kissed the Bride (1942) (Columbia) .. Mary Howard. When Ladies Meet (1941) (MGM) ..

Anna Holm. A Woman's Face (1941) (MGM) .. Susan Trexel. Susan and God (1940) (MGM) ..

Julie. Strange Cargo (1940) (MGM) .. Crystal Allen. The Women (1939) (MGM) ..

Mary McKay. Ice Follies of 1939 (1939) (MGM) .. Olivia Riley. The Shining Hour (1938) (MGM) ..

Jessica Cassidy. Mannequin (1937) (MGM) .. Fay Cheyney. Cheyney (1937) (MGM) ..

The Last of Mrs. Anni Pavlovitch. The Bride Wore Red (1937) (MGM) .. Sally Parker.