Joan Crawford Biography

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“Patience is the only way you can endure the gray periods”. - Teri Hatcher. One person that knows patience is Joan Crawford. She didn’t become a famous actress by a click of a pen; she went through her share of gray, stormy days. She knows what’s it like to be rejected and not wanted. Her successful career has shown the world that you can be told no a million times but one yes, can change everything. She has helped the world by letting them know not to stop trying. Crawford, through her career, shows that persevering through hard times will pay off. Women in the 20’s, 30’s, and 40’s had a disadvantage and they had to look twice as better and work twice as hard than men to get where they want to be.
Background
Joan Crawford, whose real name is Lucille Fay LeSeur, was born in San Antonio, Texas, in 1905. She got her stage name from the executives of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), after working with them in their movies. Before all the fame, her life before that wasn’t so great. She was treated badly while she was in school and at home. The only happy thing about her childhood was dancing for the kids in her neighborhood. Her stepfather introduced her into the life of dancing. He got her to love dancing and soon she was hooked, doing her own little shows. That pushed her to become better and reach for her goals. Her career didn’t jump off to a great start. She started off dancing for traveling men. Crawford then slowly moved up the scale by becoming a chorus-girl in New York City. To stay a chorus-girl, she worked in clubs so she could pay for it. Her first attempt at being an actress didn’t work. When she finally got a chance to become a Hollywood actress, it did not get her anywhere either. She was rejected so many times that she sta...

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... that has this same storyline is called “Poison Passion”; it’s different story lines but one is about a man having an affair with a younger woman and plans on leaving his wife. These kind of story lines were very real; especially to women who are going through that kind of situation.
The way women dress now is based off of how Joan Crawford dressed when she was a flapper. Women wear makeup, shiny dresses for special occasions, even wear flowers or feathers on their heads for fashion. Her acting has left a big impact on actresses today. She inspired them to be the best actresses they can be.

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