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A Gallery of Joan Fans

Above: Thanks to Andrew Thiels and Allison Leach of LA for their above photo homage to Mildred Pierce. Says Andrew:

"I am a set decorator and allison is a costume designer. We love the 40's and esp. Joan. Just a fun project for us.

Wanted to see how close we could get to period perfect detail on a shoestring budget. I did sets, furniture and props.

Alli pulled clothes and did our hair and makeup. My friend marc did photography. Shot in an amazing 1920's

spanish gothic apartment building in LA. Looks pulled directly from mildred pierce. Esp. The interrogation scene."

Above: Thanks to Santiago for two shots from his fashion editorial "inspired by noir films by Joan Crawford,
even the eyebrows and the diva attitude, very Possessed from 1947, very Mildred Pierce from 1945..."

Above:   ROW 1 -- Chris Wilmore in Hollywood, April 2010; ROW 2 --  Chris inside Joan's Brentwood home during renovations in 2004 - 2005;
ROW 3 -- Chris's space at home devoted to Joan, which includes a daily call sheet from Mildred Pierce, her funeral program, and a book from her library, among other treasures.

Above: Collector Charles Triplett's work area, featuring Joan.

Charles also, from his personal collection, contributed a 2/18/76 Joan letter and a Joan poster to this site.
(See also this article detailing Charles's Judy Garland collection.)

Above:  Matthew from Australia at Joan's Brentwood home, 2009.

Above: Italian fan Lorenzo Botta today.
Below: Botta shows Christina his Joan scrapbook on the Italian program "Ci Vediamo in TV" (Feb. 18, 1999).

See also the YouTube clip of Botta's appearance on the show.

Above: Recent shots of UK performer Ty Jeffries as Joan.

See also Jeffries' YouTube page for clips from his one-man "Portrait of Joan" show.

Above: from Omar L:

 i went to Joan's Star on May 10, 2009

 here are some pictures i took while there

i lit a candle and placed a Sadie Thompson photo from Joan's role in "Rain"

said a prayer mentioning how we (her fans) miss her and admire her.

Above:  Ex-pat Nathan Perry visiting Joan's LA landmarks at Grauman's in December 2008.

Says Nathan: "Incidentally my hands were exactly the same size as Joan's prints (in fact my left ring finger was slightly shorter)!!!!!"

 (See also, below, earlier pictures of Nathan at "21" and Joan's NYC apartments.)

 Above: James Rieker at Joan's Grauman's star in front of the Capitol Records building in LA.
To the right is a portrait James drew of Joan (accompanied by a promo can of cleanser for the re-release of the Mommie DVD).

Above:  Bart Montgomery, Halloween 2008.

Bart writes: " I chose Joan’s hairstyle from 1946 and her wardrobe from 1949 and then threw in a little 'Mommie Dearest' to mix things up!"

Above:  Provincetown, Halloween 2008. Thanks to Tom of Newton, New Hampshire, for capturing these street shots.

Above:  Steve from Cincinnati, at Grauman's in 2005.

Above: Gustavo from Argentina asks, "Can you spot the seven differences between these photos?"

Above: Ronnie of Oakland, with friend Sarah. "We are outside of The Castro Theatre in San Francisco where we saw 'Harriet Craig'.

This was taken in April 2008. We really had a good time that day and we both enjoyed the movie very much.

The audience was very enthusiastic. When Joan Crawford's name appeared on the screen, everyone applauded and cheered.

At the end of the film there was another applause, and all throughout the film the audience was very enthusiastic."

Above:  Kevin and Doug bring gardenias to Joan's Ferncliff crypt on her official 100th birthday (March 23, 2008).

(Click here for more 2008 Ferncliff flower shots.)

Above: Jonathan of London poses in that city's Underground before a huge ad for the 2008 National Portrait Gallery's Vanity Fair exhibit.
(Imagine that poster in your living room!!)

Above:  Heather of Los Angeles just got this gorgeous tattoo done by Kat von D (of "Miami Ink" and "LA Ink" fame)!

 It's based on the 1933 Hurrell portrait of Joan shown at right.

Above:  Chris E. of British Columbia (center) with friends. Below: Chris, Halloween '07, in both camp and glam Joan modes!

Above:  Mark H. of South Carolina visiting Atlanta's "World of Coca-Cola" on July 14, 2007.

The nearly $100 million museum, which opened May 24, is the latest attraction in the tourism and development boom of Georgia's capital city, following the September birth of Zoo Atlanta's new panda, the High Museum of Art's unique exhibit of works from the Louvre and the late 2005 opening of the world's largest aquarium, the Georgia Aquarium, next door to the new World of Coca-Cola. Also nearby are CNN's headquarters and the Georgia Dome....

Above:  Nathan, me, and Mike at the NYC Chelsea showing of "Harriet Craig," 4/19/07.

Above:  David, of Palm Springs, in Hollywood.

Above: Nathan (left) and friend at Joan's old corner of "21" in NYC.

Below:  Nathan, left, at Joan's East 70th St. apartment building in NYC. Right, at her Imperial House apartment building.

Above:  Jen from NYC at Joan's Ferncliff crypt, January '07.

Above:  Joel from Kansas City in Hollywood, December '06.
(See also Joel's 2 recent shots of Joan's renovated Brentwood home on this site's Geography page.)

Above:  Louis, aka "LuLu," in "Mommie Dearest" mode, Spring '06.
You can also see LuLu's computer-generated Joan artwork on this site.