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Transcripts
After
Dark
(December 1978: In-depth Radie Harris post-Mommie Dearest
interview with Christina Crawford about her childhood.)
American
Home
(March
1946: Joan's East End Ave. NYC apartment)
Architectural Digest (1990 article on Joan's Brentwood home, with
photos)
Chicago Tribune
January
5, 1927.
Joan's old beau Mike Cudahy gets arrested.
September
23, 1962.
Interview with Christina.
September
8, 1968. Review of
new Joan bio and overview of her career.
Confidential (1957: "Joan
Crawford and the Handsome Bartender!")
Cosmopolitan (1951: An over-4000-word
article detailing her furs, her jewels, her fans...)
Dallas
Morning News
Nov.
22 and 25, 1963:
Three articles around the time of the Kennedy assassination.
Entertainment Weekly
May 7 and June 11, 1993: Two articles, with pics, promoting upcoming auctions
of Joan belongings at Christie's.
Everywoman's (1952: Joan speaks
on adopting and disciplining kids)
Film Pictorial
1936:
Has Marriage Helped Joan Crawford?
Globe (July 2005: Two-page
article, with photos, featuring Joan's grandson Casey
LaLonde.)
Hollywood
1936:
Joan on Robert Taylor.
1941:
Joan's open--and sarcastically witty-- letter to Ed Sullivan, responding to his criticism.
Hollywood Then & Now (1992 article by biographer
and friend Carl Johnes on the "Mommie Dearest" backstory and Joan's
legacy.)
Jane Magazine
(date unknown) A one-page color photo montage
of Joan through the years.
Lady's Circle (1972: Joan speaks in-depth of life post-Al and...we also learn how
to knit an Afghan!)
Life
1937: "Joan Crawford: Mrs. Tone at Home." Pictorial from youth to life with Franchot.
1947: "The Second Rise of Joan Crawford." Bio info through her Warners comeback. Interesting rare-ish
photos.)
February
21, 1964. "A
Well-Planned Crawford."
October
15, 1971. "Parting
Shots" interview, promoting My Way of Life.
Look
(1951: "How They Stay Glamorous After
Forty." Joan one of 9 featured female stars; excerpts mentioning
her.)
Los
Angeles Evening Herald
August
2, 1930.
Interview with Joan to publicize Our Blushing Brides.
Los
Angeles Times
(Thanks to Norman for these articles.)
September
5, 1925.
Announcement of Joan's new name.
October
25, 1925.
"Another Texas Girl Succeeds in Hollywood."
May
5, 1926.
"Young Cudahy's Mother Warns of Annulment."
June
8, 1926. Joan and Mike Cudahy break up.
November
28, 1926.
"BOO-HOO! She Weeps to Order."
September
28, 1928. Doug Fairbanks, Jr., helps Joan move.
June
4, 1929.
"Young Doug Weds Joan."
August 25, 1929. Joan on "Our Modern Maidens"
and her admiration for new husband Doug.
August
29, 1929. Joan's brother
Hal divorces wife.
December
31, 1933. "Joan
Wants Baby Much More Than Husband."
1935/1936.
Five articles on a Hal car crash and its aftermath.
October
14, 1935. "Joan
Crawford Weds Tone in Secret Rite."
November
24, 1935. "Franchot
Tone More Than Just 'Man Joan Married.'"
January
24, 1937. Marie Prevost
suicide; Joan loan found on site.
March
29, 1939. "Crawford
Divorce Plea Hits Snag."
May
21, 1939. "The
Joan Crawford No One Knows."
May
25, 1940. "Joan
Crawford Adopts Baby."
12/18/45
and 4/26/46: Notices of separation and divorce from Phillip Terry.
May
28, 1948. "Joan
Crawford's Lost $50,000 Brooch Found."
December
26, 1948. "Joan
Crawford Wins Her Battle to Play Role of Schoolteacher."
August
10, 1955. Joan denies
rift with husband Al Steele.
5/11/58
and 6/29/58:
Chris arraigned, sent to school for delinquents.
May
7, 1959. Joan
appointed to Pepsi board of directors.
September
16, 1962. "Bette
and Joan: No Collision Course for Hollywood Stars."
May
9, 1963: Obituary of Joan's brother Hal LeSueur.
November
19, 1977. "2
Joan Crawford Children Sue to Invalidate Will."
October
29, 1978. "Like
Daughter Like Son Chris."
Modern
Screen
1932 article on whether or not Joan and Doug are fooling
around, plus another article on what
Joan would do had she one day to live;
May
1933:
"The Separation of Joan and Doug," by Katherine Albert.
1948 article by
restaurateur Prince Michael Romanoff,
who visits Joan's Brentwood home, with a link to page with 8
photos;
November
1951:
"What Men Have Done to Me," by Joan Crawford.
1955 article "Someone to Watch Over Me"--Joan's new marriage to Al Steele.);
1977 remembrance by
Dorothy Manners;
1977 remembrance
by Adele Whitely Fletcher, with 5 photos.
Motion Picture
1944: "An Invitation to Visit." Joan and Philip Terry at home, with
links to 10 color photos.
1948: "Joan Crawford: Our cover girl--and
why."
1949: "What's She Really
Like?"
1950: "To Have and Have Not." A look at Joan's romances and marriages.
Movie
Mirror
1938
article discussing Joan's divorce from Franchot
and her plans to adopt.
1940: "Why Joan Crawford Has Adopted a Baby."
Movie Weekly
1925 article asking readers to re-name "Lucille LeSueur" to win
$1000. Several early photos.
Follow-up
to above article: "There's Still Time to
Enter the $1,000 Name
Contest."
Movie World (1971: "The Four Men Who Left Joan Crawford Loveless." A
look back at the husbands, with other biographical info.)
National
Enquirer
October
16, 1979: "Joan Crawford Committed Suicide."
New Movie
1931 tour of Joan and Doug's Brentwood
home. Photos, architectural
drawings.
1933: "General Joan, " by Mrs. Wallace
Ford.
New
York
October
9, 2006. "Legends at Home." Brief
essay and photos of New Yorkers at home. Joan has two photos
and appears on one of four covers.
New
York Daily News
February
3, 1967. "Joan
Denies Insulting Justice Douglas' Wife."
The
New Yorker
January
3, 2011. "Escape
Artist: The Case for Joan Crawford."
New York Observer
February
25, 2002. "A
Condom for Your Couch? Carleton Varney on Mrs. Clean."
New York Times (1977: long obituary)
People
1977 last days
of article with photos
1981 interviews with all four kids
1998 interview with Christina
Photoplay
1927:
"She
Doesn't Use a Lipstick in Public."
1934:
"I Meet Miss Crawford."
1935:
"The Girl Without a Past," with photos and recipes.
1937:
"A Crown for Miss Crawford." Slight article on Joan's
new hairstyle, plus some radio news.
1946:
Breathless article on Joan and
Clark new romance rumors.
1948:
"I'm an Adopted Mother." Written by Joan, with some
insightful stories about the kids and her mothering
philosophy.
1975:
"At Last, I'm Finally Living the Life I
Want!"
Private Lives (1955: Gossipy hatchet piece on Joan)
Redbook ("The Revolt of Joan Crawford's Daughter": The
over-5000-word 1960 Christina interview that became the core of Mommie
Dearest.)
Rona Barrett's Hollywood October 1977: Tribute and look at
Joan's last days, with 18 photos.
Satellite Direct
August 2002: "Screen Queen." Interview with director of
TCM's "Ultimate Star" doc.
Scarlet Street. www.scarletstreet.com
Issue 50,
Spring 2004 article: "Joan Crawford: Dearest
Mommy." An excerpt from Joan co-star John Ireland's
as-yet-unpublished autobiography.)
Issue 53,
Fall 2005: Article/review by David Del Valle on Female on the Beach.
Screen
Guide
October
1950. Puff piece on Joan as wonderful homemaker and mother, with 21 photos of
home and on Harriet Craig set.
Screenland
December
1933: "Joan Unmasks Hollywood for
Franchot Tone."
January
1964: "Joan Crawford Reveals: The Hollywood I Knew."
Screen
Romances.
August
1947.
Puff piece on Joan's glamour, success, and adopting kids.
August
1947.
Fictionalization of Possessed.
Screen
Stars
1945 puff
piece: "Joan Crawford Tells How to
Handle Gossip"
1950:
"How to Fight Loneliness."
Screen
Stories
December
1963: "Hollywood Girls Are Killing
Their Own Glamor." Interview on the set of
Strait-Jacket.
Silver
Screen
1934:
Psychologically astute interview with and look at Joan
1939: A puff
piece on Joan being a swell gal, including details of interactions on The
Shining Hour set.
Stars
& Stripes
June
29, 1963:
"Berlin-bound Joan Crawford not ready for grandmother roles
yet."
Stephens
College publications
(1929
Stephens Standard and 1970 Stephens Life)
Time
May
16, 1938.
"Dead Cats."
Article on "box-office poison."
May
19, 1958.
"Living It Up With Pepsi." Joan and Al press conference.
May
23, 1977.
Obituary: "Hollywood's Once and Only Star."
TV Guide (1969 brief article on Joan in Night Gallery and her desire
for more work)
Vanity
Fair
February
1936: "Starlight
Starbright." Joan's rise to refinement.
May 1994: One-page article
on an upcoming Joan-memorabilia auction in NYC.
March 2004:
"The Lipstick Jungle." Over 7000-word article on the making
of the '59 film The Best of Everything.
March 2008: "Daughter Dearest." Excerpt from Charlotte Chandler's 2008 Joan bio
Not the Girl Next Door.
Whisper
April 1957:
"The Night Joan Crawford
Played a Waiting Game." Joan surprises folks at a
restaurant!
Woman's Home
Companion
August
1956: "Joan Crawford introduces her
daughter to show business." 3-page article on Joan showing Christina the ropes,
with 10 photos by Eve Arnold. | 
From the 1920s to the
present, Joan Crawford has appeared in hundreds of American and international
magazines and newspapers, which are listed alphabetically below. Click on the pink letters
to go to that page. The pages include (if available) the date of the
article, cover photo, and any additional information such as article length, etc.