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LATEST SITE UPDATES

[in last month]

 

TCM FILM SCHEDULE FOR JUlY

(times US Central)

Mon. 7/7, 1pm -- The Women

Thurs. 7/10, 2:30pm -- Humoresque

Sun. 7/13, 5pm -- A Woman's Face

Mon. 7/14, 8:45am -- Untamed

Thurs. 7/17, 1pm -- Strange Cargo

Fri. 7/18, 7am -- It's a Great Feeling

 

 

UPCOMING and NEW RELEASES/EVENTS:

 [Let me know if you have something to announce here.]

 


 

7/11/25

 

PHOTOS: 1956 -- Film still from Autumn Leaves with Cliff Robertson.

 

CELEB LETTERS TO JOAN:  1966 from Noel Coward.

 

LETTERS (FROM JOAN):

1962: To a Variety Club member with thanks (on Pepsi Director stationery).

To a longtime Australian fan (all including filming news): 1962, 1963, 1964.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


7/05/25

 

FILMS:  Thanks to Ginger for her new review of The Damned Don't Cry. (If you have your own review of any Joan film, please send it in!)

 

PHOTOS: 1945 Mildred Pierce (7 new film stills):

With Jo Ann Marlowe and Ann Blyth.

With Jack Carson.

With Zachary Scott.

With Carson and Blyth.

With Blyth.

With Scott.

Final meeting with business partners.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


July 4: Happy 249th Birthday, America!

(Without the country that has allowed the rise of the strong and merit-based, then no Joan Crawford.)

 

 

Gadsden flag.

 

 

 


7/03/25

 

PHOTOS:

1938:  At the premiere skating party for Ice Follies of 1939.

1941:  A film still from A Woman's Face (includes press caption).

 

FILMS:

UK magazine ad for 1936's The Gorgeous Hussy.

US newspaper ad for 1938's Mannequin.

Danish movie poster for 1940's Strange Cargo.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


7/01/25

 

PHOTOS:

1931:  Publicity for This Modern Age.

1933:  In court for her divorce from Doug, Jr (includes press caption).

1934:  

Chained -- A film still with Clark Gable and Otto Kruger.

MGM publicity.

 

MAGAZINES:  A 1934 cover from UK's Pictorial Weekly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


6/29/25

 

PHOTOS:

1931:  Publicity by Clarence Sinclair Bull.

1932:  Rain

On-set publicity with William Gargan and director Lewis Milestone.

Film stills with Gargan (one and two), and with Walter Huston (one and two).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


6/25/25

 

FILMS:

Our Blushing Brides -- A UK trade ad from Film Weekly.

Rain -- A newspaper ad from the San Francisco Chronicle.

 

BOOKS:  Front/back covers of the 1927 British novelization of The Unknown.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


6/23/25

 

FILMS: Added my review of 1970's Trog. (Joan's last film---and also my last Joan film review. I've now reviewed every one of her 80+ available films!) Addendum on 6/25: Upon brief reflection, I had to revise my review and downgrade my Trog star rating from 2 to 1-1/2.

 

 


6/22/25

 

FILMS: Added my review of 1968's Berserk! (If you have your own review of any Joan film to share on this site, please send it in!)

 

 


6/20/25

 

PHOTOS:

1962:  Practicing The Twist with celebrity promoter Earl Blackwell (includes note describing upcoming event).

1974:  Joan's last public appearance (Sept. 23) at NYC's Rainbow Room (Earl Blackwell in background).

 

CHRONOLOGY: 1966:  Added the Frito-Lay press release announcing Joan's election to its Board of Directors.

 

CELEB LETTERS TO JOAN:

From Pepsi VP Mitchell Cox (handwritten funny note, 1960s).

From Waltons actor Will Geer (postcard from the USSR, 1970s).

From Ogdensburg, NY, Police Chief Leo LeBeau (1962).

From longtime publicist Harry Mines (1974: 2-pg, single-spaced, very dishy about old and new times).

 

 

 

 

 


6/12/25

 

PHOTOS:

1949:

Photographers Ball at Ciro's with George Jessel and Cesar Romero.

Small candid in sunglasses, shot by fan.

1956: On the set of Autumn Leaves with Jackie Coogan (her co-star in 1925's Old Clothes).

1958: With Arnold Palmer after his Pepsi Championship win on the PGA Tour.

 

LETTERS:

1951: With gratitude to a Maryland fan.

1955: To a longtime fan/friend with movie/moving news.

 

 

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