Joan's Stuff
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Joan's Stuff
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Celebrating 21 years of The Best of Everything: 2004 - 2025
(12/31/24 to present)
LATEST SITE UPDATES [in last month]
TCM US SCHEDULE: SEPTEMBER 2025 [times US Central] Fri, 9/5, 2:30pm -- This Woman Is Dangerous Sun, 9/7, 5:15am -- A Woman's Face Mon, 9/8, 10:45am -- Reunion in France Sat, 9/13, 11:15pm -- Sudden Fear Sun, 9/14, 9am -- Sudden Fear
UPCOMING and NEW RELEASES/EVENTS: [Let me know if you have something to announce here.]
September 8 thru January 1: NYC's Film Forum presents its Screen Deco series, including: September 8: Our Dancing Daughters October 6 (6pm): Grand Hotel
October 14: Warner Archive Blu-ray release of Joan Crawford Collection with four films: Grand Hotel, The Women, Possessed ('47), and The Damned Don't Cry.
October 31 (7:30pm): The UCLA Library presents Sudden Fear at the Billy Wilder Theater as part of its "A Place of Rage: Women and Anger on Screen" series running from 10/26 thru 12/6. FREE admission!
November 18: New bio by Scott Eyman: Joan Crawford: A Woman's Face.
A new Joan Crawford fragrance is scheduled for release on her birthday, March 23, 2026.
9/14/25
FILMS: Thanks to Tom C. for another entertaining Joan film review, this time for 1943's Above Suspicion. (If you have your own review of any Joan film, please send it in!)
9/10/25
MAGAZINES: 1953 Tatler (UK) column with overview of Joan's career and brief review of Torch Song.
PHOTOS: 1959 -- On the set of The Best of Everything with cameraman William Mellor.
9/08/25
October 31: The UCLA Library presents Sudden Fear as part of its "A Place of Rage: Women and Anger on Screen" series running from 10/26 thru 12/6. FREE admission!
PHOTOS: c. 1954 with Marjorie Moore.
LETTERS: To Marjorie Moore (from the Gennifer Flowers Collection): 1955, 1958, and 1959.
ENCYCLOPEDIA: R -- Added info and photo for Milton Rackmil, the Universal exec whom Joan was either just seeing or about to marry during filming of Female on the Beach.
9/04/25
1940: Susan and God -- Publicity with Rita Quigley. 1941: A Woman's Face -- Publicity with Melvyn Douglas. 1946: Warners publicity shot at home.
FILMS: Susan and God -- A US lobby card, and a UK lobby card (The Gay Mrs. Trexel). A Woman's Face -- A Finnish poster.
ART: A "Seein' Stars" Feg Murray comic strip (May 30, 1943) featuring Joan's lip prints at upper right.
8/31/25
ART: Italian postcard (early '30s) featuring caricature of Joan with Laurel and Hardy. (Some sort of "mineral water laxative" joke---the online translations varied!) :)
TOBACCIANA: A 1933 Turmac card from Holland.
8/26/25
PHOTOS: 8/30 UPDATE ON LEFT PHOTO and BELOW ENTRY: Thanks to James for sending me info on this. It's NOT Joan, and it's not by Tom Masters. It's of an unknown model, shot in 1931 at the Atelier Manasse (a photography studio run by Olga Spolarics and husband Adorjan Wlassics in Vienna from 1922 to 1938). I've removed the photo from the pre-1925 page. (p.s. If you ever see other incorrect info on this website, please let me know. I appreciate your knowledge.) c. 1924: I saw this photo at left for sale on eBay today, and I'm not 100% sure it's Joan... It's a Japanese print of a photo by Tom Masters, with caption describing "Lucille LeSueur" as "a dancer, Chorus Girl and now model. She is looking for work in films." Which sounds good, and the eyes and jaw look like her, but the nose, not quite---and she seems too skinny for this time in her life. What do you think? (If you have any more info on this print/session, or on photographer Masters, please contact me.) 1931: This Modern Age -- A film still with Monroe Owsley (thanks, Chasia!).
FILMS: Spring Fever -- Top half of a NYC theater promo flyer.
8/20/25
PHOTOS: 1925: MGM group photo on the lot. (Can you spot Joan?!) 1930: Our Blushing Brides -- A film still with Anita Page. Paid -- On the set with director Sam Wood.
FILMS: Our Blushing Brides --- A program cover and centerfold from Argentina.
8/18/25
LETTERS: 1974: February to a long-time fan re Christmas; May to fans re book received; June to a fan seeking freebies. 1975: June to a friend re a poem and family (includes autographed photo); September to writer Robert Bloch; December to a long-time fan re Christmas. 1976: March to former "houseman" Charles Grant. 1977: March to a friend with thanks for birthday wishes/flowers.
8/17/25
* Joan Crawford: A Woman's Face, a new bio by Scott Eyman, will be released on November 18. (See Upcoming list above for Amazon link.) * NYC's Film Forum presents Our Dancing Daughters and Grand Hotel as part of its Screen Deco series running from Sept. 8 thru Jan. 1. (See Upcoming list above for link and more info.)
BOOKS: Added cover photo and entry for the new Joan Crawford: A Woman's Face bio.
8/13/25
LETTERS: 1971: February to a fan; December to long-time friends. 1972: June to close friend ("Sometimes it is very hard not to slip into lethargy and depression, even as disciplined as I am."); November re cocktail invite. 1973: January to Ohio Jaycees members re auction; February to friend re upcoming Town Hall; December to long-time Australian fan.
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