Joan's Stuff
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Joan's Stuff
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All original Encyclopedia text, from A to Z, is copyright © 2004 - 2019 by Stephanie Jones
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Celebrating 15 Years of BOE: 2004 – 2019
[in last month]
5/23/19
Three Joan caricatures by English cartoonist Gary Smith.
PHOTOS: 1965: Hosting Hollywood Palace (bigger, better replacement). 1968: Berserk -- A color film still (thanks to Vincent), and a color screen shot with Ty Hardin. 1969: On the set of Night Gallery with Steven Spielberg--note the flip-flops! (Thanks again to Vincent!)
1955: To a fan re happiness and new movie plans. 1956: To friends with thanks from Switzerland. 1959: To a friend re new film and future plans. 1967: To a fan re Merv Griffin Show appearance. 1975: Two pages to fan re recent magazine interviews.
5/21/19
Nov. 21, 1963: Four screen shots of Joan appearing on a local TV station to promote a Pepsi bottlers' function in Dallas that evening. (JFK was shot the next day.) Click here to see a video clip (1:33) from the appearance. (Thanks to Oliver for both the link and the photos.)
FILMS: Strait-Jacket A new US poster, US banner, and Danish program cover. A new German lobby card (for "Die Zwangsjacke"!); and eight bigger, better replacement US lobby cards.
5/17/19
New film stills: With Heather Sears, one and two; and with Rossano Brazzi, one and two. Bigger, better replacements: One, two, three, four, and five.
FILMS: The Story of Esther Costello -- A new poster; and eight bigger, better replacement US lobby cards.
5/15/19
Publicity with Cliff Robertson. Film stills: New: With Ruth Donnelly one and two; and with Robertson one and two. Bigger, better replacements: One (with Donnelly), two (buying gardenia), and three (with Robertson).
FILMS: Autumn Leaves Posters: New: US 1-sheet, 3-sheet, 6-sheet, and window card. Bigger, better replacements: Belgian poster, US insert. And eight bigger, better replacement US lobby cards.
UPCOMING US TCM FILM SCHEDULE (times Eastern): MAY Thursday, May 16: 8:00pm -- Hollywood Canteen JUNE Friday, June 7: 9:00am -- The Last of Mrs. Cheyney Tuesday, June 25: 6:30am -- Dancing Lady JULY Wednesday, July 24: 6:15pm -- This Woman Is Dangerous Friday, July 26: 5:00 pm -- Ice Follies of 1939 8:00 pm -- The Women
5/11/19
On the set -- One new (with blanket); and bigger, better replacements one (with secretaries), two (with poodles), three (gifts to Jeff Chandler), and four (sandwiches for Cliquot).
FILMS: Female on the Beach A new title screen shot, Blu-ray cover, and link. Posters: A US window card, 1-sheet, 3-sheet, 6-sheet, and Style A and B half-sheets. (Plus bigger, better British quad poster and Belgian poster.) Eight bigger, better replacement US lobby cards.
May 10, 1977 We remember.
5/09/19
Film stills: With Wendell Corey one, two, three, four, five, and six; and solo. Publicity by Robert Coburn: new; and bigger, better replacement.
FILMS: The Damned Don't Cry Eight bigger, better replacement US lobby cards.
5/07/19
FILMS: Harriet Craig Posters -- A new US half-sheet (style B, 22 x 28 inches) and a new US insert (14 x 36 inches); plus bigger, better replacements for a US poster, a Belgian poster, and a US style A half-sheet. Lobby cards -- Six bigger, better replacement US cards. Also added a bigger US magazine ad with now-legible text, and a link.
5/05/19
1938: Full-page photo from a Screen Guide feature, "Joan Crawford Fights Back!" 1942: They All Kissed the Bride -- Publicity with Melvyn Douglas one and two (addition to page). 1944: Warners publicity -- New; and a bigger, better replacement. 1945: Publicity with hat, by Bert Six.
FILMS: This Modern Age -- Added a film summary, link to TCM article, and end title shot.
5/03/19
PHOTOS: 1934: On the set of Sadie McKee with director Clarence Brown. 1935: A film still from I Live My Life with Brian Aherne. 1936: A film still from The Gorgeous Hussy with a lathered-up Robert Taylor (includes press caption). 1938: Watching stuntman Dick Crockett on the set of The Shining Hour (includes press caption).
5/01/19
FILMS: Laughing Sinners -- Spruced up the film page, with a new film summary, new lobby cards, a new program centerfold, a bigger poster, and a new link to a TCM article.
4/30/19
1932: Publicity by Hurrell; and with husband Doug Fairbanks, Jr., arriving in Southampton (includes press caption). 1933: Gym publicity for Dancing Lady (includes press caption). 1937: Bigger, better replacements for The Bride Wore Red: With niece Joanie LeSueur on the set; and a film still with husband Franchot Tone. 1939: April 11 -- Officially divorcing Franchot Tone: one (bigger, better replacement) and two (new, with press caption). Late April -- With date Charles Martin as they run into the newly married Doug Fairbanks, Jr., and wife Mary Lee.
4/26/19
1926: Joan with...??? Looks like a cast photo, perhaps from Tramp, Tramp, Tramp or The Boob... But I couldn't recognize any of the co-players (except perhaps Gertrude Olmstead [Boob] in tartan?), or if one of the men is either director Harry Edwards (Tramp) or William Wellman (Boob). If you have more info, please e-mail me! 1931: A film still from Dance, Fools, Dance with Lester Vail and other young underwear-clad partygoers. 1932: Letty Lynton -- Publicity by Hurrell.
CIG CARDS: Front plus back description of a J. Wix card (UK) featuring Joan with Nils Asther in Dream of Love.
MAGAZINES: A 1933 cover of the Polish Panorama.
4/24/19
CHRONOLOGY: Updated the style for all of the Chronology pages, and added info for the deaths of Joan's parents (to the 1938 and 1958 timelines).
4/22/19
1925: Old Clothes film stills with Jackie Coogan, one (new) and two (bigger, better replacement). 1926: A 4-page Loew's State newsletter promoting Paris (includes 5 photos from and 4 articles about the film). Publicity shot for the 13 WAMPAS Baby Stars of 1926. 1928: Publicity by Ruth Harriet Louise (bigger, better replacement with new press caption describing outfit).
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LATEST AND UPCOMING RELEASES Let me know if you have updates to add here.
December 11, 2018: Female on the Beach on Blu-ray For more info and to order: bluray.com / Amazon
September 25, 2018: Psycho Biddy Double Feature: Strait-Jacket and Berserk on Blu-ray bluray.com / Amazon.com / brokehorrorfan.com
August 21, 2018: Strait-Jacket on Blu-ray A sampling of reviews: whysoblu.htm / screenanarchy.com / horrortalk.com / avnirvana.com.
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SPECIAL PHOTOS
March 2006: Ferncliff Mausoleum and Flower Photos July 2006: Ann Blyth at the Castro May 2007: Ferncliff Mausoleum and Flower Photos |
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