Bette Davis struggles to drag the dead weight of
Joan Crawford off the bed
Joan Crawford talks about that in the pilot-the 'it' girl phenomenon.
It was
Joan Crawford who read the book and thought it would make a fine vehicle for herself and Miss Davis.
Hunt was a costumer for Columbia Pictures for 15 years, and is most remembered for his work on The Milton Berle Show, Saturday Night Review and the Colgate Comedy Hour, as well as styling such stars as Anne Baxter,
Joan Crawford, Eartha Kitt, Ruta Lee and Donna Wynter.
Gable had been married to Ria, a Los Angeles socialite, for four years and 27-year-old
Joan Crawford was about to celebrate two years of marriage to the suave Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
This is the same role that won
Joan Crawford an Oscar in 1945.
I hate being compared to
Joan Crawford. I don't like her as an actress or admire what she achieved - Sharon Stone
It was clear that he had a deep understanding of Hollywood glam divas of the '40s and '50s like Bette Davis, Rita Hayworth,
Joan Crawford, and Marilyn Monroe.
Lypsinka's latest show, The Passion of the Crawford, recreates
Joan Crawford's performance of one of her favorite works of literature, "Desiderata."
They instantly evoke Jean Harlow and
Joan Crawford leaning in repose, ready to pounce on their next hero.
And sometimes I say, "March 23rd, the same day as
Joan Crawford's."
It is obvious that the part of Emily was written expressly for her, and she handles the dialogue in three languages (English, French and Mandarin), but her impressive linguistic skills are not enough to carry an essentially, cliched melodrama, the kind that
Joan Crawford used to chew up in another era.