Joan Crawford

Joan Crawford (March 23, 1905 – May 10, 1977) was an Academy Award winning American actress.

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March 23 - 1905 - May 10 - 1977 - Academy Award - American - Actress

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Trained as a dancer, she was signed to a contract by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios in the mid 1920s and groomed to play flappers. As her popularity grew she was cast in numerous movies in which she played hardworking young women who eventually found romance and success. These "rags to riches" stories were well-received by Depression era audiences; women, particularly, seemed to identify with her struggle. By the end of the decade she had become one of Hollywood's most prominent movie stars, and one of the highest paid women in the U.S.

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Dance - Contract - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer - Studios - 1920s - Flapper - Movie - Depression - Hollywood - Movie star - U.S.

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Moving to Warner Bros. in the early 1940s, Crawford won an Academy Award for her performance in Mildred Pierce and achieved some of the best reviews of her career over the following years. In 1955, she became involved with PepsiCo, the company run by her last husband. After his death in 1959, she was elected to fill his vacancy on the board of directors and was forcibly retired in 1973. She continued acting regularly until the 1960s when her performances became fewer, and by the mid 1970s she became a recluse.

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Warner Bros. - 1940s - Academy Award - Mildred Pierce - Career - 1955 - PepsiCo - 1959 - Board of directors - 1973 - 1960s - 1970s

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