Cynthia was also called Cindy and this often creates confusion for people that Cindy Crawford is Joan Crawford’s daughter. Joan Crawford did adopt twin sisters one of whom was Cynthia Crawford. While she had completely disinherited Christopher and Christina, after a lawsuit, they were able to get $55,000 from her estate. She was among the highest paid female actresses of Hollywood. That may seem like a small amount, but $8 million in 1977 is equivalent to $33 million today. Just before her death in 1977, the net worth of this legendary star was $8 million. Joan in a press photo for “Torch Song” Joan Crawford’s Net Worth Although Joan recorded all the music as well, it was decided that India’s was more talented. One of the most memorable songs from the film is Blackface. It required a lot of singing, so India Adams dubbed the voice for Crawford’s songs – she wasn’t known for her voice. The movie was Torch Song and it was a romantic musical drama. One of the most notable times in Joan Crawford’s life was when she performed a leading role in an MGM movie after 10 years of separation from the studio. Joan and her 4th husband, Alfred Steele, in 1955 Crawford and MGM Reunite Not due to anything Joan did – Alfred died unexpectedly leaving Joan to resort back to film. Her last husband was Alfred Steele, the then chairman of Pepsi-Cola, but this marriage did not survive for more than 4 years. She married 4 times and unfortunately, none of her marriages were successful. Married LifeĪs you read more and more about Joan Crawford you realize that her family life was not very pleasant. Joan with her children – Christopher and Christina standing, the twins Cathy and Cindy sitting. Crawford specifically disinherited Catherine and Christopher and all of her earnings and assets were given to charity. There could be some credibility to the claims though. While she claims in her memoir that Crawford was a controlling mother with no care for her kids and all her attention on fame, Catherine and Cynthia have completely disagreed with these claims. The memoir was quite controversial as Christina painted a very negative image of her mother. Not much is known about the children after Crawford’s death but Christina stayed known to the world due to her memoir, Mommie Dearest. Her son Christopher, who she adopted in 1942, was taken back by his mother not very long after the adoption. These are the name of her children, and the year she adopted them: Later, she proved to be a troubled mother and struggled to keep her children happy. She wasn’t able to have children, but she adopted 5 children. Joan Crawford’s life was a battle against the world, and her personal issues. Joan Crawford around 1915 Strained Relationship with her Children Continuing the trauma, Joan’s stepfather, Cassin, abused her sexually and continued to do so until Joan joined a Catholic School. Joan had a sister called Daisy LeSueur who had already passed away before Joan came into the world. Hal, Joan’s brother, at one point told her the truth. Her biological father was gone before she was born and it wasn’t until years later she found out Henry J. Crawford died in 1977 from a heart attack when she was 73 years old. She was battling cancer at the time of her death. Her addiction caused serious damage to her internal organs. She began drinking heavily which snowballed the demise of her health. Joan Crawford’s last film was Trog, and it was an unfortunate way to end her career. While she was nominated on several occasions for best actress, this was her first and only Academy Award award. It was in 1945 in Mildred Pierce that she received her Oscar Award. By the end of the 30s she wasn’t getting good roles, but she rose to the top again as soon as the next decade started. were some of her biggest hits and were made in the 1930s. No More Ladies, Sadie McKee, Love on the Run, Grand Hotel etc. Joan Crawford in 1928 during her first film role in “Our Dancing Daughters” Joan Crawford’s first movie role was in Our Dancing Daughters in 1928. Her birth father never returned and Joan was raised by her mom and her stepfather. Trouble began early when Joan’s father left the family before she was even born. Her father’s name was Thomas, and her mother was Anna Bell. There is a dispute as to the year of her birth, but only a year or so. Joan Crawford in 1936 Joan Crawford’s Biography But Joan proved them all wrong in the early 1940s. The lowest of her career was when she was named “box office poison” because nearly all the films she appeared in flopped. She saw the ups and downs in her career that every celebrity does not get to see. She is ranked as the 10 th greatest female celebrities from Classic Hollywood Cinema. She loved dancing right from her childhood and that’s how she began her career. Joan Crawford, or Billie Cassin as she was briefly named after her mom remarried, was the kind of star that’s born only once in centuries.
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