#*joanie

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"A star is a human being - this is my opinion - who can contribute, give warmth and keep an image." Joan Crawford

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Joan Crawford by George Hurrell, 1931

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Joan Crawford by George Hurrell, 1935

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Today we live, 1933

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Joan Crawford on the set of The Gorgeous Hussy, 1936

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Joan Crawford in The Women, 1939

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"Franchot was an extremely loving, intelligent, considerate man, but he was also very haunted. He was one hell of a fine actor, but he loved the theatre and despised Hollywood. He very seldom got the parts he deserved, and I think this bugged him a lot. I wasn't as nice to him, as considerate, as I should have been. I was extremely busy during those years, and I didn't realize that his insecurities and dissatisfactions ran so deeply. His sex life diminished considerably, which didn't help matters, and there finally came a time when we only had things to argue about, not to talk about, and after hundreds of running arguments and a few physical rows we decided to call it quits. I missed him a lot, for a long, long time. He was so mature and stimulating. I think I can safely say that the break-up was another career casualty. If I'd tried a little harder--who knows." Joan Crawford

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Happy Birthday, Joan Crawford 

(March 23, 1906 - May 10, 1977) 

What a sweet and wonderful thing life is. I remember a line I saw in a newspaper the other day -- 'Some people are so afraid to die that they never begin to live.' And I want to live - I want to know everything and see everything. I want to travel and be happy all my life. I want to touch the stars.