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i was watching joan videos and in the comments people were being so vile about her bc of mommie dearest, calling her a narcissistic etc. to cheer me up can you provide some stories of joan being the kind and inspirational woman that we know her to be x

of course, babe. that’s why i live and breathe. 

you may be more satisfied by browsing my slapdash little tag of questions i’ve received in the past about Joan--most of my responses are fortified with the content you might be looking for. many of them have links that lead to other posts i’ve made, too. and it’s out of pure laziness that i direct you there, so i do apologize for that mess. 

but as a brief recap:

first and foremost, let’s never forget Joan’s role as a philanthropist. her charitable acts–which would remain mostly anonymous throughout her life and many career phases, mind ya–date back to the 1920s, before she was ever even close to her ultimate peak of fame. this Vanity Fair article from a few years back quotes George Cukor about one particular example of her alms ‘n’ altruism:

George Cukor informed me about Crawford’s secret charity. He said it was “something she had done for many people over the years, and some of those people lived good lives, which they owed to Joan. They might not have lived at all if not for her, but she didn’t want even the people she did it for to ever know.

“In 1926 she had gone to a young doctor, William Branch, for some ailment or other, and she was thrilled with him. He had the kind of dedication to his work that she had to hers. He was also very fair and said, ‘I’ll just charge you whatever you think you can afford to pay, because you’re a young actress and can’t afford very much now.’ And she said, ‘But you’re a young doctor starting out, and you must need the money.’ Joan had decided very early that she wanted to share her good fortune with others, and she had this idea, which she couldn’t afford then, but she was certain she was going to be able to afford.

“She said, ‘Sometime soon, I’m going to be earning more money than I need, and I would like to help people. I work with people who make the movies, the ones who have all of those little jobs without which there couldn’t be movies. They are so important, and they do such wonderful work. When they get sick and need medical help, some of them don’t have the financial means they need, so I want to see that they have the help they deserve. I want to pay for a room in the hospital and other costs.’ Dr. Branch said he would work free. Later, as she could afford it, Joan extended the gift to two rooms.

“They did this for many years, and Joan was always resolute, determined that the few people who knew should never tell anyone,” continued Cukor. “I’m only telling you now because Joan is gone, and I’m interpreting my promise as lasting for her lifetime. That seems fair. Besides, I think people should know what kind of person Joan was—an extraordinarily fine person.”

and this LA Times article describing her charitable nature is well, well worth a read.

we must also recall that Joan not only gifted everyone who worked on the sets of each of her movies–and lavishly, i might add, for everyone from the lighting crew to the grips–but she had genuine demonstrative concern for their well-being as people. when a member of the crew was injured in one memorable instance, Joan paid for all of his medical bills and called to the hospital frequently to check on his condition.

in her will, she left the majority of her money to her favorite charities. 

and when Carole Lombard died suddenly, Joan arranged to take the role of what was to have been Carole’s next film, They All Kissed the Bride, and she donated her ENTIRE salary–$112,500 in 1942, which, adjusted for inflation, equates to about $1,700,000 in 2017–from that film to the Red Cross in Carole’s name. i’m no expert, but that’s a lot of fucking money to give up entirely, especially when she was on the outs with MGM and was a new mother, to boot. 

she was an extremely active force in children’s funds and children’s hospitals, making massive donations every year in the form of presents and toys, as you’ll read in some of my replies to asks from the past. Christina conveniently fails to acknowledge any of that–like, ever. instead, she’s chosen to complain about having to give up half of her heaps of Christmas presents to orphaned children. (cry me a fuckin river, man!) 

another few interesting tidbits about her involvements that never seemed to have made it out of the newspaper archives over the years

oh, also worth mentioning that even though Joan’s family was abusive throughout her childhood, after she Made It in Hollywood, she wholly provided for her (awful!!!! tormenting!!!!! hateful!!!!) brother Hal and for her mother, and they both lived off of her from that point on. she even pulled the necessary strings to get jobs at MGM for Hal even though he was a living trainwreck who squandered every opportunity ever given him and humiliated her to no end.

and, in that tag i linked you to, you’ll read about how she lent a hand to buddy Barbara Stanwyck when Stany was in a pickle re: her abusive husband at the time. 

it just goes on and on and on. i recommend perusing through some of the articles that have been documented on this site, which have been extremely helpful to me over the years in seeking to learn the REAL Joan, as opposed to the made-up one that made Christina all that money, and which so many other stars and people over time have profited off of in public scorning. this article in particular is one of my faves

also, while you’re there, do check out her letters page! most famous about our Joanie is her relationship with her fans, which is still so singular and just plain unsurpassed in Hollywood star history. 

and if i remember correctly there are a few more tidbits about Joan i think in my ~hollywords tag. 

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“Ughhhhh, I wonder if there are any girls on here, I've only seen the men here— eugh „

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Hi Joan, what are your thoughts on Brooke?

@thatoneerrandgirl

“ Uh, who? „

OOC : Hey it's OOC here!! Honestly, I think Joan would like Brooke! but she probably doesn't know who she is at this moment, probably if they do talk or try talking to each other they could be friends!

Due to Joan being a girl girll, she would LOVE to be Brooke's friend and stuff! And I'm pretty sure I saw Brooke being shipped with derby on here and TikTok? If not, I'm sorry for getting it wrong. Please, let me know who her crush is, or if she even has one! But, I think it would be so cute if they talked about their crushes with each other because Joan likes bif... If that wasn't cleared LMFAO

So I tried drawing them... Sorry if its bad! I'm going into art block right now 😢

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I see you talking about our boxing champion, Bif. I wasn't aware such a low class rebel such as yourself could find any attraction in any of us refined preps! Although I'm very curious about it. Mind telling about it to an ol chap, peon? - @aquatic-athlete

“ I am, so what? Not really any of your business, „

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“ Why would I tell someone like you though, „

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“ Why are half of my group members gay? „

#Feelinghomophobic

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“ Riley is such a baby whenever he and I go into the girls' bathroom! ... God! It's not like anyone is gonna tell that he a dude or anything— ... No offence of course. He just looks girly! „

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I don’t like ya group much..at all but I like the purple @prince-nel

“ Well, why that...? Are you a sensitive little baby who can't handle a little joking! „

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“ Though purple is the best color! DUH! „