It was made into a movie also called Mommie Dearest. This book alleged that Crawford abused her children. Christina wrote a bestselling "tell-all" biography called Mommie Dearest. Crawford became active in the Pepsi-Cola company after Steele's death of a heart attack.Ĭrawford adopted four children: Christina, Christopher, and "the twins" Cynthia and Cathy. Her third husband was actor Phillip Terry, and her fourth and last husband was Pepsi executive Alfred Steele. Macy's copied the dress in 1932, and it sold over 500,000 replicas in the United States. It was with this gown that Crawford's broad shoulders began to be accentuated by costume. It was a white cotton organdy gown with large ruffled sleeves, puffed at the shoulder. The film is mostly remembered because of the "Letty Lynton dress". Father of Sally Comer and Alfred Nelson Steele. Husband of Lillian Steele and Joan Crawford. Immediate Family: Son of G W Steele and Fanny Steele. Place of Burial: Hartsdale, Westchester County, New York, United States. She died in New York City of a heart attack.Ĭrawford won success with Letty Lynton (1932). Death: Ap(57) New York, New York County, New York, United States. She made many more movies, but retired in 1970. Ĭrawford won the Best Actress Academy Award for Mildred Pierce in 1945. She was given the name "Joan Crawford" from a magazine contest sponsored by MGM. She played hard-working young women who wanted love, romance, and glamor.
Biography Ĭrawford was born in San Antonio, Texas. She was voted the tenth greatest female star in the history of American movies by the American Film Institute.
She won the 1945 Best Actress Academy Award for Mildred Pierce. Joan Crawford (born Lucille Fay LeSueur March 23, c. Alfie Steele died after being held under the water as punishment at his home in Droitwich, Worcestershire, in February 2021.
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