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Joan Crawford

American actress (1908–1977)
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Summary

Joan Crawford was born on March 23, 1905[1], in San Antonio[2]. She died on May 10, 1977[3], in New York City[4]. She worked as an actor[5], film actor[6], television actor[7], businessperson[8], and dancer[9]. She ranks in the top 0.2% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (43,745 views/month, #2,028 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: March 23, 1906[11]
  • Place of burial: Ferncliff Cemetery[12]
  • Father: Thomas Le Sueur[13]
  • Mother: Anna Johnson[14]
  • Spouse: Douglas Fairbanks Jr.[15], Franchot Tone[16], Phillip Terry[17], Alfred Steele[18]
  • Country of citizenship: United States[19]
  • Native language: English[20]
  • Occupation: model[21]
  • Employer: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[22], Warner Bros. Entertainment[23]
  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Actress[24], star on Hollywood Walk of Fame[25], Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award[26]
  • Religion or worldview: Christian Science[27]
  • Sex or gender: female[28]
  • Genre: Western[29]
  • Commons category: Joan Crawford[30]
  • Archives at: New York Public Library for the Performing Arts[31]
  • Cause of death: myocardial infarction[32], pancreatic cancer[33]
  • Family name: Crawford[34], LeSueur[35]
  • Given name: Joan[36], Lucille[37], Fay[38]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Joan Crawford[39]
  • Commons gallery: Joan Crawford[40]
  • Relative: Cindy Crawford[41], Cathy Crawford[42]
  • Student of: Estelle Liebling[43]
  • Manner of death: natural causes[44]

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[45]

  • Country: US[46]

  • Began / founded: 1904-03-23[47]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1977-05-10[48]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 32d3f10f-d30c-4133-9af4-9c3d62e343f5[49]

Why It Matters

Joan Crawford has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] She is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]

FAQs

Where was Joan Crawford born?

Joan Crawford was born in San Antonio[2].

Where did Joan Crawford die?

Joan Crawford passed away in New York City[4].

Who were Joan Crawford's parents?

Joan Crawford's father was Thomas Le Sueur[13]. Joan Crawford's mother was Anna Johnson[14].

Who was Joan Crawford married to?

Joan Crawford's spouses include Douglas Fairbanks Jr.[15], Franchot Tone[16], Phillip Terry[17], and Alfred Steele[18].

What did Joan Crawford do for work?

Joan Crawford worked as an actor[5], film actor[6], television actor[7], businessperson[8], and dancer[9].

What awards did Joan Crawford receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Actress[24], star on Hollywood Walk of Fame[25], and Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award[26].

Related Entities

Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Franchot Tone Grand Hotel Johnny Guitar Mank Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Mildred Pierce New York City United States What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

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Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [45] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [46] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [47] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [48] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [49] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [50] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [51] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  4. 11w ago · Rémi sim · 2026-07-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14543 → joan-crawford
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  5. 15w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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