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Yes, I broke down and started the 13th Photo Gallery!  Consider it a Baker's Dozen!  The cutest thing I heard a fan say recently (well, I haven't been conducting a poll for cuteness, either!) was that "Joan was the type of woman that loved being around other people and was petrified of being alone. She wasn't a picky lady; she just wanted to hear a heartbeat. What's wrong with that?"  This cracked me up.  Suits me just fine -- I say.  Heart to heart is fine with me!  Joan, ya got mine!  Speaking of hearts, I read elsewhere that when Joan acted, her entire heart was in her face.  She certainly did give heart, body and soul to everything she did -- and color-coordinated while she was at it.  How many people have coat linings that match the fabric of their couch, as Joan does in one of the photos below?  Only a sourpuss couldn't love Joan who, on top of everything else, was one of the last great eccentrics!!  Adela Rogers St. John, Hollywood writer, surmised young Joan as having "winged feet and hidden fire . . .[and] an air of pride."  Four Fabulous Faces notes that this zippy, impudent youth evolved into a "thoroughbred face of authority and dignity, still dramatic but under the control of her precise purpose and will."  "Pastel prettiness has never appealed to me, only vital beauty," Crawford once said.  Enjoy 50 more photos of the vital thoroughbred who didn't "vant to be alone!" - D. Nowak

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Uber sweet photo of Joan with her mother

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Playing backgammon on the set

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Adorable photo of Joan dancing with Phil Terry

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Joan with Franchot and his dad - obviously she's eager to make good impression!

Hooray for Hollywood!
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Sumptuous photo of the goddess with her dachsunds

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Joan usually has patterned backgrounds

From Neil Maciejewski's collection
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This photo of Joan with Phil Terry shows her beautiful bone structure

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Lovely photo from 1935 approximately

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Another beautiful Mildred kiss publicity photo

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How cute and kittenish Joan is here with hubby Phil Terry

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A sexy photo of glorious Joan - the body beautiful

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"The Damned Don't Cry" with David Brian

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Joan meets Gable on the set - so cute!

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Possessed 31

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Dancing with good friend Cesar Romero

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Fan photo

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1936 party with Franchot Tone

Some like it hot!
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Joan teaching her twins to cook - note the Tabasco sauce!!

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They All Kissed the Bride (at least one did!)

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Sexy Joan in white

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Leggy cutie

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On set of "Female on the Beach" with color-coordinated shoes

Joan with brood - brooding Christina, that is
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Joan definitely wanted a loving family -- and Cliquot was always included

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Joan with one of her adored poodles

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Adorable photo of Joan with flowers

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Satin lining and gloves to match couch - why not?

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Joan at age eleven in new Chandler bio

According to Lawrence Quirk, Joan's stepfather Henry Cassin was molesting her at age eleven, the age she was in this photo above, which Crawford confessed to him in her later life, claiming, "It wasn't incest.  We weren't even related.  He was gentle and kind and I led him to it."  If true -- and as I said in my Lawrence Quirk bio book review, given his thirty-year association with Crawford, why would he make this up? -- it makes me wonder, "Was there no end to the suffering in her childhood?"  Also note facial resemblance in child Joan to "Torch Song" Joan below.

TORCH SONG
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Where the line between Joan and drag queens become dicey

He never helped her lift the crate of glasses!
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Love the do! Mildred Pierce with Zachary Scott

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Joan at home

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Love Joan's smile! Love this period for her, too!

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Joan at home

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This dress was red, too - yowsa!

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Fancy free and young!

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Joan really eyes up the sailors!

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The beleaguered Girl Scout with her mommie

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More "The Unknown" cheesecake - Joan certainly was svelte

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Dramatic finale of "Possessed" 1931 - does Joan look a tad spiffier than everyone else -- or is it just the way she turns up her collar?

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What the well-dressed mermaid wears