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The wonderful and generally forgotten Hollywood Diva of the 1920’s.
She’s largely and unfortunately remembered for her role in Whatever happened to Baby Jane
[ remember the eyebrows ? ] ..though it is a great movie.
Here she is in all her Flapper glory in a timeline of photos from 1920 to 1930.Enjoy.
Images courtesy of Joan Crawford Best
A quote from Joan “
“I wanted to be famous, just to make the kids who’d laughed at me feel foolish. I wanted to be rich, so I’d never have to do the awful work my mother did and live at the bottom of the barrel–ever. And I wanted to be a dancer because I loved to dance… Maybe the illusions, the daydreams, made life more tolerable, but I always knew, whether I was in school or working in some damned dime store, that I’d make it. (Funny, but I never had any ambition whatsoever to become an actress.)”
Joan was a real beauty in her early years, loved her as a blonde! Her eyes were so striking!
The last pic. is of silent movie actress Billie Dove
Omg she's stunning!! I love all the pics
Wonderful photos, especially that last one! Thank you! A fan of the era, the music and the movies, Lulu, Mabel Normand and Mary Pickford usually come to mind, not Joan…
alan
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shes one of my faves im so glad you posted these!!!!!!!
I wouldn’t have even recognized her, I know her image from the 40s-50s so well. Thanks for sharing these lovely images!
These are lovely photos! Joan Crawford was so striking in her early years.
Great pics. So strange to see her blonde! My favorite Joan Crawford is in Mildred Pierce of course! It is definitely fun to see her in a sweet light.
She looks amazing! I love those pictures..
I love all of these pictures and her quote is great.
♥Darla
It’s really interesting how her looks evolved over the years. It’s nice to see photos of her when her looks were softer. I just remembered her in her later movies when she often played the “bee-yotch.”