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You have to be self-reliant and strong to survive in this town. Otherwise you will be destroyed.
Joan Crawford
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Joan Crawford
Age: 73 †
Born: 1904
Born: March 23
Died: 1977
Died: May 10
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Lucille Fay LeSueur
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all that time hanging around the sets, watching Norma Shearer make the most of her three expressions, was a help.
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It is my intention to make no provision herein for my son Christopher or my daughter Christina for reasons which are well known to them.
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