Joan Crawford
Noun
Meaning
United States film actress (1908-1977)
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Examples
Afterwards they would humiliate Kurt and Ram by writing a fake suicide note explaining that the two were secret lovers, and planting "gay" materials, such as a Joan Crawford photo, mascara, and mineral water, alongside their unconscious bodies.
At MGM he was one of the main directors of their female stars; he directed Joan Crawford six times and Greta Garbo seven.
Denby, David, "Escape Artist, The Case for Joan Crawford", The New Yorker, January 3, 2011.
His best known movie, of course, is the mad, bad Joan Crawford biopic from 1981 which shredded his reputation.
And I know in the case of Joan Crawford, even as late as the 1960s… she was still playing strong female romantic leads opposite leading men who were 20-30 years younger than her.”
In the film The Women (1939), Joan Crawford could only allude to the word: "And by the way, there's a name for you ladies, but it isn't used in high society - outside of a kennel."