JOAN CRAWFORD - AUTOGRAPHED INSCRIBED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 280435

JOAN CRAWFORD
Signed b/w bust photograph of Oscar-winning actor Joan Crawford in a white-and-black fur coat and white blouse and gloves
Inscribed photograph signed "Hello to Gladys/from/Joan Crawford" in blue ink. B/w, 8x9 ¾ overall, 7½x9¼ image, one surface, printed on cardstock. Crawford (1904-1977, born Lucille Fay LeSueur in San Antonio, Texas) shot to stardom on the strength of 1928's Our Dancing Daughters, starring as Diana "Di" Medford, a role originally intended for Clara Bow. The film was hugely successful, and MGM soon doubled her salary and began featuring her name on marquees. Unlike so many stars of the period, Crawford successfully made the transformation from the silents to the sound era, although she preferred the silents. Crawford, originally a professional dancer, had made her film debut in 1925. She won a Best Actress Academy Award for Mildred Pierce (1945) and was nominated for Best Actress Oscars for Possessed (1947) and Sudden Fear (1952). A tell-all memoir, Mommie Dearest (1978, later made into a feature film), by her daughter Christina, portrayed Crawford as unfeeling and ruthlessly ambitious. However, Crawford was a faithful correspondent with her large fan base. Lightly toned, creased, bowed and rippled. Signature has low contrast but is legible. Adhesive residue at top edges. Light impressions on image. Otherwise in fine condition.