JOAN CRAWFORD - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 01/12/1955 - HFSID 544

JOAN CRAWFORD
Joan Crawford sends a typed letter of thanks for the Christmas card.
Typed letter signed: "Joan Crawford", 1p, 6¼x9. Los Angeles, California, 1955 January 12. To Mr. Larry Quirk, Boston, Massachusetts. In full: "Thank you so much for remembering me at Christmas time with your lovely card. I'm delighted you enjoyed my life's story in The Woman's Home Companion. I'm very grateful for all the nice things you had to say about me. May the New Year bring you everything your heart desires is the wish of" Joan Crawford (1904-1977) 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 silent movies to the sound era, although she preferred the silent movies. 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. Fold creases through "J" of Joan. Lightly jagged at bottom margin.Otherwise, fine condition.