Anna Bell found work as a laundress, and young Billie was forced to become a work-scholarship student at boarding school, first at St. By 1916, the Cassins were living in Kansas City, Missouri, and the marriage had fallen apart. It was there that Lucille got her first taste of show business, watching the Vaudeville acts in the small “opera house” Cassin operated. Anna Bell and her two children, Lucille, known as “Billie,” and son, Hal (1901-1963), later lived with Anna Bell’s new husband, Henry J. She was born Lucille Faye LeSueur in San Antonio, TX on Mato Anna Bell Johnson (1884-1958) and Thomas LeSueur (1868-1937), a carpenter who abandoned the family around the time of Lucille’s birth. An Academy Award-winning actress, she appeared in over eighty films during a career that began in the silent era and spanned 45 years.Īlthough she would live most of her life surrounded by luxury, Joan Crawford had very humble beginnings. Joan Crawford was one of Hollywood’s greatest film stars. For catalogue orders, please call 21, ext. The printed souvenir auction catalogue is available for $20. Through the years, Doyle New York has served the Hollywood community as auctioneers of the estates of such legendary stars as Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Bette Davis, Gloria Swanson, James Cagney, Rock Hudson, Rex Harrison, Ruth Gordon and Lena Horne, among others. A gold, diamond, emerald and ruby brooch in the form of a miniature Pepsi bottle estimated at $600-900 fetched $5,000. Jewelry and objets de vertu included a gold plated gentleman’s dresser box monogrammed ANS for Alfred Steele, Crawford’s last husband. Her collection of furs featured a sable cardigan style coat that sold for $8,750, well over its estimate of $600-900. Crawford with her children, estimated at $200-300 fetched a staggering $10,000. It had been presented to her by John Wayne at the Golden Globe Awards ceremony in 1970.Ī large archive of film reels and ephemera, including home movies of Ms. Estimated at $3,000-5,000, the award achieved $25,000 from a buyer on the West Coast. DeMille Award presented to Joan Crawford for outstanding contributions to the entertainment industry. Highlighting the auction was the Golden Globes Cecile B. With competitive bidding from Joan Crawford fans in the salesroom, on the telephones, and via the Internet, the sale totaled $135,392, far surpassing the pre-sale estimate of $22,960-36,336, with 100% of the lots sold. Crawford's family and were offered at auction to her fans worldwide. This historic auction offered film memorabilia, MGM Studios contracts and correspondence, publicity stills, jewelry and a selection of luxurious fur coats and wraps. On Wednesday, December 7, 2011, Doyle New York auctioned property from the estate of one of the biggest stars of Hollywood's Golden Age, Joan Crawford (1908-1977).
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