Possessed (55 page)

My Way of Life
(Inman and Crawford), 276–77

Nathan, George Jean, 93

Negri, Pola, 5

Negulesco, Jean, 185, 245, 249–50

Nelson, Lillian.
See
Steele, Lillian

Never Say Goodbye
(film), 172

New York City: Christina’s wedding in, 258; Crawford homes in, 233–34, 242–43, 246, 251, 269–70; and Crawford’s adoption of baby, 151, 153; Crawford’s early years in, 17–19, 32; Fairbanks-Crawford trip to, 63, 64, 94; Fairbanks- Crawford wedding in, 63, 64; Steele-Crawford homes in, 233–34, 242–43, 246; theatre in 1920s in, 17–18; Tone-Crawford trips to, 112, 121, 132, 144; Tone theatrical career in, 112

New York Times
newspaper, 43, 49, 82, 199, 214, 274

Nicholson, Kenyon, 81

Night Gallery
(TV show), 275–76

No More Ladies
(film), 118–20, 130, 138

No Sad Songs for Me
(film), 190

Norconian Club (California): Fairbanks and Crawford at, 71

Not Too Narrow … Not Too Deep
(Sale), 140

Nothing Sacred
(film), 44

Novarro, Ramon, 5, 56, 62, 128, 259

nudity, 15, 17

nursemaids/nannies, 154

O’Connor, Donald, 246

Odets, Clifford, 112, 181

Office of the Motion Picture Production Code.
See
censors

Old Acquaintance
(film), 202

Old Clothes
(film), 30–31

Olivier, Laurence “Larry,” 85, 86, 99–100

One in a Million
(musical), 137

O’Neill, Sally, 33

The Only Thing
(film), 31

Oriole Terrace (Detroit), 16–17

Oscar.
See
Academy Awards

Our Blushing Brides
(film), 69–70, 73, 90, 126, 138

Our Dancing Daughters
(film), 56–58, 63, 69

Our Modern Maidens
(film), 63–64, 69

Owsley, Monroe, 83, 130

Page, Anita, 57, 63, 69

Paid
(film), 74–75, 76, 90, 121

Palance, Jack, 216, 217–18

Palmer, Betsy, 228, 263

Panic in the Streets
(film), 216

Paris
(film), 42

Parker, Eleanor, 172

Parker, Suzy, 247, 248

Parsons, Louella O., 30–31, 197

The Passing Show of 1924
(musical), 18, 19

The Passing of the Third Floor Back
(film), 143

Pathé Frères, 24

Patrick, Gail, 120

Pepsi-Cola Company: Crawford on board of, 245, 246, 251; Crawford’s dismissal from, 283; and Crawford’s drinking, 275; and Crawford’s loneliness, 285; Crawford’s public relations efforts for, 231, 234–35, 242, 250, 258, 259, 261, 264, 270, 271–72, 276; Steele as executive at, 229–32, 234, 235, 242; Steele’s borrowing money from, 234, 246; and Steele’s death/estate, 251

perfectionism, 137–38, 198

Pevney, Joseph, 226–27

Peyton Place
(film), 247

The Phantom of the Opera
(film), 46

Phillips, Norman, 81–82

photographs, of Crawford: and Blackglama Mink campaign, 291; and Crawford’s study of her photographs, 120; for
Harper’s
Bazaar,
171; Hurrell’s comments about, 102–3; and MGM commissioning of idealization of stars, 102–3; publicity, 120; of Russell and Crawford, 286

Pickfair (Fairbanks-Pickford home), 54, 64, 71, 73

Pickford, Mary, 24, 45, 51, 54, 71, 73, 124, 128

Pitts, ZaSu, 28

Planck, Robert, 142, 156

poison, box-office, 133–34

poor working girl theme.
See specific film

pornographic film, Crawford’s, 26–27

Porter, Cole, 52, 58

A Portrait of Joan
(Crawford), 151, 250–51, 258

Possessed
(1931 film), 86–90, 95, 131, 187, 203, 216

Possessed
(1946 film), 187–90, 215

The Postman Always Rings Twice
(film), 173

Powell, William, 125, 130

Power, Tyrone, 58

Preminger, Otto, 190, 191, 192

Pretty Ladies
(film), 28–29

Prevost, Marie, 75–76

Prince, Don, 240

Psycho
(film), 260

The Public Enemy
(film), 44, 80

Queen Bee
(film), 228–29, 235, 275

radio: Crawford on, 121, 132

Raft, George, 124

Rain
(film), 97–98, 103, 106, 109, 140, 232

Raleigh Studios, 257

Ramsey Opera House (Lawton, Oklahoma), 6–7, 9

Rapf, Harry, 18–19, 20, 27, 62

Rathbone, Basil, 166

Ray, Nicholas, 224, 226

Ray, Tony, 224

Reagan, Ronald, 195, 200

Rear Window
(film), 220

Rebecca
(film), 166

religion, 148, 291, 292. See also
Susan
and God

Republic Pictures, 224

Reunion in France
(film), 163–65, 166, 220

RKO Pictures, 217

The Road to Edinburgh
(TV show), 228

Robertson, Cliff, 236–37, 238

Robin Hood
(film), 51

Robinson, Edward G., 166

Rockingham Academy (Kansas City), 11, 197

Rogers, Ginger, 180, 186, 201

Romberg, Sigmund, 17, 18

Rooney, Mickey, 124

Roosevelt, Franklin D., 105, 182

rose garden episode, 280

Rose-Marie
(film), 17, 55–56

Roughly Speaking
(film), 175

Rouverol, Aurania, 76–77

Russell, Gail, 259

Russell, Rosalind “Roz,” 139, 148, 175, 206, 212, 285–86

Russian Club (Los Angeles), 85

Sadie McKee
(film), 113, 117, 130, 131, 140

Salamunich, Yucca, 270

Sally, Irene, and Mary
(film), 33, 34, 35, 37, 38, 41

Scott, Zachary, 174, 177, 200

screen tests, Crawford’s first, 19

Sears, Heather, 240, 241

Sebastian, Dorothy, 57, 69

Secret Agent
(film), 166

The Secret Storm
(TV show), 272–73

Selznick, David O., 106, 107, 108, 109, 123, 154

Sennett, Mack, 43, 75

Serling, Rod, 275

Seventh Heaven
(film), 141

sexual harassment, 29

Shaw, Peter, 186

Shearer, Douglas, 22–23

Shearer, Norma: Adrian as designer for, 59; as big moneymaking star, 102; cost of films of, 76; Crawford compared with, 80; Crawford as double for, 22; Crawford’s views about, 41, 139; death of, 124; family background of, 22–23; Garbo compared with, 38; in
The
Last of Mrs. Cheyney,
125; love life of, 23; as MGM contract player, 5; and
Paid,
74; post-Thalberg life of, 124; pregnancy of, 74; retirement of, 124, 155, 169; signature look of, 110; and
Susan and God,
144; talents of, 74; and Thalberg, 22, 23, 41, 74, 124; in
The Women,
138, 139, 145

Sheridan, Ann, 219

Sherman, Hedda, 205, 206, 209, 212–13

Sherman, Vincent, 72, 202, 204–6, 208–9, 210, 212–13, 253, 285

Shields, Jimmy, 37, 49, 190, 282, 284

The Shining Hour
(film), 130, 132, 135–38, 141

Shipp, Cameron, 111

Shubert, J. J., 17, 18, 107

Sidney, Sylvia, 112

Siegel, Bugsy, 202

silent films, 41, 50–51, 73.
See also specific
film

Simon, Neil, 279

Smith, Kent, 202, 203

Smith, Madeleine, 95

Smith, Pete, 33, 34, 37, 38

The Snake Pit
(film), 184

Sodom and Gomorrah
(film), 252

Sommer, Edith, 249

sound films.
See
talking/sound films

Spellbound
(film), 182, 184

Spielberg, Steven, 275

Spingold, Frances, 281, 282

Spingold, Nate, 281, 282

Spring Fever
(film), 47–48

Springer, John, 235, 246, 272, 282, 283

St. Agnes Academy (Kansas City), 9–10, 11, 28

Stack, Robert, 251

Stanislavksi, Constantin, 122, 216

Stanwyck, Barbara, 25, 178

A Star Is Born
(film), 44

stardom: and “aging women,” 155; and Crawford as “ex-movie star,” 284– 85; and Crawford as international star, 190; and Crawford as star, 127–28, 263, 267, 287, 288; and Crawford as transition figure, 127–29; and Crawford at Warner Bros., 171; and Garbo-Crawford comparison, 56–57; and MGM- Crawford relationship, 169

Steele, Alfred Nelson, 230, 251

Steele, Alfred Nu: borrowing of money from Pepsi-Cola by, 234, 246; children of, 230, 251; and Christina’s acting ambitions, 239; Crawford first meets, 229; and Crawford’s children, 231, 235, 239, 244; Crawford’s comments about, 232, 233, 235, 244; and Crawford’s loneliness, 231, 236, 271; and Crawford’s public relations efforts for Pepsi-Cola, 234–35, 242; Crawford’s relationship with, 230– 32, 235, 236, 244, 246–47, 248, 249, 271; Crawford’s wedding and honeymoon with, 230–32; death of, 244–45, 248, 249; European holiday of, 238; financial affairs of, 231–32, 234, 245–46, 251, 252; gifts to Crawford from, 258; home of, 233–34, 242–43; as Pepsi-Cola executive, 229–30; personal and professional background of, 229; personality of, 229–30

Steele, Lillian, 229

Steele, Sally, 230

Stein, Gertrude, 52

Stella Dallas
(film), 178

Stephens College, 6, 13–14, 28, 33, 276

Sterling, Ray Thayer, 13, 15, 19

Stewart, Donald Ogden, 155

Stewart, James, 124, 137–38

The Story of Esther Costello
(film), 240–42, 274

Strait-Jacket
(film), 260–62, 264, 270, 271

Strange Cargo
(film), 140–43, 144, 146, 148, 155, 158, 162, 179, 184

“Strange Witness” (TV episode), 243

Strasberg, Lee, 112

Strasberg, Susan, 239

A Streetcar Named Desire
(play), 216

The Subterraneans
(film), 212

Sudden Fear
(film), 216–18, 220, 222, 228, 240

Sullavan, Margaret “Maggie,” 132, 136–37, 149, 170, 239, 259

Sullivan, Barry, 275

Sully, Anna Beth, 51, 54–55, 63, 64

Sunset Boulevard
(film), 149

Susan and God
(film), 144–47, 148, 150, 158, 161, 162, 167, 179

Swanson, Gloria, 5, 45–46, 99, 149, 231

talking/sound films, 41, 50–51, 65–66, 73.
See also specific film

Talmadge, Constance, 23

Tann, Georgia, 150, 191

The Taxi Dancer
(film), 44–45

Taylor, Elizabeth, 169, 220–21

Taylor, Robert, 25, 123, 160

Technicolor, 63, 219–20

television: commercials for, 195; Crawford on, 223, 228, 243, 268, 272–73, 275–76; and decline of MGM, 5