Possessed (53 page)

Fairbanks, Douglas, Jr.: comments about Crawford of, 69–70, 72–73, 84, 97, 98, 99, 111; Crawford’s admiration for, 73; and Crawford’s ambitions, 65, 84; Crawford’s comments about, 65, 105; Crawford’s dependency on, 73; Crawford’s engagement to, 58; Crawford’s European trip with, 99– 100; Crawford’s film with, 63–64; Crawford’s first visit with, 51, 52; Crawford’s in©uence on, 54–55, 106; Crawford’s initial impression on, 53; Crawford’s marriage to, 63, 64; Crawford’s relationship with, 52–55, 106, 144, 244, 286; and Crawford’s self-improvement, 117; death of, 111; and description of Crawford-Fairbanks house, 67–68; divorce of Crawford and, 99–100, 105–6, 113; education of, 51; Fairbanks Sr.’s relationship with, 51; financial affairs of, 53, 55, 65; and Gable-Crawford relationship, 92, 100; Hartford marriage of, 144; infidelities of, 84–85, 86, 92, 99–100; in©uence on Crawford of, 71–72; Montgomery-Olivier Mexico fishing trip with, 85–86; Montgomery (Robert) as friend of, 66; mother’s relationship with, 51; New York trips of, 63, 64, 94; nickname for, 54; Olivier’s friendship with, 85; pantomimes of, 64; problems in marriage of Crawford and, 84–86; on
Rose-
Marie
location, 55–56; self-image of, 52; Steele compared with, 235; and Steele-Crawford marriage, 246; and Steele’s death, 244; teenage years of, 52; Tone compared with, 111; and type of men Crawford was attracted to, 163; views about Fairbanks Sr. of, 64; in
Young
Woodley,
51, 52; and
The Youngest,
64–65

Fairbanks, Douglas, Sr., 5, 51, 53, 54, 64, 71, 73, 124, 128, 158

fans, Crawford’s, 92–93, 121–22, 126– 27, 129, 182, 221, 251, 276–77

Fatal Conšnement
(film), 268

Faulkner, William, 103, 140

Female on the Beach
(film), 226–27, 228

finances, Crawford’s: and
The Best of
Everything,
245; and Crawford as big moneymaker, 102; and Crawford as child, 9; and Crawford’s arrival in Los Angeles, 1; and Crawford’s dismissal from Pepsi-Cola, 283; and Crawford’s early dance performances, 16, 18; and Crawford’s homes, 269, 283; and Fairbanks-Crawford relationship, 53, 65; and
Humoresque
filming, 182; and MGM assignments for Crawford, 99; and MGM bonuses, 75, 117; and MGM- Crawford contracts, 19, 20, 29, 84, 103, 117, 134, 170; and Pepsi-Cola salary, 245, 251; and post–
Baby
Jane
films, 261, 262, 268–69; salary increases for, 40, 55; and schools for Crawford’s children, 234; and Steele-Crawford relationship, 231, 234; and Steele’s death/estate, 245–47, 251, 252; and
Strait-Jacket,
261; and
Sudden Fear,
216; and Terry-Crawford divorce, 180; and
This Woman Is Dangerous,
213; and
Torch Song,
219; and Warner- Crawford contracts, 171, 172, 182, 190, 199; and wealth of Crawford, 124–25; and
What Ever Happened to
Baby Jane?,
252.
See also
generosity, Crawford’s

Flamingo Road
(film), 200, 201

Fleming, Victor, 23

Fletcher, Adele Whitely, 21, 27, 29, 285

Flynn, Errol, 172

Fonda, Henry, 130, 136, 191–92

Foreign Correspondent
(film), 166

Forsaking All Others
(film), 115–16, 117, 118, 130, 140

Four Walls
(film), 56

Fox Studios, 50, 137, 190, 245, 247

Frank, Claudia, 239

Frederick, Pauline, 83

freelancing: of Crawford, 215–16.
See also
specific film

Freeman, Dore, 282

friendship: and Crawford as friend, 282–83, 285.
See also specific person

Friml, Rudolf, 17, 56

From Here to Eternity
(film), 236

Funny Girl
(musical), 110

Gable, Clark: Academy Award for, 119; and Bautzer-Crawford relationship, 187; in
Chained,
113–15, 130; Crawford’s comments about, 141, 143; Crawford’s films with, 76, 78–80, 86–90, 107–9, 113–15, 123–24, 130, 140–43; Crawford’s relationship with, 83, 90–92, 99, 100, 111, 114–15, 141, 161, 187, 201, 250; Crawford’s similarity to, 90–91; in
Dance, Fools, Dance,
76, 78–80, 82; in
Dancing Lady,
107–9, 130; death of, 250; in
Forsaking All
Others,
115, 130; in
Gone with the
Wind,
140, 141; illness of, 108, 109; image of, 91; in
It Happened One
Night,
119; as King of the Movies, 210; in
Laughing Sinners,
82, 83, 130; and Lombard, 91, 123, 141, 161; in
Lone Star,
213; in
Love on the
Run,
123–24, 130; marriages of, 91, 250; as MGM contract player, 5; and morals clause in contracts, 91; in
Mutiny on the Bounty,
121; personal and professional background of, 76; personality of, 91; popularity of, 5; in
Possessed,
86, 88–89, 90; promiscuity of, 92; Steele compared with, 235; and Steele-Crawford marriage, 246; in
Strange Cargo,
140, 141–43; and type of men Crawford was attracted to, 163

Gallico, Paul, 281

Garbo, Greta: Adrian as designer for, 59; as big moneymaking star, 102; as box-office poison, 133; Brown- directed films for, 87; cost of films of, 76; Crawford compared with, 56–57, 75, 80; as Crawford rival, 39; Crawford’s resemblance to, 95, 102; films of, 38, 62, 93–94, 96; Gilbert’s relationship with, 47; glamour of, 38; as international star, 56–57; and Mayer, 38, 49; as MGM contract player, 5; MGM first hires, 38; overacting by, 93; personality of, 38; popularity of, 5; retirement of, 155, 169; salary for, 38; as star, 56–57, 128

Gardner, Ava, 169, 213

Garfield, John, 172, 182, 185, 188

Garland, Judy, 59, 154, 169

Garson, Greer, 59, 154, 160, 169, 183

Garvey, Marjorie, 230

Gaynor, Janet, 40, 59, 102

Geeson, Judy, 271

General Electric Theater
(TV show), 243

generosity, Crawford’s, 6, 117–18, 129, 130, 153, 162, 169, 172, 176, 286.
See also
charity donations

Gilbert, John, 5, 47, 56, 64, 130

The Girl from Missouri
(film), 113–14

The Girl from Trieste
(film), 129

Gish, Lillian, 5, 24, 45

glamour, 8, 35–36, 38, 126, 128, 129, 287

Golden Globe awards, 217, 276

Goldwyn, Samuel, 105, 133

Gone with the Wind
(film), 140, 141

Goodbye, My Fancy
(film), 109, 210–12

Gordon, Ruth, 112

The Gorgeous Hussy
(film), 123, 130, 137

Gough, Michael, 271

Goulding, Edmund, 33, 34, 41, 42, 172

Grahame, Gloria, 216, 217, 218

Grand Hotel
(film), 93–94, 95, 96, 184

Grant, Cary, 25

Grauman’s Chinese Theatre (Los Angeles), 64, 85, 182–83

Great Day
(musical), 70–71

Greed
(film), 28

Greenburg, Adrian Adolph “Adrian.”
See
Adrian (designer)

Greenstreet, Sydney, 200

Griffith, D. W., 24, 51

Griffith, Edward H., 119

Group Theatre, 112, 121

Guilaroff, Sydney, 94–95, 139, 288, 291

Haines, William “Billy”: in accident, 49–50; and Crawford as WAMPAS Baby Star, 40; Crawford at party given by, 190; Crawford’s films with, 47–50, 62; Crawford’s relationship with, 21, 37–38, 49; death of, 284; and deaths of friends and others, 259; as decorator for Crawford homes, 40, 68, 153, 234, 269, 284; as homosexual, 37, 49; illness of, 269, 282; and nickname for Crawford, 282; popularity of, 49; Shields as partner of, 37, 49, 284

Haller, Ernest, 179, 182

Hamilton, Neil, 82–83, 130

hanger episode, 194, 279

Harlow, Jean, 4–5, 59, 83, 107, 114

Harper’s Bazaar
magazine, 171

Harriet Craig
(film), 206–9

Hartford, Mary Lee Eppling, 144

Hawks, Howard, 103

Hayden, Sterling, 224, 225

Hayes, Helen, 17, 104, 151

Hayward, Brooke, 136, 170

Hayward, Leland, 136, 149

Hayward, Susan, 227

Hayworth, Rita, 205

Hecht, Ben, 219

He©in, Van, 188

Hellman, Lillian, 160, 200

Hemingway, Ernest, 52

Henie, Sonja, 137

Hepburn, Katherine, 59, 119, 133, 169, 212, 227, 252, 263

Heston, Charleton, 221

Hill, Virginia, 202

Hitchcock, Alfred, 41, 166, 167, 182, 220, 260, 261

Hollywood: fakeness in, 36–37; Tone’s dislike of, 122, 134.
See also specific
person, studio, or film

Hollywood Canteen
(film), 171–72

Hollywood Foreign Press Association, 276

Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital, 118, 150

The Hollywood Revue of 1929
(musical), 62–63, 219

homes, Crawford: on Bristol Avenue (Brentwood), 58, 67, 106, 121, 125, 153, 165, 173, 205, 208, 234, 246; cleaning in, 130, 133, 169, 170, 171, 270; on Courtney Avenue, 40, 284; and Crawford’s finances, 269, 283–84; and Crawford’s views about her home, 208; decor of, 40, 68, 153, 234, 269–70, 284; and description of Fairbanks- Crawford house, 67–68; in New York City, 233–34, 242–43, 246, 251, 269–70, 283–84; sale of, 234, 246; servants for, 169; in studio dressing room, 221–22; as symbol for Crawford, 108; at Washington Hotel (Culver City), 3–4, 31, 40