Joan's Stuff
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Joan's Stuff
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All original Encyclopedia text, from A to Z, is copyright © 2004 - 2025 by Stephanie Jones
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Celebrating 21 years of The Best of Everything: 2004 - 2025
(12/31/24 to present)
LATEST SITE UPDATES [in last month]
(times US Central) Mon. 7/7, 1pm -- The Women Thurs. 7/10, 2:30pm -- Humoresque Sun. 7/13, 5pm -- A Woman's Face Mon. 7/14, 8:45am -- Untamed Thurs. 7/17, 1pm -- Strange Cargo Fri. 7/18, 7am -- It's a Great Feeling
UPCOMING and NEW RELEASES/EVENTS: [Let me know if you have something to announce here.]
6/29/25
1931: Publicity by Clarence Sinclair Bull. 1932: Rain On-set publicity with William Gargan and director Lewis Milestone. Film stills with Gargan (one and two), and with Walter Huston (one and two).
6/25/25
Our Blushing Brides -- A UK trade ad from Film Weekly. Rain -- A newspaper ad from the San Francisco Chronicle.
BOOKS: Front/back covers of the 1927 British novelization of The Unknown.
6/23/25
FILMS: Added my review of 1970's Trog. (Joan's last film---and also my last Joan film review. I've now reviewed every one of her available films!) Addendum on 6/25: Upon brief reflection, I had to revise my review and downgrade my Trog star rating from 2 to 1-1/2.
6/22/25
FILMS: Added my review of 1968's Berserk! (If you have your own review of any Joan film to share on this site, please send it in!)
6/20/25
1962: Practicing The Twist with celebrity promoter Earl Blackwell (includes note describing upcoming event). 1974: Joan's last public appearance (Sept. 23) at NYC's Rainbow Room (Earl Blackwell in background).
CHRONOLOGY: 1966: Added the Frito-Lay press release announcing Joan's election to its Board of Directors.
CELEB LETTERS TO JOAN: From Pepsi VP Mitchell Cox (handwritten funny note, 1960s). From Waltons actor Will Geer (postcard from the USSR, 1970s). From Ogdensburg, NY, Police Chief Leo LeBeau (1962). From longtime publicist Harry Mines (1974: 2-pg, single-spaced, very dishy about old and new times).
6/12/25
1949: Photographers Ball at Ciro's with George Jessel and Cesar Romero. Small candid in sunglasses, shot by fan. 1956: On the set of Autumn Leaves with Jackie Coogan (her co-star in 1925's Old Clothes). 1958: With Arnold Palmer after his Pepsi Championship win on the PGA Tour.
LETTERS: 1951: With gratitude to a Maryland fan. 1955: To a longtime fan/friend with movie/moving news.
6/06/25
1939: Ice Follies of 1939 -- Publicity with James Stewart. 1940: Strange Cargo -- Film stills with Clark Gable, one and two. 1947: Daisy Kenyon -- Publicity with Dana Andrews. 1948: Candid with her lawyer in LA; Joan was being sued for allegedly witnessing shock treatments during her research for Possessed. (Includes press caption explaining the case.)
6/02/25
PHOTOS: 1930: MGM publicity collage (4th of July/NYC; includes press caption). 1933: On the set of Dancing Lady. 1936: Celebrating Gable/Crawford's 5th film together on the set of Love on the Run. (Includes press caption.) 1937: On the set of The Bride Wore Red.
6/01/25
1930: Publicity shot by Hurrell. 1932: Film still from Rain with Walter Huston.
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