Date/location of birth:

11 February, 1903
Pipsqueak, Alberta, Canada

Sometimes credited as:
Jeannie Crawford



 

 

FAST FACTS

Found alive after ten-year ordeal at the hands of a madman ... Famous actress from the Canadian silent era ... Appeared in more than 80 films; only a handful survive until this day ... Good friend of fellow Canadian, Myrtle St John ... Was ... 

ACTING CREDITS
Take It From Me (2007) ... Fifi
Bustarella (1995)
... Vivianne, Bustarella's Second-in-command
Old Bags (1993) ... Estelle
And The Sea Will Smell (1993) ... Rachel Wardoffes
Carol...? (1992) TV ... Lady Bowen
Zardof and the 50 Inch Rat (1992) ... The fat woman who farts
"The Golden Gals" (1986) ... Sophia Hollingsworth (original cast)
Whales of September (1984) ... Lillian Davis
The Curse of Herrundeez (1983) ... Mindy Anna Jones
Gosford Revisited (1981) TV ... Diane Connery
Viva Las Vegas (1978) TV ... Elvira Costello
Xaviera Joins High Society (1977) ... Xaviera Hollandaise
I Think You Have The Wrong Number (1974) ... Matita Malone
The Towering Phlegm Dispenser (1972) ... Jennifer Isley
Papa Don't Peek (1969) ... Margaret-Shirley Jones
Agatha Misty's Death in the Sky (1968) ... Duchess Whitfield-Worthington-Browne
On The Beachfront (1964) ... Ava Brando
Psychotic (1961) ... Marion Loomis Crane Leigh
Are You ****ing Kidding Me? (1960) ... Sylvia Slathers
     (Australian title: Are You Fucking Kidding Me? (1960))
Hello, Molly 2! (1956) ... Molly Eubanks
Hello, Molly! (1955) ... Molly Eubanks
Surrender Yourself (1954) ... Raeleen Smith
The African Queen's Christmas Message (1951)
... Katharine Sayer
Jungle Fever (1951)
... Queenie
The Society Slut (1948)
... Gertrude Hitchcock
Mo' Money Problems (1946)
... Janet Vandross
Chronic Constipation (1945)
... Betty Sue Zane
The Preacher's Husband (1944)
... Vivian Eastwood
     (US title: The Secret (1944)) 
Non-Stop New Jersey (1943) ... Jennie Cabb
From Russia...With Herpes (1942)
... Olga Zveltalko
Ray of Hope  (1941) ... Madeleine Liotta
Terror in the Skies (1941)
... Candy
Get Your Guns (1940) ... Avril McFadden
The Four Gay Musketeers (1940) ... Lady Windermere's sister, Brindabella Fforbes-Masson
It's a Terrific Life (1939) ... Pam Devere
Smooth Ride (1938) ... Kitty McGill
Ample Exposure (1937) ... Kitty McGill
Hole in the Sheets (1937) ... Kitty McGill
A Flash of Leg (1937) ... Kitty McGill
Rebecca (1936) ... Mrs Dampers
     (alternate title: Rebecca's Legacy (1936))
The Long Road Home (1935) ... Gay Sechs
Take Me, I'm Yours (1935) ... Marilyn Bunting
Something in the Attic (1934) ... Mrs Blair Wich
Mr Crapper Goes to Washington (1933) ... Mrs Browning
Who's Joe When He's at Home? (1933) ... Miffy Mainwaring
What Ever Happened to Aunt Lucretia? (1933)
... Lucretia Sumner Madrigal
Grove Manor (1932)
... Lady Bowen-Smythe
Burning Desires (1931)
... JoAnn Rimes
Edge of Sanity (1930)
... Judith Devere
     (alternate title: R.S.V.P. 2: Edge of Sanity (1930))
Broken Dreams (1930)
... April Haim
Sex and the Single Woman (1929)
... Betsy Ann Myers
Mary, Queen of Snot (1929) ... Queen Mary's confidante, Sabrina
Anastasia (1927) ... Duchess Anastasia of Cyprus
Death in Helsinki (1924) ... Bronwyn Davies
Good Times in Key Largo (1924) ... Lauren Callba
Pumping Gas (1923) ... Binda Jones
Death in Macau (1923) ... Bronwyn Davies
The Bad Girl (1923) ... Jennifer Aniseed
R.S.V.P. (1923) ... Judith Devere
Death in London (1923) ... Bronwyn Davies
Death in Madrid (1923) ... Bronwyn Davies
Death in Rome (1923) ... Bronwyn Davies
Death in Paris (1923) ... Bronwyn Davies
Murder at the Lodge 3: The Second Sequel (1923) ... Patricia Lehman
Caution! (1922) ... Bobbie
     (European title: Hot Property! (1922))   
What the ****! (1922) ... Al's moll, Ginger Snaps
The Passion Pit (1920) ... Joan Crane
June Romance (1919) ... Barbara
The Married Slut (1919)
... Jennifer Flower
     (Japanese title: Kuso Ama (1919))
The Eyes Of Laura Marsbah (1918) ... Laura Marsbah
Home Wrecking Bitch (1918)
... The bitch
Shove It (1917)
... Pussy Willows
Baby Knows Best (1917)
... Baby Banks
Breaking the Waves (1917)
... Cindy Manson
Soldier in Arms (1917)
unbilled ... Girl on swing set
The Ears of Linda Marx (1916)
unbilled ... Little girl # 2 in marketplace 
Bye Bye Love (1916) unbilled ... Little girl # 2


PRODUCING CREDITS
Bustarella (1995) co-executive producer
"The Golden Gals" (1986)
executive producer
Camilla (1931)
executive producer

OTHER CREDITS
Reflections: Remembering 'Viva Las Vegas' (1991) ... Herself

TV GUEST APPEARANCES
"The Orpah Winfree Show" (1988) as "Herself" Aug 10 2005
"That's Entertainment" (1971)
as "Herself" Apr 22 1988


MORE FACTS

(July 05) All trivia concerning Crawford's death is, of course, irrelevant in light of her shock reappearance

Was dyeing her hair blonde the day she died of a drug overdose. It's important to note that the star was consumed by a serious cocaine dependency in her latter years. Towards the end, Crawford was spending upwards of $50,000 a day on cocaine

Crawford's partially-eaten (the cat was hungry) corpse was found slumped over her beanbag by friend Myrtle St John

Was married eight times and had twenty children, two of whom were severely retarded

Crawford's hunger for an award of any kind after failing to be nominated for the celebrated The Married Slut (1919) led her to accept the role of Barbara in June Romance (1919), a sweeping story of racial difference in the Deep South. What Crawford didn't realise until after she had signed on the dotted line was that the film was to be a Moscar-unfriendly comedy aimed at 2-year-old boys. Crawford tried to get out of her contract so that she could pursue other, more award-worthy films, but was forced (at gunpoint, incidentally) to make June, which turned out to be a complete flop when it was realised on Christmas Day, 1919

Crawford died days before Bustarella wrapped. At her funeral, 1000 mourners crammed St Ignatius' Church in Bel-Air to say goodbye to the screen legend 

While filming What the ****! in the winter of 1922, newly-married Crawford discovered that was pregnant after a passionate one-night stand with a dark Lithuanian immigrant studio hand by the name of Serge. Fearful of being found out by her husband George P. Stenhouse, Crawford decided to have an abortion, but at the last minute decided to keep the baby. Crawford didn't tell blond blue-eyed Stenhouse that the hairy, black-haired baby was not his son...well, not until one night in late 1923 when a totally drunk Crawford spilled the beans (and her bottle of vodka) to a shocked and furious Stenhouse, thereby ending her first marriage. She was 20

Celebrated psychic superstar Madame Lucretia accurately predicted Crawford's death - to the day! The psychic also rang the Canadian acting legend to inform her of this important day

Appalling Trash Scoop! 
Currently (July 05) in hospital after her ten-year ordeal at the hands of a psychotic who kept her tied up in his cellar. Information is sketchy at this point in time, but it can be confirmed that the body found by Crawford's friend, Myrtle St John, was that of Crawford's showering companion, Caprice. The 102-year-old is resting in hospital and will give interviews when she feels up to it

Came first in the OVER 80s WET T-SHIRT competition at Jorge Pecante's annual dinner party in Bel-Air

Had a much-publicised feud with British actress
Millicent Morgan DeVille, due in part to the Canadian's overbearing nature, but mainly due to the sexual advances made by Crawford to Morgan DeVille's pet donkey over a period of ten years

Marriage

Brock Hooks (1974 - 1995) (her death)
Benson Ipfrom (1960 - 1973) (his death) 
Jean Claudette-Colbert (1949 - 1960) (divorced) (three children)
Harvey Hershel (1946 - 1949) (remarried) (divorced) (three children)
Harvey Hershel (1936 - 1944) (divorced) (three children)
Bluey Santiago (1930 - 1935) (divorced) (five children)
Reginald van Peenyss (1926 - 1930) (divorced) (five children)
George P. Stenhouse (1921 - 1924) (divorced) (one child)

Quotes

"Drugs are for idiots." (In Fantasy magazine, 1991)

"I've given so much to the world."

"That film really set a benchmark." (Recalling her experience making What the ****! (1922), a film which dealt with organised crime and women who liked to take bubble baths with Alsatian pups)

SALARY
Bustarella (1995) $3 million (plus participation points)
Old Bags (1993) $400,000
Bye Bye Love (1916) 25 cents


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