Beginning her career as a dancer in traveling theatrical companies before debuting as a chorine (a chorus girl) on Broadway, Joan Crawford signed a motion picture contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1925. The rest, as they say, is history. Crawford segued from the silent era, singing and dancing her way to fame as a flapper, to a celebrated and Oscar-winning actress of the '30s and '40s. She continued to shine throughout the decades and in 1970, Crawford was presented with the Cecil B. DeMille Award by John Wayne at the Golden Globes. One of the actresss final film roles was set to be the part of Clark Kent's adoptive mother Martha (affectionately known as "Ma" Kent) in the original Superman movie. Unfortunately the actress was too sick to make it to the set. She passed away not long after from a heart attack, while also reportedly ill with pancreatic cancer, on May 10, 1977. The role was ultimately played by Phyllis Thaxter.
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