Hollywood star Joan Crawford was a big celebrity especially between 1930’s and 1950’s. She starred in many high paid movies and her estimated net worth peaked at $2 million.
How Did Joan Crawford Get So Rich?
Young Joan grew up in San Antonio, Texas. Her father was a laundry laborer and her mother stayed at home with kids as it was usual back then. At the beginning of her career, Joan was so poor that she had to borrow money even for a travel expenses. Her first appearance in a Hollywood movie was doing body double for Norma Shearer in Lady of the Night. Not exactly a dream job but she persisted until she had success with films like Untamed, Our Blushing Brides, Grand Hotel, and many more.
Her fame and net worth grew fast. In early 1940’s, Crawford signed a contract with Warner Brothers for $500,000. That would be many millions in today’s money. In her last will in 1970’s, She had to decide what to do with the approximately $2 million she was worth before her death. She gave an amount to two of her children, Cindy and Cathy. The biggest portion of her net worth was referred to her favorite charities with American Cancer Society among them.
