![]() When Bette was nominated for Best Actress at the 1963 Oscars, Joan's work in the movie was snubbed. Bette had a Coke machine installed in her dressing room to spite Joan's then-husband and Pepsi executive Alfred SteeleĪlthough filming was complete, the two stars continued to clash while promoting the movie throughout the industry's awards season.Bette reportedly suffered minor pains as a result of repeatedly having to reshoot scenes where she had to drag Joan.Joan reportedly filled her pockets with rocks and attached other heavy objects to her person to make herself heavier for a scene where Baby Jane has to drag Blanche down a hallway.The renovation combined two apartments on the top floors at 2 East 70th. While shooting as their characters Baby Jane and Blanche, Bette struck Joan she supposedly required stitches In 1956, construction began on the New York apartment of Joan Crawford and her husband, Pepsi executive Alfred Steele.She adopted four children: Christina, Christopher, Cathy, and Cindy. Steele, her last husband, was board chairman of Pepsi-Cola and died in 1959. Her husbands were Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Franchot Tone, Phillip Terry, and businessman Alfred Steele. Crawford and who had been left near-penniless following Alfred Steeles death. On May 10, 1977, Crawford died of a heart attack in New York City. Joan requested a body double for an elder abuse scene where Baby Jane brutalizes Blanche because she didn't trust Bette not to hit her with extra force Lying in my hospital bed I cried for nine hours.The bad blood between Bette and Joan erupted in instances when: Production occurred between July and September 1962, and the two actresses clashed throughout filming. You don’t have to be here to see the wonderful relationship she has with the twins. He’s been that way all of his life and I don’t think Joan is, in any way, to blame for what has happened. April 1: Joan spends Easter in New Orleans, Louisiana with Alfred Steele and her twin daughters, Cathy and Cindy. The Witnesses Alfred Steele - Husband to Joan Crawford (1955 - 1959) Christopher is just a very disturbed boy. Late March: Joan accompanies Alfred Steele on Pepsi-Cola trips to Tulsa, Oklahoma, Missouri and Kansas. ![]() ![]() 2 Bette Davis and Joan Crawford feuded well into the last decades of their careers Credit: Corbis - Gettyīette's wish was fulfilled as Joan took on the part of Baby Jane's sister, Blanche. March 18: Alfred Steele has an operation in a New York hospital. I’ve written about how at an event years ago, Christina Crawford suggested that mommie dearest Joan Crawford killed her last hubby, Pepsi head Alfred Steele, but Christina didn’t.
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