May 3: Joan attends Pepsi-Cola's annual stockholder's meeting in Wilmington, Delaware. Christopher was working as a lifeguard in Miami at the time. Late April: Joan sees her son, Christopher, for the last time when he brings his new-born daughter, Janit to see Joan during her stay in Miami, Florida. Other guests include Gloria de Haven and Danny Kaye. (Other dates offered for this event are May 7th or 8th, however, April 23 is the correct date)Īpril 24: Joan submits the completed manuscript of "A Portrait of Joan" to Doubleday.Īpril 29: Joan attends Variety Club’s “Tents International” event at the Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami Beach, Florida. In the afternoon, Joan attends a press conference at the Hotel Tampa Terrace.Īpril 18: Joan attends the dedication ceremony of a new Pepsi-Cola bottling plant in Tampa, Florida.Īpril 23: Joan serves as chairwoman for the second annual “Evening With Shakespeare” dinner and entertainment program its purpose is to benefit the New York “Shakespeare Festival.” The dinner is held at the Commodore Hotel in New York City, and is attended by over 600 guests. Wilder declines, however, the last shot in the film is of James Cagney's character holding a Pepsi-Cola bottle the shot is reportedly inspired by Joan's request.Įarly April: Joan attends a performance of "Advise And Consent" at the Cort theater in New York City.Īpril 14: Joan's daughter, Christina, appears on the television show "Here's Hollywood." During her appearance, Christina discusses her plans for her career, and recalls her memories of growing up in Hollywood.Īpril 17: Joan travels to Tampa, Florida to attend the dedication ceremony for a new Pepsi-Cola bottling plant. March 23: Joan's friend, Frances Spingold, hosts a birthday party for Joan in the backyard of her palatial house in Palm Beach, Florida.Īpril: Joan asks Billy Wilder to change the main character in his film "One, Two, Three" from a Coke-Cola salesman to a Pepsi-Cola salesman. Mid-March: Joan vacations in southern Florida. March 17: Joan attends the dedication ceremony of a new Pepsi-Cola bottling plant in Orlando, Florida. Later that evening, Joan attends a dinner in honor of the plant dedication. Upon arrival, Joan attends a press conference. March 16: Joan travels to Orlando, Florida to attend the dedication ceremony of a new Pepsi-Cola bottling plant. March: Joan and Barbara Stanwyck are both contenders for the role of "Jo Courtney" in the film "Walk On The Wild Side." Barbara Stanwyck is later cast to portray the role. Janit is the first born child of Joan's son, Christopher, and his first wife, Nancy. $97,534 claim by Joan for a loan she made to Steele prior to his death.įebruary 12: Joan's first grandchild, Janit, is born. $21,750 claim by Steele's ex-wife, Lillian Steele. $21,000 tax claim by the state of New York. $93,500 tax claim by the federal government. In a Septemagreement, Steele was granted stock options in the company, which the stock holder's suit maintained should be declared null and void as a "gift" that wasted the company's assets. The major claims against Alfred Steele's estate are as follows: The intermediate accounting depicts that the principal asset of Steele's estate is $383,000, which is being held in escrow by Pepsi-Cola due to a stockholder's lawsuit. The series has a projected premiere date for fall 1961, but is ultimately canceled.įebruary 4: An intermediate estate accounting discloses Alfred Steele's estate as insolvent, even though he left a gross estate of $607,128. The cocktail party is to benefit the New York Shakespeare Festival, which is slated for April.Įarly February: Screen Gems producer William Doizer approves a new half-hour series called “The Joan Crawford Show” in which Joan will play an savvy attorney named Ellen Fox. January 12 (#2): Joan co-hosts a cocktail party with actress Helen Hayes at the Commodore Hotel in New York City. January 12: Joan guest stars on the CBS television show "Zane Grey Theater," episode "One Must Die." January 10: Joan and daughters Cathy and Cindy attend the premiere of Shipstads and Johnson's "Ice Follies of 1961" at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Joan's appearance was previously recorded at the CBS Studio, located at 254 West 54th Street in New York City. January 8 (#2): Joan appears as a mystery contestant on the television game show "What's My Line?" Following her reveal, Joan introduces her daughters Cathy and Cindy to the audience and the show's panel. January 8: Joan and the twins unveil a plaque honoring Alfred Steele at the Albert Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. January 7 or 8: Joan attends the 12th annual Philadelphia Cotillion in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Early January: Joan travels to Buenos Aries, Argentina.
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