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160 Pauline Frederick
Without a doubt, one of the best talking pictures which Pauline made was that in which she took the part of Joan Crawford's mother — " The Modern Age " — made for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Beneath this lies the story of " way back when " and is one of those odd twists and turns which are so prevalent in the theatrical world. In the days when Pauline was at the top of the ladder, Joan was just beginning to attract attention as a " jazz baby " type. Pauline had always been one of Joan's idols. In fact, strange though it must now seem to Joan with her own daily batch of letters, she had once written Pauline a fan letter. This was long before she came to filmdom and took the name of Joan Crawford. The letter was signed by her real name and read:
" Kansas City, Mo. January 3, 19 17 Dear Miss Frederick:
You are my favorite of all actresses. I think that you are wonderful.
Will you please, please send me a picture of yourself.
Lovingly,
(Signed) Lucile Le Sueur " Pauline and Joan first met when the former was playing at a Los Angeles theatre. A mutual friend brought Joan to the star's dressing room. With her large eyes larger than ever, Joan regarded Pauline with awe but relaxed after they had talked for a few minutes and Pauline's natural simplicity had put her at her ease. From that day on, Joan always had one ambition — to be able to act like Pauline Frederick and also the hope that one day she would act with her. " Miss Frederick has been my guiding star and throughout my career she has been my idol. Her great artistry has always inspired me," Joan went on record as saying.