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Brentwood Home

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Above: Joan turning her back to the camera? Never! This picture was pulled and not used in an article about the couple and their new home and marriage together.

I am sure Joan thought better than to show a picture of her worshiping the bust of Douglas Fairbanks Jr.



Below are photos of the interior and the exterior of the Brentwood home Joan lived at for 26 years. It survived three marriages, four children and several interior decorating makeovers. Click on the photos below to see them at a larger scale. Enjoy your stroll through the photos of Joan's Brentwood years.

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Above: Joan sitting in her Brentwood living room. (1931)

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Above: A well decorated Brentwood living room or is it a
funeral parlor? (1931)

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Above: This is how Joan & Doug's master bedroom looked in 1931.
Neat as a pin!

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Above: This was "Doug's room" in 1931. Notice the two large photos of Joan on the mantel.

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Above: Another photo of the master bedroom in 1931.

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Above: Brentwood as it appeared in 1944.

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Above: The grand swimming pool in 1944.

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Above: Joan's bedroom in 1944.
What's with that light over the bed?

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Above: Joan and her then husband Phillip Terry
play a game in the den. (1944)

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Above: Joan and Christopher gather in the living room.
Looks like the plastic was removed from the furniture.(1948)

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Above: Joan in color! A great photo of Joan
and her stunning swimming pool. (1948)

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Above: I love this photo! Joan in her "grand" dressing room.
The picture is very "Mommie Dearest." looking. (1948)

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Above: What a sunny great patio area.
This led down to the pool area. (1950)

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Above: Out of all the rooms in the Brentwood home,
this room is my favorite. The dining room looked so grant
and elegant. Can you imagine the dinner parties
you could have in here? (1950)

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Above: A classy living room. (1950)

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Above: 426 N.Bristol Ave. in 2000.

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Above: 426 N.Bristol Ave. in December 2005.

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Above: The living room at 426 N. Bristol Ave. as it stands now. This room has pretty much been unchanged from when Joan Crawfrod resided here.

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Above: This is the entrance to the dressing wing to the master bedroom. The chinoisserie door surround may or may not have something to do with Joan's home theater at the time, where she acted with Franchot Tone for guests. AWESOME!

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Above: Here's what's left of Joan's famous dressing room. It is being made into a maser bathroom, the many niches were once closets that were homes for the many clothes and shoes Joan Crawford owned.

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Above: The long narrow playroom
at Brentwood. (1931)

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Above: Time for din-din. The Brentwood dining room. (1931)

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Above/Below: The Brentwood floor plans published in 1931.

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Above: In 1931 this was a very quant little guest room but it would eventually turn into a nursery.

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Above: Brentwood circa 1930.

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Above: Brentwood circa 1935.

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Above: Brentwood circa 1940.

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Above: A regal looking
dining alcove. (1944)

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Above: Living Room in 1944.
Nice sofa Joan!

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Above: A very colorful den. (1944)

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Above: In 1944, this was
Phillip Terry's room.

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Above: Christina's bedroom. (1944)

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Above: A heavily decorated hallway.(1948)

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Above: The theater room.
The colors are brutal. (1948)

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Above: A relaxation room. (1948)

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Above: The sitting room. (1948)

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Above: The playroom/den. (1948)

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Above: Joan's bedroom.(1950)

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Above: Check out the lamps in this modern looking den.
CHIC! (1950)

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Above: A great collection of
fancy china.(1950)

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Above: This amazing sterling silver
set would be worth a small
fortune today. (1950)

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Above: A shrine to display the
beloved Oscar for Joan's role in
"Mildred Pierce."
What would have happened if she
would have won the other two
Oscar's she was nominated for? (1950)

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Above & Below: 426 N.Bristol Ave. in December 2005.

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Above: The renovations to the exterior of the Brentwood home are complete as of February 2007.

All these photos of the Brentwood home below were provided by Sammy to use exclusively and ONLY on this website. Stay tuned for more ...... Thanks Sammy!!:-)



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Above: Another view of the living room. You can see the alcoves are still intact. Joan displayed her Oscar in one of those alcoves when she lived here.

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Above: There was never a grand "Mommie Dearest" staricase. This photo is taken looking down the original semi-enclosed staircase.

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