From the "who knew?" files: Lucille Leseur, who would become the famous Joan Crawford, was born in San Antonio, Texas. Briefly, however, she actually lived in the southwest Oklahoma community of Lawton, Oklahoma. She is listed on the 1910 census there with her mother and step-father, Henry J. Cassin. Cassin ran a movie theater in the Comanche County community. Their residence on April 20, 1910 showed Henry, Anna, Lucille, and Hal all labeled as "Casson". They were living at 910 "D" Street in Lawton.
Most published accounts locate the family in Lawton through 1917 and within just a few years in Kansas City. Soon, however, Lucille's acting career would take off by the 1930's Joan Crawford was a full fledged Hollywood Star.
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