SA most Famous STAR forgotten (Dallas, San Antonio: fit in, city hall, house)

[imaterry78259]

When is SA going to honor ot most famous movie star -Joan Crawford. I believe the movie star was born in the St. Paul Sqaure area of San Antonio. There is not even a plaque to honor her anywhere in this city. The same could be said for Carol Burnet. They could at least name a street after them.

[ShaneSA]

The house Carol Burnet grew up in was recently moved to a new location. She was offered the house and refused it. She did not have a happy childhood and wants to forget her growing up years. She lived with her Grandmother here in that house and does have happy memories of it. She likes SA, but not that house and does not want her memories of growing up perpetuated.
I don't know about Joan Crawford.

[gy2020]

My half brother and Carol Burnet's mothers were best friends and both moms moved out to California. They were drinking buddies. Carol's grandmother brought Carol and my brother back to SA on rail one year. My dad and mom met them at the railroad depot.
My brother lived here half the time and the other half in California. He got married and has lived in San Diego ever since.

As far as Carol is concerned I would think living in SA would be happy memories vs. early Calif. memories, I know that is the way my brother sees it, except maybe for school. He was the California kid and didn't fit in, he was bounced back and forth.

Here are a couple of pics of Joan Crawford on tour in Dallas with Hoblitzelle's Interstate Theatre Circuit Office.

http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/g...ieCrawford.jpg

http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/g...awfordwHob.jpg

[BenjaminNicholas]

Crawford, IMO, is much more of a legendary star than Burnett: Maybe I'm only saying that because I am obsessed with 'Baby Jane' and the rest of the shlock-o-riffic films she did.

Now, I'd easily say that Burnett was more connected to her audience, as she came into people's homes on a weekly basis.


In any event: They're both impressive women... And they both deserve SA recognition.




BN

[tgannaway89]

You rarely hear about celebs that were born in SA. The celebs your hear about in SA are those that live here: Eva, Tony, George, Tim, Tommy, etc.

[imaterry78259]

We should write to city hall but they are so busy thinking about toll roads. Crawford and Burnet at least the city could name a street after them

[TomBradyFan]

Honor them? For what? Simply being born here? Come on, what have those two ever done for San Antonio? Exactly, nothing.

Why doesn't Cole High School rename themselves to Shaquille O'Neal High School while we're at it. I mean, he lived here for a few years and went there...

[PopsGuysRule]

Originally Posted by tgannaway89

You rarely hear about celebs that were born in SA. The celebs your hear about in SA are those that live here: Eva, Tony, George, Tim, Tommy, etc.

who's Tim?
thx

[PopsGuysRule]

Did they find any hairbrushes or hangers in Joan Crawford's house?

[Merovee]

Originally Posted by TomBradyFan

Honor them? For what? Simply being born here? Come on, what have those two ever done for San Antonio? Exactly, nothing.

Why doesn't Cole High School rename themselves to Shaquille O'Neal High School while we're at it. I mean, he lived here for a few years and went there...

Exactly. Those stars did not honor our city and we should not honor them. Our city usually has had some collective desire to have a claim to fame in Hollywood and the like but we should let it go and highlight our best features instead of imagining ones that do not exist.

No more wire hangers!