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Olivia was the first to become an actress; when Fontaine tried to follow her lead, their mother, who favored Olivia, refused to let Joan use the family name. [ how? ] Subsequently, Fontaine had to invent a name, taking first Joan Burfield.
Jul 27, 2020 · Joan didn't like this, but when a fortune teller advised her that she needed a stage name ending in "e" to achieve success, she began using Fontaine, her stepfather's name.
She made her film debut with the screen name “Joan Burfield’ in ‘No More Ladies’ in 1935. She soon changed her screen name to “Joan Fontaine,” taking her stepfather’s surname. During the initial years of her acting career she mostly played minor roles.
Dec 16, 2013 · To distinguish herself from her already successful sister, Olivia, she tried different surnames, eventually settling on her stepfather's, and began getting small parts in films such as You Can't...
Oct 18, 2024 · Joan Fontaine, English American actress who was known for her portrayals of troubled beauties, notably in the Alfred Hitchcock films Rebecca (1940) and Suspicion (1941). Her other movies included Gunga Din (1939), The Constant Nymph (1943), Jane Eyre (1943), and Ivanhoe (1952).
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After moving to L.A., Joan adopted the name of Joan Burfield because she didn't want to infringe upon Olivia, who was using the family surname. She tested at MGM and gained a small role in No More Ladies (1935) , but she was scarcely noticed and Joan was idle for a year and a half.
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Dec 17, 2013 · Because Olivia was already becoming established, Joan adopted the surname of Burfield when she did a screen test for director George Cukor, who gave her a small role in the Joan Crawford...
