tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5288732393699331930.post2509417916473715514..comments2024-03-28T03:27:52.615-07:00Comments on My Love Of Old Hollywood: Franchot Tone (1905-1968)Pagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15063277863578004836noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5288732393699331930.post-50842043683789898162016-04-07T00:42:23.884-07:002016-04-07T00:42:23.884-07:00Yes, unbelievable as it may seem, after the MOMMIE...Yes, unbelievable as it may seem, after the MOMMIE DEAREST run, Joan came through with some genuine humanity. One writer tells of a guest in Joan's apartment who stopped by for a brief visit. The guest saw a bony, sad figure crouched in a chair in a corner, and asked who it was. Joan didn't want him embarrassed, and shooed the guest out the door, saying only, "Oh--it's Franchot." As noted above, she gave him a home until his death. Roger Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07920466115948257597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5288732393699331930.post-16751879659129588982015-07-23T13:59:58.948-07:002015-07-23T13:59:58.948-07:00It was also Joan who arranged and paid for Francho...It was also Joan who arranged and paid for Franchot's funeral.K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08182937233091095460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5288732393699331930.post-23135443724492213352013-12-02T16:43:45.924-08:002013-12-02T16:43:45.924-08:00I have no doubt that Joan was always a handful, bu...I have no doubt that Joan was always a handful, but in fairness, it should be stated that it was she who tended to Franchot in his final year. It is well documented that he stayed in her New York apartment during his last months. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com