Hal Hays LeSueur (September 3, 1901, or 1903 â€" May 3, 1963) was an
American actor and the older brother of Oscar-winning actress Joan
Crawford.Hal LeSueur was born in San Antonio, Texas, the second child
of Thomas E. LeSueur (died 1938) and Anna Bell Johnson (died 1958).
His older sister was Daisy LeSueur and his younger sister was Lucille
Fay LeSueur, later the Oscar-winning film star Joan Crawford. After
Thomas LeSueur had abandoned the family, Anna wed businessman Henry J.
Cassin (1868â€"1922). The family lived in Lawton, Oklahoma, then moved
to Kansas City, Missouri, in 1917. Hal LeSueur moved from Kansas City
around 1928 to Los Angeles. He found work in the stock department at
MGM in bit parts or as an extra.He was married twice. His first wife
was Jessie Burress (July 17, 1904â€" December 2, 1977). They wed on
October 21, 1922 in Kansas City, Missouri (age given as 21) and
divorced in 1929. His second wife was Kasha Haroldi (March 31, 1907
â€" June 26, 1992). Hal and Kasha married in Santa Ana, California on
September 16, 1931, with Hal's age given as 30.. They had one child, a
daughter, named Joan Crawford LeSueur (December 2, 1933 â€" December
15, 1999), who was named after Hal's sister and became a dancer on
Broadway, known professionally as Joan Lowe. Kasha and Hal LeSueur
divorced in 1935. She won custody of their daughter. She remarried and
became Mrs. Kasha Lowe; her daughter became Joan Lowe, the name by
which she was known professionally, later Mrs. Joan Fowler.
American actor and the older brother of Oscar-winning actress Joan
Crawford.Hal LeSueur was born in San Antonio, Texas, the second child
of Thomas E. LeSueur (died 1938) and Anna Bell Johnson (died 1958).
His older sister was Daisy LeSueur and his younger sister was Lucille
Fay LeSueur, later the Oscar-winning film star Joan Crawford. After
Thomas LeSueur had abandoned the family, Anna wed businessman Henry J.
Cassin (1868â€"1922). The family lived in Lawton, Oklahoma, then moved
to Kansas City, Missouri, in 1917. Hal LeSueur moved from Kansas City
around 1928 to Los Angeles. He found work in the stock department at
MGM in bit parts or as an extra.He was married twice. His first wife
was Jessie Burress (July 17, 1904â€" December 2, 1977). They wed on
October 21, 1922 in Kansas City, Missouri (age given as 21) and
divorced in 1929. His second wife was Kasha Haroldi (March 31, 1907
â€" June 26, 1992). Hal and Kasha married in Santa Ana, California on
September 16, 1931, with Hal's age given as 30.. They had one child, a
daughter, named Joan Crawford LeSueur (December 2, 1933 â€" December
15, 1999), who was named after Hal's sister and became a dancer on
Broadway, known professionally as Joan Lowe. Kasha and Hal LeSueur
divorced in 1935. She won custody of their daughter. She remarried and
became Mrs. Kasha Lowe; her daughter became Joan Lowe, the name by
which she was known professionally, later Mrs. Joan Fowler.
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