The Dragon Lady, also known as Madam Deal, was a well-known character in the U.S. comic strip Terry and the Pirates, created by Milton Caniff, and in the movie serial, comic books, and TV series based
Milton Caniff's Terry and the Pirates (September 27, 1936).
Radio actress Marion Sweet as the Dragon Lady
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Joan Crawford was an American actress. She began her career as a dancer in traveling theatrical companies before debuting on Broadway. Crawford was signed to a motion-picture contract by Metro-Goldwyn
Dragon Lady (Terry and the Pirates)
…strip. She was inspired and modeled after Lai Choi San, a real-life 20th century pirate, while her early physical appearance was taken from actress Joan Crawford. The Dragon Lady first appeared in December 1934, in the first Sunday strip story. She began as a stereotypically beautiful, seductive and evil Asian…
Crawford in 1939
Crawford in 1925
With John Gilbert in the film Four Walls (1928)
Crawford in 1928