June 6: Joan, accompanied by advertising executive and friend Peter Rogers, attends the Alixandre Furs Fall fashion preview in Manhattan, New York.
Mid-June: Joan signs her contract to guest star on the television show "The Sixth Sense," in episode "Dear Joan, We're Going To Scare You To Death". For her appearance in the episode, Joan is paid $2,500.
June 14-19: Joan is out of Manhattan, New York.
June 17-18: The curtains, draperies and floor around one of the terrace doors in Joan's Imperial House apartment are damaged due to rain water that seeped in around the door from a heavy storm. Joan is out of town during this time, and the apartment was vacant.
June 23: Joan travels to Los Angeles, California to film her scenes for the television show "The Sixth Sense," episode "Dear Joan, We're Going To Scare You To Death!"
June 29 - July 11: Joan films her scenes for the television show "The Sixth Sense." During filming, Joan stays in her bungalow dressing room on the Universal Studios lot. Her bungalow is located between those of Rock Hudson and Dean Martin.
Mid-July: Joan travels from Los Angeles, California to Manhattan, New York after completion of her scenes for the television show "The Sixth Sense."
July 19: Joan's insurance company inspects the damage at her Imperial House apartment following a claim she filed in relation to water damage to her window draperies and flooring following a storm in mid-June.
August: Joan travels to Boston, Massachusetts. While in Boston, Joan stays at the Ritz Carlton hotel.
August 29: Joan tapes her scenes as the hostess of the television film "Journey To The Unknown" at the WOR-TV Recording Studios in Manhattan, New York.
September 13: Joan attends the "Tracy and Hepburn Film Retrospective," which is held in Lincoln Center Library in Manhattan, New York. The retrospective is shown in celebration of Garson Kanin's book "Tracy and Hepburn: An Intimate Memoir." The retrospective is shown from September 13-23, with proceeds going to the Lincoln Center Library, and the Museum of Performing Arts in Manhattan, New York. Joan serves on the committee of the retrospective, along with Frederick Brisson, Bosley Crowther and Lillian Gish.
September 29: Joan has dinner with Jacqueline Susann and her husband, Irving Mansfield in Manhattan, New York.
September 30: Joan appears on the ABC television show "The Sixth Sense," in the episode "Dear Joan, We're Going To Scare You To Death!" This is to be Joan's final acting performance.
November: The paperback edition of Joan's autobiography "My Way of Life" is released in America by Pocket Books.
November 1: Joan is featured in an ad in Vogue magazine for Blackglama. The ad is titled "The Legendary Mink,," and displays Joan's prior 1969 Blackglama ad photo. Also shown in the ad is Barbara Stanwyck, Claudette Colbert, Rosalind Russell, Rita Hayworth and Leontyne Price.
November 15: Joan, accompanied by Peter Rogers, attends a black tie party in honor of a new book published about Tallulah Bankhead at the Abercrombie & Fitch literary salon in on 45th Street in Manhattan, New York. The party's 425 guests include; Mabel Mercer, Hope Hampton, Mary Hemingway, Ethel Merman, Patsy Kelly, Joan Fontaine and Hermione Gingold. The event was hosted by Donald Smith.
November 19: Joan attends "A Special Night of Entertainment" benefit fundraiser, which is held at the Hotel Pierre in Manhattan, New York, and sponsored by the theatrical organization "The Troupers." The benefit is to raise funds for emotionally handicapped children. Sammy Davis Jr. is the guest of honor, however, Davis is unable to attend.
November 29: Joan attends "A Tribute to Joan Crawford" retrospective, held at Wesleyan College in Middletown, Connecticut. The event is attended by 1,300 people, with a reported 3,000 people turned away due to space accommodations. The retrospective consists of clips from Joan's films and of her recent appearance on the television show "The Sixth Sense." The tribute is organized by Wesleyan film historian and professor Jeanine Basinger.
December 11: Joan attends the WAIF Ball at the Plaza Hotel in Manhattan, New York. Among the other guests are Jane Russell and Mrs. Leo Jaffe.
December 25: According to a letter Joan wrote on January 23, 1973, she spends Christmas alone with her pet Shih Tzu, Princess Lotus Blossom. Joan's maid Mamacita travels to Texas to be with her family for the holiday.
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