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Joan Crawford's reputation took a hit with her daughter Christina's lethal book Mommie Dearest, followed by the film starring Faye Dunaway as a kabuki version of Crawford. Joan Crawford may not have been a very good mother, although Christina Crawford is an unreliable narrator at best. But the damage done to the perception of Crawford's acting ...
May 14, 2016 · Joan Crawford was a good, sometimes even great actress but she was also an amazing businesswoman. She may have come through the ranks of the MGM star machine, which changed her birth name from Lucille Fay LeSeur to Joan Crawford and made sure her freckles were never seen on-screen, but she had a hand in crafting her own image.
Feb 22, 2017 · Joan takes Bette's leftovers—and wins the Oscar. Crawford had her heart set on the title role in the film noir Mildred Pierce and got her wish when Davis—the studio's first choice—turned it ...
Joan Crawford (born Lucille Fay LeSueur; March 23, c. 1904–1908 – May 10, 1977) was an American actress. She won the 1945 Best Actress Academy Award for Mildred Pierce . She was voted the tenth greatest female star in the history of American movies by the American Film Institute .
Aug 10, 2021 · Joan and Bette's iconic feud worsened over time. Bette Davis blamed Joan Crawford for the lack of success behind her comedy debut in "Ex-Lady" and this feeling of resentment worsened when Crawford stole actor Franchot Tone away from Davis. According to journalist Michael Thornton, Davis fell in love with Tone when the two worked together on ...
Feb 23, 2017 · Joan Crawford and her husband, Franchot Tone, arrive at an event in Los Angeles circa 1938. The man Davis and Crawford fought over was the elegant Franchot Tone, best known today for his co ...
Feb 21, 2023 · A year after Joan Crawford's passing, it looked like Bette Davis was finally ready to retire her almost-century long feud with the late starlet — thanks to Crawford's adopted daughter, Christina. In 1978, Christina wrote her now-infamous memoir, Mommie Dearest (via The Guardian ), a brutal tell-all which depicted Joan "as a cruel, abusive ...
