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  1. Browse Getty Images' premium collection of high-quality, authentic Christina Crawford; photos & royalty-free pictures, taken by professional Getty Images photographers.

    • Joan Crawford in Hollywood
    • Christina Crawford and Her Childhood in The Crawford Family
    • The Aftermath of Mommie Dearest

    Joan Crawford’s New York Times obituarystated that, “Miss Crawford was a quintessential superstar—an epitome of timeless glamour who personified for decades the dreams and disappointments of American women.” Indeed, during her nearly five-decade career, Joan Crawford starred in some of the most widely-praised films of her time. She received an Acad...

    Christina Crawford was the eldest of Joan’s adopted children. Unable to have any children of her own, the actress adoptedChristina in 1939, followed by Christopher in 1943, and two twin daughters, Catherine and Cynthia, in 1947. Joan Crawford had attempted to adopt a child prior to Christina, but he was reclaimed by his birth mother. Although five ...

    One of Joan Crawford’s staunchest defenders against the claims of Christian Crawford was actually her biggest rival: Bette Davis. The famous rivalry was often capitalized on for classic movie roles, like What Ever Happened To Baby Jane?, which featured Crawford and Davis as bickering sisters. But even Davis, who “was not Miss Crawford’s biggest fan...

  2. Born in 1939, Christina was one of five children adopted by Joan Crawford. [1] After graduating from Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy, she moved from California to Pittsburgh to attend Carnegie Mellon School of Drama. Her mother paid for Christina's education to study acting. Christina dropped out of college after only one semester and then ...

  3. Christina Crawford was born on June 11, 1939, to teenage parents. She was later adopted by screen legend Joan Crawford, originally named Joan Crawford Jr. When she was 11 months old, she was taken to Nevada, where she was formally adopted by Joan and renamed Christina.

    • June 11, 1939
  4. Actress: The Secret Storm. Christina Crawford was born on June 11, 1939, to teenage parents. She was later adopted by screen legend Joan Crawford, originally named Joan Crawford Jr. When she was 11 months old, she was taken to Nevada, where she was formally adopted by Joan and renamed Christina. Her early life was one of happiness living with ...

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    • Christina Crawford
  5. Nov 1, 2018 · From Joan’s alcoholism to physical abuse, Christina revealed her terrifying childhood and ignited the conversation around child abuse in America. November 1, 2018 marks the 40th anniversary of the publication of Mommie Dearest. To commemorate the milestone, Christina Crawford has written a new introduction to the book, which is now digitally ...

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