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Mommie Dearest is a memoir and exposé written by Christina Crawford, the adopted daughter of Academy Award winning actress Joan Crawford.Published in 1978, it attracted much controversy for its portrayal of Joan Crawford as a cruel, unbalanced, and alcoholic mother, with Crawford's other twin daughters, household staff, and family friends denouncing it as sensationalized fiction.
- 286 pp
- Christina Crawford
- October 2, 1978
- William Morrow & Co.
Mar 1, 2024 · Joan Crawford portrayed herself as a doting mother in her two books—but in her own infamous memoir, Mommie Dearest, Christina Crawford painted an entirely different picture. By Hadley Hall ...
- 11 min
- Hadley Hall Meares
Mar 24, 2024 · Published March 24, 2024. In Mommie Dearest, Christina Crawford claimed that her mother was a sadistic abuser — but those closest to Joan Crawford disagreed. Joan Crawford was one of the biggest American movie stars of all time, but her daughter Christina Crawford claimed that the glamorous facade hid a cruel and sadistic personality.
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Jun 25, 2019 · I t is Christina Crawford’s 80th birthday on the day we meet, and she is energetic after an opening night. A couple of days earlier, Mommie Dearest, the musical based on her blockbuster 1978 ...
Joan Crawford (adoptive mother) Christina Crawford is an American author and actress, best known for her 1978 memoir and exposé, Mommie Dearest, which described the alleged abuse she was subjected to by her adoptive mother, film star Joan Crawford .
- Writer, actress
- 1958–present
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- Joan Crawford (adoptive mother)
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May 24, 2008 · In 1978 Christina Crawford exposed her filmstar mother Joan as a cruel, abusive alcoholic in the memoir Mommie Dearest. On the book’s reissue, she gives her first interview in a decade to ...
Aug 26, 2015 · Christina Crawford is an American actress and author best known for “Mommie Dearest” (1978), an autobiographical account of her abuse-filled childhood as the adopted daughter of Hollywood star ...
