Joan Crawford: The Essential Biography

" Joan Crawford: The Essential Biography explores the life and career of one of Hollywood's great dames. She was a leading film personality for more than fifty years, from her beginnings as a dancer in silent films of the 1920s, to her portrayals of working-class shop girls in the Depression thirties, to her Oscar-winning performances in classic films such as Mildred Pierce . Crawford's legacy has become somewhat tarnished in the wake of her daughter Christina's memoir, Mommie Dearest, which tu

Author: Lawrence J. Quirk, William Schoell
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Published: 09/30/2002
Pages: 344
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.57lbs
Size: 9.36h x 6.36w x 1.08d
ISBN: 9780813122540

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 09/15/2002 pg. 66

About the Author

Lawrence J. Quirk (1923-2014) was the author of many books on film, including Bob Hope: The Road Well-Traveled.William Schoell is the author of several entertainment-related books, including Martini Man: The Life of Dean Martin.

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