7/6/2023 0 Comments Cher by Lawrence J. Quirk![]() ![]() This new biography of Crawford sets the record straight, going beyond the gossip to find the truth about the legendary actress. Today, many picture Crawford only as a wire-hanger-wielding shrew rather than the personification of Hollywood glamour. Crawford's legacy, however, has become somewhat tarnished in the wake of her daughter Christina's memoir, Mommie Dearest, which turned her into a national joke. 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. ![]() Joan The Essential Biography explores the life and career of one of Hollywood's great dames. ![]()
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