Joan Crawford: Hollywood Martyr - Hardcover

Bret, David

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0786718684 ISBN 13: 9780786718689

Verlag: Da Capo Pr, 2006

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Book by Bret David

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"Joan Crawford--a quintessential superstar, an epitome of timeless glamour who personified for decades the dreams and disappointments of millions of American women."

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In the first biography of Joan Crawford to give the full, uncensored story, bestselling author David Bret tells Crawford's rags to riches climb, from working in a Kansas City laundry to collecting an Oscar for her defining role in Mildred Pierce, and on to her devotion to Christian Science and reliance on vodka. He discusses the star's legendary relationship with Clark Gable, her countless love affairs, her marriages three of them to gay men and her obsession with rough sex. Bret divulges what really happened that led her to disinherit two of her four children, earning her the nickname "Mommie Dearest," as well as how her loathed mother forced Crawford to work as a prostitute, appear in pornographic films, and sleep her way to the top. Bret analyzes Crawford's films, many of which were constructed purely as vehicles where actress and character were often indistinguishable. Overtly generous towards her coterie of gay friends, she was heartless towards her enemies, particularly Bette Davis, her co-star in Whatever Happened to Baby Jane, with whom she shared a lifelong feud. Drawing on a wealth of unpublished material and interviews, David Bret presents a unique, fascinating portrait of a single-minded, uncompromising woman.

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• Verlag: Da Capo Pr
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0786718684
• ISBN 13: 9780786718689
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 299