Not the girl next door : Joan Crawford, a personal biography /
In this new biography, Chandler draws on exclusive and remarkably candid interviews with Crawford herself and with others who knew her, including first husband Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. As a result, this biography is a brand-new look at one of Hollywood's most acclaimed stars. Although her adopted...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Simon & Schuster,
2008.
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| Edition: | 1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed. |
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| Online Access: | Publisher description Sample text Table of contents only |
| Summary: | In this new biography, Chandler draws on exclusive and remarkably candid interviews with Crawford herself and with others who knew her, including first husband Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. As a result, this biography is a brand-new look at one of Hollywood's most acclaimed stars. Although her adopted daughter Christina would publish the scathing memoir Mommie Dearest after Crawford's death, Chandler offers a contrasting portrait, drawing in part on reminiscences of younger daughter Cathy among others. The result is an intimate portrait of a great star who was beautiful, talented, glamorous, and surprisingly vulnerable.--From publisher description. |
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| Item Description: | Includes index. |
| Physical Description: | xi, 316 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes filmography: pages 295-303. |
| ISBN: | 9781416547518 1416547517 |