Possessed - Donald Spoto
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The definitive biography of a remarkable woman and true legend of filmJoan Crawford was one of the most incandescent film stars of all time, yet she may have also been one of the most misunderstood. In this brilliantly researched, thoughtful, and intimate biography, bestselling author Donald Spoto goes beyond the popular caricatureโthe abusive, unstable mother portrayed in her adopted daughter Christina Cra ... Full description
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The definitive biography of a remarkable woman and true legend of film
Joan Crawford was one of the most incandescent film stars of all time, yet she may have also been one of the most misunderstood. In this brilliantly researched, thoughtful, and intimate biography, bestselling author Donald Spoto goes beyond the popular caricatureโthe abusive, unstable mother portrayed in her adopted daughter Christina Crawfordโs memoir, Mommie Dearestโto give us a three-dimensional portrait of the real woman behind the actress, her dazzling career, and her extraordinary life and times.
Based on new archival information and exclusive interviews, Possessed traces Crawfordโs fifty years of memorable performances in such film classics as Rain, The Women, Mildred Pierce, and Sudden Fear, which are as startling and vivid today as when they were first released. Spoto goes behind the myths to examine the rise and fall of the studio system; Crawfordโs four marriages; her passionate, thirty-year on-and-off affair with Clark Gable; her friendships and rivalries with other stars; the truth behind the scathing stories in her daughterโs memoir; and more.
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| Author | Donald Spoto |
|---|---|
| Publisher | HarperCollins |
| Release year | 2016 |
| Cover type | Softcover |
| EAN | 9780061856013 |