{"product_id":"joan-crawford-hollywood-martyr-9780306816246","title":"Joan Crawford: Hollywood Martyr","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the first biography of Joan Crawford to give the full  uncensored story  bestselling author David Bret tells Crawfords 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 stars 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 Crawfords 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 Drawing on a wealth of unpublished material and interviews  David Bret presents a unique  fascinating portrait of a single-minded  uncompromising woman.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45275517091893,"sku":"ByrdShop_0306816245","price":64.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780306816246.jpg?v=1780508738","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/joan-crawford-hollywood-martyr-9780306816246","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}