{"product_id":"joan-crawford-the-essential-biography-9780813122540","title":"Joan Crawford: The Essential Biography","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoan Crawford: The Essential Biography\u003c\/strong\u003e by Quirk, Lawrence J.. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780813122540.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJoan Crawford: The Essential Biography explores the life and career of one of Hollywoods great dames. 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. Crawfords legacy, however, has become somewhat tarnished in the wake of her daughter Christinas memoir, Mommie Dearest, which turned her into a national joke. Today, many picture Crawford only as a wire-hanger-wielding shrew rather than the personification of Hollywood glamour.\n\nThis new biography of Crawford sets the record straight, going beyond the gossip to find the truth about the legendary actress. The authors knew Crawford well and conducted scores of interviews with her and many of her friends and co-stars, including Frank Capra, George Cukor, Nicholas Ray, and Sidney Greenstreet. Far from a whitewash―Crawford was indeed a colorful and difficult character― Joan Crawford corrects many lies and tells the story of one of Hollywoods most influential stars, complete with on-set anecdotes and other movie lore.\n\nThrough extensive interviews, in-depth analysis, and evaluation of her films and performances―both successes and failures―Lawrence J. Quirk and William Schoell present Crawfords story as both an appreciation and a reevaluation of her extraordinary life and career. This fascinating book tells the behind-the-scenes story of one of Hollywoods great dames.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"University Press of Kentucky","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44955032059957,"sku":"ByrdShop_0813122546","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780813122540_d022e11f-8842-45ad-ade8-fefd613d544a.jpg?v=1778828454","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/joan-crawford-the-essential-biography-9780813122540","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}