Was Joan Crawford really mean?

Answer 1

Checkout the Book/Movie Mommy Dearest but keep in mind it was written by a daughter who had been cut out of her wealthy mother's will.
Among Christina Crawford's statements in the book:

Christina contends that she was victim of child abuse during her mother's battle with alcoholism, including sexual abuse that occurred at the hands of one of the women that worked for her mother.
The book suggests that Crawford was more concerned about her motion picture career than the well being of her four children, and suggests she may have adopted them for publicity purposes.
Besides a long list of affairs with men - whom Christina was required to call "uncle", she suggested that her mother was involved in liasions with other women.
Christina recounts several evenings where Crawford's behavior was unbalanced, and at least one encounter with her mother where Crawford physically attacked her. Among some of the incidents that Christina recounts in the book is a tirade that she alleges occurred when her mother was looking in Christina's closet. Crawford discovered some of Christina's clothes hanging on wire hangers, instead of higher-quality hangers, and allegedly launched into a tirade that has become known as the infamous "No wire hangers" moment.
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Reaction to the book
The book's publication in 1978 created an enormous amount of attention. Although "tell-all" books regarding celebrities are somewhat commonplace now, Mommie Dearest was the first book of its kind. The book received a great deal of press attention.

Several of Crawford's friends disputed Christina's book. In particular, Myrna Loy, Joan's friend since 1925, became one of her staunchest defenders in the aftermath of the book. Loy said that she had personally observed bad behavior on the part of Christina on numerous occasions, both during her childhood and when she was completely independent of her mother; especially during the Chicago stage production of Neil Simon's Barefoot in the Park, in which Loy and Christina both appeared. While acknowledging that Joan Crawford was a highly ambitious woman and was an alcoholic for most of her life, critics have also suggested that Christina largely embellished the areas of her story where she had legitimate grievances. The two younger Crawford children, Cindy and Cathy, who grew up in the Crawford household from the late 1940s, have stated categorically many times that they did not witness any events as described in the book, even though they were there, and have distanced themselves from their elder sister. However, when the twins were growing up, Christina and her brother had already been sent away to a boarding school; therefore, they would not have been aware of the majority of abuse the book recounts.

However, other stars such as Helen Hayes and Betty Hutton have verified some of the stories in Christina's book. Hutton had previously lived near Joan Crawford's Brentwood, California home and has stated that she saw the children during or after various moments of abuse. She would often encourage her own children to play with Christina and Christopher to draw them away from their challenges at home.

In the Book "Understanding the Borderline Mother" author Christine Ann Lawson suggests that Joan Crawford may have had a Borderline Personality Disorder.

Answer 2

Joan Crawford Crazy

Answer 3

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Was Joan Crawford really mean?

Answer 4

Yes whe was! Not like I know her or anything but hello! She was like a total BIOTCH!She didn't even leave anything for poor little Christina or Christopher! And what was up with the wire hanger crap! She was a toal drunk and a whore! But you know what??? I love her!!! I would soo do her for Halloween! Oh my favorite scene is the first one where she is geeting ready for her day and she scrubs her face hella hard and OHHH! I was dying of laughter! Watch it when she chops down the rose tree! PURE FUNNY!

Answer 5

Watch "Mommie Dearest"

Answer 6

Her last words as she lay dying was yelling for her housekeeper to quit praying for her.

Answer 7

Yep, Mommy Dearest was a true life story, hard to believe one could be that evil, but she was!!!!

Answer 8

yes she was the movie momie dearest was based off her life
no more wire hangers

Answer 9

She is Always rude,to much plastic surgery fried her brain

Answer 10

Read the book Mommy Dearest...its better then the movie