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A prolific and respected biographer and theologian, Donald Spoto is the author of twenty published books, among them bestselling biographies of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Alfred Hitchcock, Tennessee Williams, and Ingrid Bergman. His books have been translated into more than twenty languages.... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Joan Crawford: movie star from the 1920s-1970s
- Christina Crawford: Adoptive daughter of Joan
- Louis Mayer: Studio head of MGM
- Billie Cassin: nickname given by a stepfather
- Douglas Fairbanks Jr: One of her husbands, a movie star, son of Douglas Fairbanks
- Mildred Pierce: Joan's character from a movie
- Lucille Le Sueur: Joan's birth name
- Anna: Add a description of this character.
- Alfred Steele: one of Joan's husbands
- Susan
- Bette Davis: Joan's contemporary peer, rivals
- Bonnie
- Billy Haines
- Irving Thalberg: Producer and husband of Norma Shearer
- Christopher
- Norma Shearer: Joan's contemporary peer, rivals
- Clark Gable: co-starred with Joan many times and they dated
- Franchot Tone: one of her husbands, co-starred with her a few times
- Marian
- Michael
- Mary
- Greg Bautzer
- Greta Garbo
- Roddy
- Margaret Sullavan
- Larry
- Adrian
- Phillip
- Sherman
- Fairbanks
- Curtiz
- Cathy
- Robert Young
- Clarence Brown
- Harriet Craig
- Jerry Wald
Setting & Locations edit
- Hollywood
- New York
- Los Angeles
- America
- California
- Manhattan
- London
- France
- Kansas City
- England
- Brentwood
- Chicago
- Culver City
- Europe
- Texas
- United States
- Paris
- West Point
- Sally
- Sydney Guilaroff
- Pickfair
- Vienna
- North Bristol Avenue
- Ireland
- Charleston
- Torch Song
Authors & Contributors edit
- Donald Spoto (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 791.43028092
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