# Christina Crawford
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christina crawford (born June 11, 1939) is an American author and actress, best known for her 1978 memoir, Mommie Dearest, her account of growing up with her adoptive mother, film star Joan Crawford.
== Early life and education ==
christina crawford was born in Los Angeles, California in 1939, to an unmarried teen. According to her personal interview with Larry King, her father was married to another woman and supposedly in the Navy; her mother was unmarried.
163* The Drama of Celebrity with Sharon Marcus (JP)
As Oscar Season rolls around, Recall This Book looks back to John's 2019 discussion with Columbia University professor Sharon Marcus about The Drama of Celebrity, her tour-de-force account of how stars are born, publicized, and in time devoutly scrapbooked by adoring fans.
They tackle a question a…
163* The Drama of Celebrity with Sharon Marcus (JP)
As Oscar Season rolls around, Recall This Book looks back to John's 2019 discussion with Columbia University professor Sharon Marcus about The Drama of Celebrity, her tour-de-force account of how stars are born, publicized, and in time devoutly scrapbooked by adoring fans.
They tackle a question a…
163* The Drama of Celebrity with Sharon Marcus (JP)
As Oscar Season rolls around, Recall This Book looks back to John's 2019 discussion with Columbia University professor Sharon Marcus about The Drama of Celebrity, her tour-de-force account of how stars are born, publicized, and in time devoutly scrapbooked by adoring fans.
They tackle a question a…
163* The Drama of Celebrity with Sharon Marcus (JP)
As Oscar Season rolls around, Recall This Book looks back to John's 2019 discussion with Columbia University professor Sharon Marcus about The Drama of Celebrity, her tour-de-force account of how stars are born, publicized, and in time devoutly scrapbooked by adoring fans.
They tackle a question a…
Mommie Dearest: Wire Hangers, Wigs & Wholesale Wickedness
And today, we’re talking about 1981’s Frank Perry film Mommie Dearest. Based on the best-selling book by Christina Crawford, it depicts in VIVID detail the abuse she suffered at the hands of her movie star mother, Joan Crawford. It follows Joan’s initial desires to have a child and difficulties wit…
Mommie Dearest (1981) – Adoption on the Big Screen
E022 | Mommie Dearest (1981) – Adoption on the Big Screen
For adoptees, Mother's Day can carry complexity and tough emotions. So we decided to lean all the way into the discomfort with a film legendary critic Roger Ebert called "unremittingly depressing," writing that he could not "imagine who …
Mommie Dearest (1981)
This ain't my first rodeo!
Hello and welcome to the Mother's Day special of Midnight Movie Mania as we look at Mommy Dearest.
The story of Christina Crawford and the relationship she had with her Mother Joan.
This insane high camp OTT movie shows Joan as an OCD sufferer, a high emotion control fre…
Episode 146 - No More Wire Hangers!
On this week's episode M&B are once again celebrating Mother's Day with a case of an unhinged mother. This year it's Hollywood icon Joan Crawford. M reports on her daughter Christina Crawford's (aka Joan Jr. lol) memoir, Mommie Dearest. Then B gives a review on the classic 1981 film of the same tit…
...Literally Disney Princess TBRs
A whole new world…of book recommendations.
Now, Magda and Lindsay firmly believe that everyone is a princess, and that all readers should rule their own literary kingdom. But for this week’s episode, they asked themselves, “What would our Disney Princess sisters put on their TBR?”
Listen in as …
With Love, Mommie Dearest by A. Ashley Hoff
Sarah sits down with Hollywood historian A. Ashley Hoff to discuss his captivating book, With Love, Mommie Dearest: The Making of an Unintentional Camp Classic. Hoff explores the fascinating journey behind Christina Crawford's explosive memoir Mommie Dearest and the equally iconic film adaptation t…
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