For today's posting we focus on Joan Crawford. 40 years ago today, the legendary actress and notorious hater of wire hangers, passed away.
The actresses' career spanned 5 decades and is considered one of the greatest actresses of all-time, but she never won an Academy Award.
She made so many beloved films that it's hard to select what her best role was. But my favorite was the 1962 version of Whatever Happened to Baby Jane. Crawford starred as the tormented Blanche Hudson. Bedridden, Blanche is cared for by her sister Jane, a failed child actress who resents her sister. Jane was played by the equally great Betty Davis. In real life, the two stars hated each other and it showed in this super creepy psychological thriller.
Of course, after death Joan Crawford's dirty laundry was aired. In 1977, her adopted daughter Christina published a tell all biography of life growing up in Hollywood. Later developed into a major motion picture starring Faye Dunaway, the personal life of Joan Crawford was forever tarnished as her chances at winning mother of the year were forfeited by her violent mood swings and battle with the bottle.
Well, that's my look at 1977 for today. I know that I haven't been very good at these articles lately, but I am trying. Hopefully, I'll be back again real soon.
Until then...
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