{"product_id":"joan-crawford-the-essential-biography-hardcover","title":"Joan Crawford: The Essential Biography - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLawrence J. Quirk\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eWilliam Schoell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\" Joan Crawford: The Essential Biography explores the life and career of one of Hollywood's 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 . Crawford's legacy has become somewhat tarnished in the wake of her daughter Christina's memoir, Mommie Dearest, which tu\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLawrence J. Quirk \u003c\/b\u003e(1923-2014) was the author of many books on film, including \u003ci\u003eBob Hope: The Road Well-Traveled\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cb\u003eWilliam Schoell\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of several entertainment-related books, including \u003ci\u003eMartini Man: The Life of Dean Martin\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 344\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.08 x 9.36 x 6.36 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 30, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47468583682301,"sku":"9780813122540","price":92.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/RTc4aEhIOUNuc0VUc0VsdVRDSUQ3Zz09.webp?v=1777290511","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/joan-crawford-the-essential-biography-hardcover","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}