Overview

Film historian and acclaimed New York Times bestselling biographer Scott Eyman has written the definitive biography of Hollywood icon Joan Crawford, drawing on never-before-seen documents and photos from the Crawford estate.Joan Crawford burst out of her poverty-stricken youth to become a bright young movie star in the 1920's, drawing the admiration of F. Scott Fitzgerald and the attention of audiences worldwide. She flourished for decades, working for multiple studios in every genre from romance to westerns (Mildred Pierce, Johnny Guitar), musicals to noir (Torch Song, A Woman's Face), and being directed by a young Steven Spielberg in one of her last appearances. Along the way she accumulated four husbands, an Academy Award for Best Actress, and the undeniable status of a legend. Joan Crawford: A Woman's Face looks at the reality of this remarkable woman through the prism of groundbreaking primary research, interviews with friends and relatives, and with the same insightful analysis of character and motive that author Scott Eyman brought to John Wayne and Cary Grant, among others. Joan Crawford was a woman like no other, and Joan Crawford: A Woman's Face is the first full telling of her dazzling, turbulent life.

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9781668106594

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""A smart account of Crawford's life and her long tenure at the top of the Hollywood totem pole...She seamlessly made the transition to sound and was one of MGM's leading lights for nearly twenty years...Eyman gives shrewd appraisals of Crawford's many films...and a frank but sympathetic look at her personal life...This is a fair and comprehensive biography."" -- ""Kirkus Reviews"" ""Eyman...completely captures her need, her talent, and her generosity, as well as her absolute determination to be the best possible version of herself."" -- ""Robert Wagner, Emmy Award-winning American actor"" ""With even-handedness and empathy, Scott Eyman reveals the deeply insecure woman beneath the movie star facade. I came away with a new regard for this Hollywood survivor."" -- ""Leonard Maltin, film critic, historian, and author""

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Scott Eyman is the author or coauthor of eighteen books, including the bestseller John Wayne and Pieces of My Heart and You Must Remember This with actor Robert Wagner. Eyman, formerly the literary critic at The Palm Beach Post, also writes book reviews for The Wall Street Journal, and has written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, and the Chicago Tribune. He and his wife, Lynn, live in West Palm Beach. Chanté McCormick is a Los Angeles-based actress and narrator who has a bachelor's degree in speech from Northwestern University's famed theater department. She is a proud member of SAG-AFTRA and the Actors Equity Association.

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