In her early films, I agree, Joan looks at least quite pretty, but in her later films, and that includes this one, I don't find she looks pretty at all , nor alluring in a feminine way. Part of the reason for that, I think, is the over-use of eyebrow pencil, which contributes, especially later in her career, to achieving the effect of making her actually look threatening.
@Scotseasy - while it's true her appearance did become progressively more exaggerated over the years, she still quite pretty in Mildred Pierce. The change became more pronounced in the 1950's- from Torch Song on, the mouth, the eyelashes and eyebrows became more severe.
PS- that wasn't an eyebrow pencil- Joan actually grew her eyebrows back (in her book My Way of Life she discusses this- she used a mix of castor oil and yellow vasoline to encourage the growth).
I really wish that some of Joan's earlier, Pre-Code pictures would be released because you can really see what Ann's talking about there. She was lovely and in some of her first talkies with Clark Gable, you can really see the combination of strength and vulnerability.
Joan was one of the most brilliant and dedicated actors there ever was. There weren't many of her films I didn't love although I hated the fact that in her early years MGM cast her in one ' rags to riches " story after another. I'm glad that she was eventually able to break out and do more deep and complicated characters. She was also deeply flawed as most of us are. She was indeed " Mommie Dearest " with her children, not because her daughter said so but because so many others saw it too.
Joan was not a monster,she was not a horrible person,she had her faults.Just like everyone else,but it is NOT true.she never ONCE 'beat' her kids.she was strict,and at time she could be cold.but if you knew the half of what she had been through.
I believe Joan had many facets to her persona, as most truly talented people do. She was many things. Mommie Dearest was a fraction of her life, if at all. She was iconic, she was what all aspired to be. She was intimidating, strong, domineering, in control and unwilling to settle for less. Strength in women will always be looked upon as something to fear, something to be "corrected"..She was...IS legendary.
Miss Crawford was the most glamorous actress and movie personality ever in show-business, we will never see another one like her. I respect her very much and have read Mommie Dearest and the other book that her adopted daughter wrote and I do not believe all the bad things she said about her mother, instead I read between the lines the jealousy she felt for her talented mother. Tina is an ungrateful and bitter being, Miss Crawford a great and memorable lady. God Bless Her! She is missed.
I've always wanted to see the Ann Blyth movie,"The Helen Morgan Story" but it's a cult underground hit and it sells for $80.00 on Ebay. My favorite appearance by Ann Blyth is a,"Twilite Zone" episode where she doesn't age...her skin looks just like porcelain. I feel proud that in my lifetime Joan was still alive and Ann Blyth is still alive today on 5/7/11 I LOVE YOU ANN BLYTH...YOU ARE A LIVING LEGEND !
thanks for posting i love joan! this video actually made my eyes tear up! its great videos like these that people are starting to realize that she was no monster like in that trash fil mommie dearest! love u 4 ever joan! cant wait to meet u some day in the next life:)
She wasn't monster,but her extremely hard life, her mother ,plus her brother 's mean treatment of her when she was young,possibly turned her into a determined person,to succeed and not having to depend on their support or anyone's help. Moomy dearest only shows one part. I read Mommy Dearest and although I was shocked at first,later I changed my mind about this book.
Facts about Joan: 1.She was born in Texas 2. She despised fat people 3. Her favorite drink was vodka on the rocks (which she drank a quart of each day) 4. She showered 3-4 times a day and was obsessed with cleanliness 5. no one knew her exact birth date 6. She was married 5 times (most of which only lasted 4 years) 7.she never knew her father 8. she lived to be a septengenarian 9. her co stars were usually enemies 10. she was bisexual (and managed to bed marilyn monroe once).
@martinlindsgaard I take it you've not read "Mommie Dearest"? There was also a website a few years ago taht listed Joan's history and "habits". All the things that reidb listed were on them.
One other thing she despised was baths...that's why she always took showers. She made the statement she didn't want to wash her body in her own filth.
Joan Crawford is my favorite actress of all time ! i fell in love with her when i saw Harriet Craig when i was about 15. The way she portray Harriet left me amazed ! i think when people hear the name Joan Crawford they automatically think about Mommie Dearest, they don't think of all the great films she did over the years. I've never seen Mommie Dearest & i don't ever want to. Now at 19 i've seen so many of her films & love all of them ! Joan Crawford is a Star
It's just sad that no one knows her as she really was, only as people and Christina say she was. She was a beautiful person, inside and out. And people should recognize that and stop hating her for pointless reasons.
I'm 13 years old, and I love her since I was 9. She's all my life. And I'm going to defend her till the day I die.
I watched Mildred Pierce and from there i started to get to know Joan's acting. She's a great actress! Great tribute to her & a lovely friendship between Ann Blyth & Joan.
Ann Blyth did a great job of playing the damaged daughter of a disfunctional union.
Mildred Peirce was a great dramatization of a sect of society at that time.
Thank God all that shit is history and kids now realize that they are not products of unions, but instead that they are divine beings. That is, at least until they fuck everything up for their own offspring. sigh. :)
some daughters just .dont see thier mother as a human women ,and try to understand her as she would if she had met her as a friend,,they have a insucurity that thier mothers are not good enough ,or not what she thinks a mother should be..for gets that thier mother loves her and always wants the best,,it is sad,,
One of the greatest. Ms. Crawford had a tremendous body of work and was a very important part of Hollywood history. Good or bad movies she always did her best. And she always looked her best.
Joan was very pretty and it shows it in her movies.Joan will always be remember for her beauty and talent.But people have to remember Joan had a troubling childhood and I believe this played part in way she was cruel to her adoptive childrens.Also remember Joan couldn't have childrens and this caused her to throw her life into acting.
Ann Blyth what a class act and dear friend you are beautiful lady. You spoke so sweetly about what a kind and dear friend Joan was to you since MP 1945. Joan was very lucky to have a dear friend like you. You are the kind of friend people dream about having! Best of luck to you!
Ann Blyth is quite the beauty herself, and she seems like a down to earth person who doesn't like to waste her time and energy talking negatively about others:)
@battonpending Yes I know, her beauty is somewhat reminisant of Belle in Beauty and the Beast, and like Belle she seems like a person who likes to remember people for their good qualities rather than what was negative about them. You should see her in Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid-she looks absolutely stunning!:)
Thank you Ann Blyth. Joan was a wonderful actress and person. No one is a perfect parent, and Christina was jealous,. VeggieChick77 I fell in love with Joan and her movies when I was 13 and still am today, so keep the legacy alive like you said.
@jhburch1 I, too, agree Christina was jealous. I suspect she was terribly spoiled and eventually out of control. There are two sides to every story. Joan isn't here to tell hers. Many don't realize that Joan's other daughters speak lovingly of her; they weren't mentioned or seen in "Mommie Dearest." My mother said the Joan Crawford (and Leena Horne) was the epitome of American beauty in the 40s here in NY. I've been a fan since the 70s. Brava! to Ann Blyth.
There are many parts of the movie "Mommie Dearest" which were greatly exaggerated and embellished from what was written in the Christina Crawford biography of her mother.
I love her in Mildred Pierce, Possessed, and Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? The Damned Don't Cry and Queen Bee aren't pretty good as well.
I think that Joan Crawford truly was a good person. She meant well with everything she did. Even if sometimes her alcoholism or other problems she had mentally contributed to her being a bad mother at times, I don't think that she was a bad person at all. I think she just had personal issues like we all do sometimes. As for her acting career, she was one of the best actresses that ever lived. She was determined to take on every role she was assigned and that's a true actress.
This is so beautiful. There's no question Joan was a bitch and she probably wasn't a very good mother, (that she was harsh with her children is well corroborated) but there's also no doubt the stories are exaggerated that Christina was a bit of a brat.
But, whatever the truth about 'Mommie Dearest' she was an incredible actress, and a strong, determined, woman and I definitely admire her for that. She deserves a tribute like this and to be remembered for all of the good as well as the bad.
wow i cant believe this is the same girl i hated for slapping and being so mean to my idol joan crawford.LOL..i dont know why but i loved Love still watchin her old movies..its when she did mildred pierce i got drawn into her and watch it all. now this the daughter i hated speak so kind and makes me feel joan wasnt bad All the time.that was just one side..all of us have other sides. sometimes not so nice. not to the extreme like Joan. but all of us have other sides.
I love watching this tribute. Even if Joan Crawford was a little crazy at times in real life, I still am a huge fan and I love watching her movies. I would've love to have met JC and maybe even be her friend. Ann Blyth is a sweetie and was awesome in Mildred Pierce.
I love the sound of her voice. This is so beautiful...It's amazing to think she was a scared little girl on the inside, but it makes her more lovable, and thats also what makes her so amazing, she could be vulnerable, and when you find that out about her, you accept it because you want to see her be vulnerable, because she was so intense and strong most of the time, I can't be drawn away from Joan. I can't explain why...
I love Joan Crawford, and I happen to believe every inch of Christina's Book, but after reading it, you actually wish she had done worse things to that ungrateful little brat.
It's very easy to hate Joan Crawford because of what was written in that "Mommie Dearest" book. There's also been other things written about her that wasn't very kind either. But when a lady like Ann Blyth, who is so wholesome, real, and genuine, talks like this about her, I'm inclined to believe her. I'm starting to think that Christina Crawford did a terrible thing by writing that book, whether true or not. You don't air your personal dirty linen in public.
I never took that book MD to be true, there are alot of actors who knew and loved Joan. How disgusting it is that her daughter wrote and publised that book after Joan died, she never got to stand up for herself. Thank you Ann Blyth.
It's ironic. Christina thought she had the last laugh, but in fact, her book--and the movie from it--make people interested in finding out about the real Joan, and when they do they fall in love with her. Joan has the last laugh after all, as it should be!
Yes, and she will continue to have the last laugh. It's rightfully hers and she deserves to have every bit of it. I hope Christina realizes that she will never triumph over her mother. Joan will always be the winner.
Yes that's true, and she will be known as "Mommie Dearest" to many others for a very long time. However, some that read the book and movie get so into it that they decide to do some research on Joan. The eventually they start watching her movies and reading what others had to say about her, and a lot of times they will begin to see the real Joan and deny what Christina wrote about her. So it also helps her. It can go: either they believe she was a bitch or they absolutely adore her.
@KURISUCHRIS99 - Never believed the full content of Tina's book. She was a spiteful, spoiled, rebellious brat that Joan could never do enough for. Christina's false sense of entitlement made her think she was the Paris Hilton of her day, and that her Mother would just keep footing the bill and opening doors for her until she was a star, too.
@Hunterunc I agree, also people 30 years later realized that Tina is a black hearted woman. Why does she keep talking about her Mother in such a bad way re-releasing her book with new storie of abuse. It's like we get it you hated your mom let it go already. Joan is an icon and her adopted daughter is trash. Joan did get the last laugh your right her films are always on tv and will always be even after were all gone. Good post! :)
I always thought it was sweet of Ann Blyth to make this short. That's the kind of friend you need when you're down. Anyway, I never understood the Veda character in Mildred Pierce. Why did she hate her mother so -- just because she had humble origins? That's no reason to resent you mother, if she loves you. The psychology of their relationship just escapes me.
To answer your question, read the original James M. Cain novel. The movie is superb, but for many reasons they couldn't work the complexity of the Mildred~Veda relationship into the script. Cain's novel is a great read, and I highly recommend it.
@DCFunBud Because Veda was rotten to the core. No matter what her Mother did it was never enough. Even after she gave her the world she tried to steal her mothers husband. I agree Ann Blyth is a great friend to Joan 30 years after her death. Great movie!
Veda was a realistic character, actually, in that there really are people who just seem to have been born "bad".
The unfortunate constellation of their weaknesses and material desires makes them push away anything and anyone that might "tarnish" their image of what their lives should be (or rather, how they should appear in the eyes of the others).
I don't care what Christina Crawford says or if Faye Dunaway's Joan is...whatever. I believe what Ann Blyth says at least she knew her. I think Joan is a great actress. Sure actors have issues, but NOT what Mommie Dearest portrays.
VeggieChick77 and TCheeky1 are right. Im 15 also and completely love her. Shes so awesome and a great actress. No matter what people say, I will always love Joan. =]
Nice to see that someone so young is appreciative of Joan. Let me tell you, I knew Joan in the last few years of her life, and based on my experience with her, I can honestly say that "MD" is a work of spiteful fiction.
@edwardjames50 Thank you very much. Oh wow.... You actually knew her?! Thats so amazing! I wish I could have know her. I guess now I have proof that my prediction of MD is true. Lol.
Yes, I knew Joan from 1973 until her death, and was invited to her memorial service. A truly remarkable, generous, and often very funny lady. I still can't get over the fact that this 23 year old kid got to hang out and play backgammon with Joan Crawford!
@edwardjames50 I know. Im very jealous that I was around during that time to have maybe worked with her or somehow just got to know her. How did you know her?
Christina that croon still is talking bout the 'delusional stories' and what reaching her 70s? shes just a jealous girl and just a nasty piece of work.
Joan is a brilliant actress and worked her way up to the top, she shows that no matter what situation you come from, just keeo moving forwad, live your dream and just in general kick ass!
The beauty is the backfire. Because of Mommie Dearest, the book and movie, people have become intrigued in her and therefore, see her for the TRUE Joan which means more fans.
i'm 15 years old and i LOVE her. i guess there's hope for her legacy if even a teenager like me can remember what a great actress she was and not the monster Faye Dunaway protrayed in Mommie Dearest
@VeggieChick77 Joan was a fantastic actress, no doubt about it and she loved entertaining audiences and her fans. Eventually fame and personal problems drove her in a different direction, but can anyone really come from such fame and leave unscathed? Putting personal issues of hers aside Joan really embodied being an actress. Most performers are two people anyways, the Movie Star and the Reality. As just a movie star, Joan is one of the great icons of the golden age.
Hi princess. I'm sorry to disappoint, but there is no one scene. I love it all. Ann Blyth is quite the little minx, but Mildred does her best and it's not enough.
This movie is pure soap opera and thank God for TCM, I hope they show it again soon.
I'm sorry for the negative answer princess, but as I said, no one scene does it for me.
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"I have great admiration for Joan Crawford as an actress, but she's a slut. Her whole life is an act. She is what she is, a cheap flapper who likes to get laid." -- Louis B. Mayer
Doesn't matter to me about her kids, b/c we'll never truly know. What I do know is that I like her as an actress and what she had to go through to get the the status the she acheived...
I don't agree with how she treate her kids, but that's just one opinion. I however, think that there is no comparison to her and Bette Davis. Bette Davis was a great actress but Joan was beautiful and a class act all the way. Also,unlike the stars nowadays, she loved and valued her fame to the core and busted her ass to get there and stay there. She diden't have that "oh, why must I be famous" things going on like these days.
was ann serious!??? did joan really have freckles! i never saw even one dot! the makeup artist must had super powers to conceal all the freckles and there's no photoshop back then! i never seen one her body too! nowadays, with all the photoshop and tan spray and all, not even one freckled celeb can hide all their freckles! was ann bullshitting us or joan wore 10-inch makeup
really? but maybe i didn't notice even if it's super obvious because i am totally not a fan of monroe!
to me the monroes of today are mansfield (dead), anna nicole (dead), pam anderson, electra, jenna jameson and some others that i forget! however they all spell eww to me
@ConfusedSponge- Ann is telling the truth- Joan was covered in freckles, believe it or not. She said in her 2nd book that she was a natural redhead, "all my freckles are proof of that". You can see it occasionally in candid photos, but in studio shots they would purposedly overexpose the film so you wouldnt see them. And she did wear alot of makeup, especially in later years, to cover them...
@mnmcv1 Hello, again!!!! Joan wore a lot of bathing suits in her movies. How did she hide all of her freckles? She was of French ethnicity. Pretty odd to hear that French people have freckles. Unless, somehow she had Irish or Scottish blood or both blood in her but that's impossible. I hope that you're not offended with my questions. It's not my intentions to question you but.......
no problem, ask as many questions as you like! While Joan wore bathing suits in many of her films (the last i can think of being "Autumn Leaves", when she was around 50) bear in mind it was much easier in black & white to light scenes in a way that would conceal such a thing, especially in the early films she did. Joan was also an expert when it came to her lighting- many of her contemporaries have said she often knew as much about movie-making as the director or cinematographer, sometimes more.
@mnmcv1 .......one of my many intentions is to make me understand better about one of my favorite classic actress ever if not THE FAVORITE and also the most interesting woman I've ever known. No doubt about that. I wished I could meet her before she died. I also wish to meet girls or even just ONE girl who is as interesting or more interesting than her. So far, not yet ;-)
I cant imagine how this world can be infested with possssessssive grouchy low dogs like Joan Crawford. Aries are unneccessary signs in the femal category. So here's to you all possessive cunts
The one thing I can't get over about Joan Crawford is her IMPECCABLE discipline. The mini's TCM shows between movies,I happen to catch. A guy who,I don't remember his relation to Crawford,said one time a director asked Crawford to cry for a particular scene. For the sake of the scene,she asked "would you like for me to cry only from my left eye or right or both?"
Who can control which eye their own,natural tears come out of?!!?!?! LOL!!!! I was BLOWN away by that. I respect her work alot!!! :)
I always compared Bette Davis and Joan Crawford to Renata Tebaldi and Maria Callas in (opera). I always felt Joan was a fine actress but Bette was on a higher plain but both were great.
I just want to say Ann you also are a wonderful actress..I found myself really not liking you in Mildred Pierce !! Shows what a great actress you are ...Thanks for such a beautiful tribute to one of the brightest stars of all time...
Thank you for posting this. It is so wonderful to hear such nice things said about Joan Crawford by someone who knew her. She was an incredible actress and a kind and generous person!
Hey, would you mind telling me where you got that info? I've read pretty much all I could find on Joan, and I don't remember hearing that story. Thanks, Lynn
I forget where I read or heard it, but Joan was quoted as commenting about Joann Woodward, who made her own evening gown for the Academy Awards ceremony, that "Miss Woodward has set the cause of Hollywood glamour back twenty years." She neglected to comment of Woodward's graduating from Yale School of drama, or whatever school it was. Love Crawford in the movies, but no reason not to believe she, Like Virginia Woolf, a "24 karat gold bitch." And then her comment to a young Marilyn Monroe!
I though Bette Davis made the comment to Marilyn monroe. Whatever! marylin couldn't hold a candle to the greats. She's more known for pretty and sexy than substance. She's really boring.
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Dear Red Herring--
Since when is pretty and sexy substanceless? My response had to do with "Crawfordness" of Joan Crawford. Monroe--quite a comedian. Greats? You must mean Ullman, Bergman, Garbo, Dietrich.
She was a great actress it's true but the truth is the truth, some people are in denial...she was a child abusing bitch...fuck her! And the kirk Douglas story proves it!
Joan had a painful childhood. her father left the family without saying goodbye when she was still a small child. her mother favored her brother Hal. i suspect Joan felt unloved as a child. sometimes no matter how one tries, the pain of the past can be too hard to overcome.
It's true...your childhood is everything. But geez...people are denying her abuse towards her kids like their denying The holocaust...it's ridiculous. I don't think Joan considered what she was doing wrong either....she's doing what she feels is right.
it has been clearly shown that christian crawford is a liar. she states she had to help cut down rose bushes when they had been removed the year before for war effort planting of veggies. she remembers full conversations as a small child in great detail. it all rings false. those who knew joan stated it was all lies. tina lived off of joan for years without ever getting a job as an adult. if the abuse was that bad why was she living off her taking her money?
I agree with the living off of her but, I can honestly tell you that I can remember things from when I was 3 and I'm not lying about that. I really can. maybe she was trying to get back at her mom for leaving her out of the will but some people also say that Christina's story is true. They are reliable as well.
Take the money where you can sweetie! It's a dog eat dog world!My mom beat the crap out of me and my brothers for years, and I'd write a tell all book about her if she were famous. My mom was just a biter mom,like Joan, stuck in a series of husband with 5 kids. Joan was a bad mom who PURCHASED her kids. Being famous dose not give a person the right to beat the crap out of children! Joan was pretty on film,that's all! Get over it!
So true, it's sad. And Joan always did her best. The least we could do is appreciate everything she's given us. She was a wonderful actress and person. That's why we love her.
Billycassin: I love & respect Joan Crawford's acting. My feelings will never change about her in that regard. Unfortunately, with celebrities, we're never gonna know the whole truth. "Mommie Dearest" never influenced me to STOP watching her movies because she's THAT great an actress...Hope u catch my drift :)
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In Kirk Douglas' autobiography, he tells of an account where after a date with Joan Crawford, she invites him back to her home for drinks, and when he goes with her to check in on her kids, he SEES them strapped in their beds, which is corroborated in "Mommie Dearest". There are 2 sides to a story, but in this case, part of a 3rd side. What does it suggest? She had a weird parenting style enough to freak out Kirk Douglas who got the hell outta there!
Do it. Possessed and Dancing Lady are two good "young" Joan movies. Our Modern Maidens, along with Our Dancing Daughters and Our Modern Maidens are also excellent.
For mature Joan, nothing beats Sudden Fear, Harriet Craig, Female on the Beach or Autumn Leaves.
Thanks for this post!
MrsWLeach 3 weeks ago
split personality prehaps?mental health problems.
MsKeeley77 1 month ago
@MsKeeley77 Based on what?
kcirish 1 month ago
In her early films, I agree, Joan looks at least quite pretty, but in her later films, and that includes this one, I don't find she looks pretty at all , nor alluring in a feminine way. Part of the reason for that, I think, is the over-use of eyebrow pencil, which contributes, especially later in her career, to achieving the effect of making her actually look threatening.
Scotseasy 3 months ago
@Scotseasy - while it's true her appearance did become progressively more exaggerated over the years, she still quite pretty in Mildred Pierce. The change became more pronounced in the 1950's- from Torch Song on, the mouth, the eyelashes and eyebrows became more severe.
PS- that wasn't an eyebrow pencil- Joan actually grew her eyebrows back (in her book My Way of Life she discusses this- she used a mix of castor oil and yellow vasoline to encourage the growth).
mnmcv1 3 weeks ago
Thank You! Ms. Blyth is spot on and a great actress too.
dh1267 4 months ago
I really wish that some of Joan's earlier, Pre-Code pictures would be released because you can really see what Ann's talking about there. She was lovely and in some of her first talkies with Clark Gable, you can really see the combination of strength and vulnerability.
cranky1chick 5 months ago
Joan was one of the most brilliant and dedicated actors there ever was. There weren't many of her films I didn't love although I hated the fact that in her early years MGM cast her in one ' rags to riches " story after another. I'm glad that she was eventually able to break out and do more deep and complicated characters. She was also deeply flawed as most of us are. She was indeed " Mommie Dearest " with her children, not because her daughter said so but because so many others saw it too.
mctalks 5 months ago
Joan Crawford is my inspiration
955pokerface 5 months ago
S.c.b =sexy crazy bitch!
Yorkturtle956 6 months ago
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Joan was not a monster,she was not a horrible person,she had her faults.Just like everyone else,but it is NOT true.she never ONCE 'beat' her kids.she was strict,and at time she could be cold.but if you knew the half of what she had been through.
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955pokerface 6 months ago
I believe Joan had many facets to her persona, as most truly talented people do. She was many things. Mommie Dearest was a fraction of her life, if at all. She was iconic, she was what all aspired to be. She was intimidating, strong, domineering, in control and unwilling to settle for less. Strength in women will always be looked upon as something to fear, something to be "corrected"..She was...IS legendary.
LBraunhaus 7 months ago
I LOVE JOAN CRAWFORD so beautiful, so talented, so fierce
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she was notoriously famous for her personel life..but this definetely doesn't change the fact that she was an amazing actress..
thames1978 8 months ago
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thames1978 8 months ago
Miss Crawford was the most glamorous actress and movie personality ever in show-business, we will never see another one like her. I respect her very much and have read Mommie Dearest and the other book that her adopted daughter wrote and I do not believe all the bad things she said about her mother, instead I read between the lines the jealousy she felt for her talented mother. Tina is an ungrateful and bitter being, Miss Crawford a great and memorable lady. God Bless Her! She is missed.
PureSoapCleans 8 months ago 7
I've always wanted to see the Ann Blyth movie,"The Helen Morgan Story" but it's a cult underground hit and it sells for $80.00 on Ebay. My favorite appearance by Ann Blyth is a,"Twilite Zone" episode where she doesn't age...her skin looks just like porcelain. I feel proud that in my lifetime Joan was still alive and Ann Blyth is still alive today on 5/7/11 I LOVE YOU ANN BLYTH...YOU ARE A LIVING LEGEND !
darlinkula1 9 months ago
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i've seen it,my local library has it!! lol on dvd
asongforxx456 8 months ago
thanks for posting i love joan! this video actually made my eyes tear up! its great videos like these that people are starting to realize that she was no monster like in that trash fil mommie dearest! love u 4 ever joan! cant wait to meet u some day in the next life:)
giavannira 9 months ago 2
She wasn't monster,but her extremely hard life, her mother ,plus her brother 's mean treatment of her when she was young,possibly turned her into a determined person,to succeed and not having to depend on their support or anyone's help. Moomy dearest only shows one part. I read Mommy Dearest and although I was shocked at first,later I changed my mind about this book.
BatsyBeve 10 months ago
One of the true Greats.
RMS1103 10 months ago
Facts about Joan: 1.She was born in Texas 2. She despised fat people 3. Her favorite drink was vodka on the rocks (which she drank a quart of each day) 4. She showered 3-4 times a day and was obsessed with cleanliness 5. no one knew her exact birth date 6. She was married 5 times (most of which only lasted 4 years) 7.she never knew her father 8. she lived to be a septengenarian 9. her co stars were usually enemies 10. she was bisexual (and managed to bed marilyn monroe once).
reidb18 11 months ago
@reidb18 REALLY? and the level of credibility of your sources is........very low....?
martinlindsgaard 10 months ago
@martinlindsgaard I take it you've not read "Mommie Dearest"? There was also a website a few years ago taht listed Joan's history and "habits". All the things that reidb listed were on them.
One other thing she despised was baths...that's why she always took showers. She made the statement she didn't want to wash her body in her own filth.
02chevyguy 10 months ago
Joan Crawford is my favorite actress of all time ! i fell in love with her when i saw Harriet Craig when i was about 15. The way she portray Harriet left me amazed ! i think when people hear the name Joan Crawford they automatically think about Mommie Dearest, they don't think of all the great films she did over the years. I've never seen Mommie Dearest & i don't ever want to. Now at 19 i've seen so many of her films & love all of them ! Joan Crawford is a Star
SexxyDiva0817 11 months ago
It makes me cry everytime I watch it.
It's just sad that no one knows her as she really was, only as people and Christina say she was. She was a beautiful person, inside and out. And people should recognize that and stop hating her for pointless reasons.
I'm 13 years old, and I love her since I was 9. She's all my life. And I'm going to defend her till the day I die.
MrsRickyRicardo 11 months ago
joan had such an amazing talent,and she is VERY underrated,i love her.
KURISUCHRIS99 11 months ago 2
Nicely done Ann!
MegaFunMovies 1 year ago
I watched Mildred Pierce and from there i started to get to know Joan's acting. She's a great actress! Great tribute to her & a lovely friendship between Ann Blyth & Joan.
illnsp08 1 year ago
HEYY HEYY :D love Joan!!!!!!!
wannabeangel83 1 year ago
Ann Blyth did a great job of playing the damaged daughter of a disfunctional union.
Mildred Peirce was a great dramatization of a sect of society at that time.
Thank God all that shit is history and kids now realize that they are not products of unions, but instead that they are divine beings. That is, at least until they fuck everything up for their own offspring. sigh. :)
kearnsmike1 1 year ago
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kearnsmike1 1 year ago
some daughters just .dont see thier mother as a human women ,and try to understand her as she would if she had met her as a friend,,they have a insucurity that thier mothers are not good enough ,or not what she thinks a mother should be..for gets that thier mother loves her and always wants the best,,it is sad,,
starbirdblue 1 year ago
Ann Blyth was BEAUTIFUL!
sportygirl869 1 year ago
One of the greatest. Ms. Crawford had a tremendous body of work and was a very important part of Hollywood history. Good or bad movies she always did her best. And she always looked her best.
49bobbyk 1 year ago
Joan was very pretty and it shows it in her movies.Joan will always be remember for her beauty and talent.But people have to remember Joan had a troubling childhood and I believe this played part in way she was cruel to her adoptive childrens.Also remember Joan couldn't have childrens and this caused her to throw her life into acting.
rakesfunnyfarm 1 year ago
Ann Blyth what a class act and dear friend you are beautiful lady. You spoke so sweetly about what a kind and dear friend Joan was to you since MP 1945. Joan was very lucky to have a dear friend like you. You are the kind of friend people dream about having! Best of luck to you!
StaunchComic 1 year ago 2
I love Joan so much I lost count of how many movies I have seen with her.
TudorRose85 1 year ago
in my opinion joan is the best actress of all time
she is very underated ,and i really like bette davis too but i think the reason she is called the best actress of all time
is becuase she did so many different roles and joan did many similiar roles
KURISUCHRIS99 1 year ago
Ann Blyth is quite the beauty herself, and she seems like a down to earth person who doesn't like to waste her time and energy talking negatively about others:)
71crm 1 year ago
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71crm 1 year ago
Ann Blyth is Knee Buckling Beautiful!
battonpending 1 year ago 2
@battonpending Yes I know, her beauty is somewhat reminisant of Belle in Beauty and the Beast, and like Belle she seems like a person who likes to remember people for their good qualities rather than what was negative about them. You should see her in Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid-she looks absolutely stunning!:)
71crm 1 year ago
Thank you Ann Blyth. Joan was a wonderful actress and person. No one is a perfect parent, and Christina was jealous,. VeggieChick77 I fell in love with Joan and her movies when I was 13 and still am today, so keep the legacy alive like you said.
jhburch1 1 year ago
@jhburch1 I, too, agree Christina was jealous. I suspect she was terribly spoiled and eventually out of control. There are two sides to every story. Joan isn't here to tell hers. Many don't realize that Joan's other daughters speak lovingly of her; they weren't mentioned or seen in "Mommie Dearest." My mother said the Joan Crawford (and Leena Horne) was the epitome of American beauty in the 40s here in NY. I've been a fan since the 70s. Brava! to Ann Blyth.
Bakin13 1 year ago
There are many parts of the movie "Mommie Dearest" which were greatly exaggerated and embellished from what was written in the Christina Crawford biography of her mother.
I love her in Mildred Pierce, Possessed, and Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? The Damned Don't Cry and Queen Bee aren't pretty good as well.
shocker147 1 year ago
I think that Joan Crawford truly was a good person. She meant well with everything she did. Even if sometimes her alcoholism or other problems she had mentally contributed to her being a bad mother at times, I don't think that she was a bad person at all. I think she just had personal issues like we all do sometimes. As for her acting career, she was one of the best actresses that ever lived. She was determined to take on every role she was assigned and that's a true actress.
SonnyJamesJefferson 1 year ago
This is so beautiful. There's no question Joan was a bitch and she probably wasn't a very good mother, (that she was harsh with her children is well corroborated) but there's also no doubt the stories are exaggerated that Christina was a bit of a brat.
But, whatever the truth about 'Mommie Dearest' she was an incredible actress, and a strong, determined, woman and I definitely admire her for that. She deserves a tribute like this and to be remembered for all of the good as well as the bad.
toothbrush55 1 year ago
Only 5 ft tall??????????????? She always looks like a super model. Wow, what a surprise!!!
coralarch 1 year ago
She was amazing.
GEVMM 1 year ago
Dedicated actress. She could control which EYE she cryed from!!!!
84ccipollini 1 year ago
wow i cant believe this is the same girl i hated for slapping and being so mean to my idol joan crawford.LOL..i dont know why but i loved Love still watchin her old movies..its when she did mildred pierce i got drawn into her and watch it all. now this the daughter i hated speak so kind and makes me feel joan wasnt bad All the time.that was just one side..all of us have other sides. sometimes not so nice. not to the extreme like Joan. but all of us have other sides.
blkshepherd 1 year ago
I love watching this tribute. Even if Joan Crawford was a little crazy at times in real life, I still am a huge fan and I love watching her movies. I would've love to have met JC and maybe even be her friend. Ann Blyth is a sweetie and was awesome in Mildred Pierce.
1976SaraM 1 year ago
I love the sound of her voice. This is so beautiful...It's amazing to think she was a scared little girl on the inside, but it makes her more lovable, and thats also what makes her so amazing, she could be vulnerable, and when you find that out about her, you accept it because you want to see her be vulnerable, because she was so intense and strong most of the time, I can't be drawn away from Joan. I can't explain why...
MissGarland18 1 year ago
Happy belated birth day Joan!! You will live forever.. See you on the other side!!!
pete0969wi 1 year ago
what movie is 3:55??!
KURISUCHRIS99 1 year ago
@KURISUCHRIS99 it's called "foresaking all others"
JoanCrawford1933 1 year ago
I love Joan Crawford, and I happen to believe every inch of Christina's Book, but after reading it, you actually wish she had done worse things to that ungrateful little brat.
carlasunflowers 1 year ago
It's very easy to hate Joan Crawford because of what was written in that "Mommie Dearest" book. There's also been other things written about her that wasn't very kind either. But when a lady like Ann Blyth, who is so wholesome, real, and genuine, talks like this about her, I'm inclined to believe her. I'm starting to think that Christina Crawford did a terrible thing by writing that book, whether true or not. You don't air your personal dirty linen in public.
Zva26 1 year ago
I never took that book MD to be true, there are alot of actors who knew and loved Joan. How disgusting it is that her daughter wrote and publised that book after Joan died, she never got to stand up for herself. Thank you Ann Blyth.
FLEXNPOSE 1 year ago 12
loved that shout
VEDA!!!!!
artemiscarrington 2 years ago
Anne Blyth is my aunt :)
SMANGO95 2 years ago 5
Are you serious? My granfather knew Joan Crawford because his mother (my great grandmother) worked for Pepsi Cola.
LexiixoxRoxx 2 years ago
You are so lucky to have such a lovely and talented lady in your family. Miss Blyth always was, and remains, a class act.
edwardjames50 2 years ago
@edwardjames50 thanks :)
SMANGO95 2 years ago
That is so awesome... I wish I knew you. Lol. Jk.
calicobabe123 2 years ago
Heheh thnx :D xD
SMANGO95 2 years ago
It's ironic. Christina thought she had the last laugh, but in fact, her book--and the movie from it--make people interested in finding out about the real Joan, and when they do they fall in love with her. Joan has the last laugh after all, as it should be!
Hunterunc 2 years ago 5
Yes, and she will continue to have the last laugh. It's rightfully hers and she deserves to have every bit of it. I hope Christina realizes that she will never triumph over her mother. Joan will always be the winner.
LexiixoxRoxx 2 years ago 4
Not so sure about that. Christina's book, and the movie, did irreparable damage to Joan's reputation.
mrbronte100 2 years ago
Yes that's true, and she will be known as "Mommie Dearest" to many others for a very long time. However, some that read the book and movie get so into it that they decide to do some research on Joan. The eventually they start watching her movies and reading what others had to say about her, and a lot of times they will begin to see the real Joan and deny what Christina wrote about her. So it also helps her. It can go: either they believe she was a bitch or they absolutely adore her.
LexiixoxRoxx 2 years ago 3
amen
artemiscarrington 2 years ago
its funny becuase for some reason after seeing mommie dearest
i liked joan more
i became more interested in her and wanted to see more of her movies
i agree with you
KURISUCHRIS99 1 year ago 3
@KURISUCHRIS99 - Never believed the full content of Tina's book. She was a spiteful, spoiled, rebellious brat that Joan could never do enough for. Christina's false sense of entitlement made her think she was the Paris Hilton of her day, and that her Mother would just keep footing the bill and opening doors for her until she was a star, too.
Alvin4NY 1 year ago
@Hunterunc I agree, also people 30 years later realized that Tina is a black hearted woman. Why does she keep talking about her Mother in such a bad way re-releasing her book with new storie of abuse. It's like we get it you hated your mom let it go already. Joan is an icon and her adopted daughter is trash. Joan did get the last laugh your right her films are always on tv and will always be even after were all gone. Good post! :)
StaunchComic 1 year ago
Os olhos grandes da Joan era o destaque de sua beleza, a Ann Blyth tinha um rostinho agradável para olhar. (LINDAS!)
geraldoeuclide1940 2 years ago
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whoa joan crawford rules all slag celebs rita hayworths- ginger rogers can FUC OFF who r they en wat they do lol
hoi2000d 2 years ago
I always thought it was sweet of Ann Blyth to make this short. That's the kind of friend you need when you're down. Anyway, I never understood the Veda character in Mildred Pierce. Why did she hate her mother so -- just because she had humble origins? That's no reason to resent you mother, if she loves you. The psychology of their relationship just escapes me.
DCFunBud 2 years ago 18
Veda was a greedy little snob, that's why. And Midlred spoiled her.
LexiixoxRoxx 2 years ago
To answer your question, read the original James M. Cain novel. The movie is superb, but for many reasons they couldn't work the complexity of the Mildred~Veda relationship into the script. Cain's novel is a great read, and I highly recommend it.
edwardjames50 2 years ago
Thanks for the knowlegeable reply. I didn't realize there even was a book.
DCFunBud 2 years ago
@DCFunBud Because Veda was rotten to the core. No matter what her Mother did it was never enough. Even after she gave her the world she tried to steal her mothers husband. I agree Ann Blyth is a great friend to Joan 30 years after her death. Great movie!
StaunchComic 1 year ago
@DCFunBud
Veda was a realistic character, actually, in that there really are people who just seem to have been born "bad".
The unfortunate constellation of their weaknesses and material desires makes them push away anything and anyone that might "tarnish" their image of what their lives should be (or rather, how they should appear in the eyes of the others).
I do love Ann Blyth, though. :)
And I admire Joan Crawford, very much so.
Hadewijch 1 year ago
I don't care what Christina Crawford says or if Faye Dunaway's Joan is...whatever. I believe what Ann Blyth says at least she knew her. I think Joan is a great actress. Sure actors have issues, but NOT what Mommie Dearest portrays.
toplaycool19 2 years ago 5
VeggieChick77 and TCheeky1 are right. Im 15 also and completely love her. Shes so awesome and a great actress. No matter what people say, I will always love Joan. =]
calicobabe123 2 years ago 2
Nice to see that someone so young is appreciative of Joan. Let me tell you, I knew Joan in the last few years of her life, and based on my experience with her, I can honestly say that "MD" is a work of spiteful fiction.
edwardjames50 2 years ago 3
@edwardjames50 Thank you very much. Oh wow.... You actually knew her?! Thats so amazing! I wish I could have know her. I guess now I have proof that my prediction of MD is true. Lol.
calicobabe123 2 years ago
Yes, I knew Joan from 1973 until her death, and was invited to her memorial service. A truly remarkable, generous, and often very funny lady. I still can't get over the fact that this 23 year old kid got to hang out and play backgammon with Joan Crawford!
edwardjames50 2 years ago 3
@edwardjames50 I know. Im very jealous that I was around during that time to have maybe worked with her or somehow just got to know her. How did you know her?
calicobabe123 2 years ago
Ann Blyth and Joan Crawford so beautiful!
UnitedKingdomLove 2 years ago 2
So Beautiful the tears are still falling.
ldyreal 2 years ago 2
a great classic hollywood movie scene a great film,a must own for lovers of classic films
gunlover2010 2 years ago
A legend will always survives.
Christina that croon still is talking bout the 'delusional stories' and what reaching her 70s? shes just a jealous girl and just a nasty piece of work.
Joan is a brilliant actress and worked her way up to the top, she shows that no matter what situation you come from, just keeo moving forwad, live your dream and just in general kick ass!
Boheamie 2 years ago 5
The beauty is the backfire. Because of Mommie Dearest, the book and movie, people have become intrigued in her and therefore, see her for the TRUE Joan which means more fans.
foofwolf22 2 years ago 3
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Joan was a bitch in the true sense of the word!
churchill1956 2 years ago
i'm 15 years old and i LOVE her. i guess there's hope for her legacy if even a teenager like me can remember what a great actress she was and not the monster Faye Dunaway protrayed in Mommie Dearest
VeggieChick77 2 years ago 35
I agree with veggie chick77, im 19 i looove joan so much she awesome! and she will be a household name forever!!!
TCheeky1 2 years ago 2
@VeggieChick77 Girl I agree with you. I love Joan Crawford. She's a wonderful Actress.
beyoncetyratina 1 year ago
@VeggieChick77 You have good taste for a fifteen year old!
shocker147 1 year ago
@VeggieChick77 I'm 14 and i luv her and old movies and stuff!!!!!
ladidacow1 1 year ago
@ladidacow1 Im 16 and i love her! Haha and Lucille Ball! My room is decorated in old hollywood! I just can't stand the way christina portrayed her.
sillbill94 1 year ago
@sillbill94 which christina? and me 2! i also like cher and barbra streisand and broadway and the older gene kelly musicals
ladidacow1 1 year ago
@ladidacow1 Christina Crawford! Lol I can't stand her!!!!!!!!!!!
sillbill94 1 year ago
@sillbill94 o lol
ladidacow1 1 year ago
@VeggieChick77 Joan was a fantastic actress, no doubt about it and she loved entertaining audiences and her fans. Eventually fame and personal problems drove her in a different direction, but can anyone really come from such fame and leave unscathed? Putting personal issues of hers aside Joan really embodied being an actress. Most performers are two people anyways, the Movie Star and the Reality. As just a movie star, Joan is one of the great icons of the golden age.
JediGoddessChristy 10 months ago
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I would butt slam Joan's anus if I was in her day.
cuttock 2 years ago
Anne & Joan too great women!
ForEverSnoopy 2 years ago 3
Wonderful!!! Thank you Miss Ann!!
Orchid89706 2 years ago 3
This is a nice piece from Ann Blyth.
I love this movie. Joan is quite superb and with great support from Ms Blyth.
Please, could someone upload this magnificent movie.
Thank you.
JannyPanny59 2 years ago 3
What's your favorite scene in the movie?
princess11222 2 years ago
Hi princess. I'm sorry to disappoint, but there is no one scene. I love it all. Ann Blyth is quite the little minx, but Mildred does her best and it's not enough.
This movie is pure soap opera and thank God for TCM, I hope they show it again soon.
I'm sorry for the negative answer princess, but as I said, no one scene does it for me.
JannyPanny59 2 years ago
That's very touching, somehow.
lavishstyle 2 years ago
Love it. Thank you for posting.
BettinaBalser 2 years ago
Ann and Joan ... two classy ladies.
roydk06 2 years ago 4
I love you Joan
python130 2 years ago 3
ME TOOOOO!
Sunstudios54 2 years ago
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"I have great admiration for Joan Crawford as an actress, but she's a slut. Her whole life is an act. She is what she is, a cheap flapper who likes to get laid." -- Louis B. Mayer
bscottb8 3 years ago
Jeeze Louis, whats wrong with wanting to get laid?
justinbluehall 3 years ago
did mayer really say that? i thought he was the one who backed up joan all the time until his departure and that marked the end of joan at mgm!
ConfusedSponge 2 years ago
Doesn't matter to me about her kids, b/c we'll never truly know. What I do know is that I like her as an actress and what she had to go through to get the the status the she acheived...
XxfillexX 3 years ago 3
I don't agree with how she treate her kids, but that's just one opinion. I however, think that there is no comparison to her and Bette Davis. Bette Davis was a great actress but Joan was beautiful and a class act all the way. Also,unlike the stars nowadays, she loved and valued her fame to the core and busted her ass to get there and stay there. She diden't have that "oh, why must I be famous" things going on like these days.
zenguy22 3 years ago 2
was ann serious!??? did joan really have freckles! i never saw even one dot! the makeup artist must had super powers to conceal all the freckles and there's no photoshop back then! i never seen one her body too! nowadays, with all the photoshop and tan spray and all, not even one freckled celeb can hide all their freckles! was ann bullshitting us or joan wore 10-inch makeup
ConfusedSponge 3 years ago
Marilyn Monroe had freckles too.
brownstony 2 years ago
really? but maybe i didn't notice even if it's super obvious because i am totally not a fan of monroe!
to me the monroes of today are mansfield (dead), anna nicole (dead), pam anderson, electra, jenna jameson and some others that i forget! however they all spell eww to me
ConfusedSponge 2 years ago
@ConfusedSponge- Ann is telling the truth- Joan was covered in freckles, believe it or not. She said in her 2nd book that she was a natural redhead, "all my freckles are proof of that". You can see it occasionally in candid photos, but in studio shots they would purposedly overexpose the film so you wouldnt see them. And she did wear alot of makeup, especially in later years, to cover them...
mnmcv1 8 months ago
@mnmcv1 A redhead! Wow!
ConfusedSponge 8 months ago
@mnmcv1 Hello, again!!!! Joan wore a lot of bathing suits in her movies. How did she hide all of her freckles? She was of French ethnicity. Pretty odd to hear that French people have freckles. Unless, somehow she had Irish or Scottish blood or both blood in her but that's impossible. I hope that you're not offended with my questions. It's not my intentions to question you but.......
ConfusedSponge 3 weeks ago
no problem, ask as many questions as you like! While Joan wore bathing suits in many of her films (the last i can think of being "Autumn Leaves", when she was around 50) bear in mind it was much easier in black & white to light scenes in a way that would conceal such a thing, especially in the early films she did. Joan was also an expert when it came to her lighting- many of her contemporaries have said she often knew as much about movie-making as the director or cinematographer, sometimes more.
mnmcv1 3 weeks ago
@mnmcv1 Wow, thanks for the great info ;-)
ConfusedSponge 2 weeks ago
@mnmcv1 .......one of my many intentions is to make me understand better about one of my favorite classic actress ever if not THE FAVORITE and also the most interesting woman I've ever known. No doubt about that. I wished I could meet her before she died. I also wish to meet girls or even just ONE girl who is as interesting or more interesting than her. So far, not yet ;-)
ConfusedSponge 3 weeks ago
I think she was a damn good actress..
kappyberra 3 years ago 5
4:01-4:07..............now THAT'S a STAR!
gandy74 3 years ago
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I cant imagine how this world can be infested with possssessssive grouchy low dogs like Joan Crawford. Aries are unneccessary signs in the femal category. So here's to you all possessive cunts
rockstar78852 3 years ago
Stfu! that comment was unnessary.
JoanCrawford1933 3 years ago 3
well cadellacorte your right she could kick ur ass but she isnt a bitch.
JoanCrawford1933 3 years ago 3
excuse me, very MANY people do not acknowledge Joan Crawford was a great movie star.
she was.
ContrastY 3 years ago 3
that was a very nice tribute.
It's true Mommy Dearest eclipsed Joan Crawford legend as a movie star.
But very people do not acknowledge Joan Crawford was a great movie star.
Joan Crawford was a great star, a dedicated performer and she was also an alcoholic who abused her children.
ContrastY 3 years ago 2
The one thing I can't get over about Joan Crawford is her IMPECCABLE discipline. The mini's TCM shows between movies,I happen to catch. A guy who,I don't remember his relation to Crawford,said one time a director asked Crawford to cry for a particular scene. For the sake of the scene,she asked "would you like for me to cry only from my left eye or right or both?"
Who can control which eye their own,natural tears come out of?!!?!?! LOL!!!! I was BLOWN away by that. I respect her work alot!!! :)
bubblinbrownsugar616 3 years ago 5
@bubblinbrownsugar616- the actor who said that was Oscar winner Cliff Robertson.
mnmcv1 8 months ago
@mnmcv1 OH REALLY!! Okay. It was so long ago when I first heard that and I'm pretty sure I didn't know who he was then but do now. Thanks! :)
bubblinbrownsugar616 8 months ago
the most beautiful,the most professional,the most devoted to the fans,the perfectionist,the best best actress ever !!
problems with other actresses ? maybe no one was at the same level.
fancymanbluess 3 years ago 4
ann blyth says people forget how beautiful she was?. I will never forget=]
JoanCrawford1933 3 years ago 4
the name of the first movie plz
blacksilverjose 3 years ago 2
Mildred Pierce, research for clips on YouTube.
Sealy2u 3 years ago 2
Great, great, great... as long as cinema makes sense to people, Joan Crawford will be remembered.
ericafuracao 3 years ago 5
Truly the BEST!!!!. I was only 16 years old i became a big FAN!!!
billycassion 3 years ago 5
I always compared Bette Davis and Joan Crawford to Renata Tebaldi and Maria Callas in (opera). I always felt Joan was a fine actress but Bette was on a higher plain but both were great.
Tenor5274 3 years ago 4
I just want to say Ann you also are a wonderful actress..I found myself really not liking you in Mildred Pierce !! Shows what a great actress you are ...Thanks for such a beautiful tribute to one of the brightest stars of all time...
wayngro68 3 years ago 12
thank you for showing this tribute
ilovepepe2 3 years ago 4
omg i love hearing this thanks so much xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
boneym22 3 years ago 5
Thank you for posting this. It is so wonderful to hear such nice things said about Joan Crawford by someone who knew her. She was an incredible actress and a kind and generous person!
diamondandrubyheart 3 years ago 4
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blythe and joan were lovers for a time not judging .
xtiml 3 years ago
Hey, would you mind telling me where you got that info? I've read pretty much all I could find on Joan, and I don't remember hearing that story. Thanks, Lynn
BerlinLynn 3 years ago 3
What a beautiful tribute...
1969diesel 3 years ago 6
I LOVE the clip where she says "I'd like to slap your face!" then throws the glass against the wall. Awesome. Powerful.
nedasilyah 4 years ago 3
I forget where I read or heard it, but Joan was quoted as commenting about Joann Woodward, who made her own evening gown for the Academy Awards ceremony, that "Miss Woodward has set the cause of Hollywood glamour back twenty years." She neglected to comment of Woodward's graduating from Yale School of drama, or whatever school it was. Love Crawford in the movies, but no reason not to believe she, Like Virginia Woolf, a "24 karat gold bitch." And then her comment to a young Marilyn Monroe!
odovicor 4 years ago
I though Bette Davis made the comment to Marilyn monroe. Whatever! marylin couldn't hold a candle to the greats. She's more known for pretty and sexy than substance. She's really boring.
Ayin07 4 years ago 2
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Dear Red Herring--
Since when is pretty and sexy substanceless? My response had to do with "Crawfordness" of Joan Crawford. Monroe--quite a comedian. Greats? You must mean Ullman, Bergman, Garbo, Dietrich.
odovicor 4 years ago
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She was a great actress it's true but the truth is the truth, some people are in denial...she was a child abusing bitch...fuck her! And the kirk Douglas story proves it!
FACEmaPUNANY1hunnit 4 years ago
Joan had a painful childhood. her father left the family without saying goodbye when she was still a small child. her mother favored her brother Hal. i suspect Joan felt unloved as a child. sometimes no matter how one tries, the pain of the past can be too hard to overcome.
brettsomers 3 years ago 3
It's true...your childhood is everything. But geez...people are denying her abuse towards her kids like their denying The holocaust...it's ridiculous. I don't think Joan considered what she was doing wrong either....she's doing what she feels is right.
FACEmaPUNANY1hunnit 3 years ago 4
it has been clearly shown that christian crawford is a liar. she states she had to help cut down rose bushes when they had been removed the year before for war effort planting of veggies. she remembers full conversations as a small child in great detail. it all rings false. those who knew joan stated it was all lies. tina lived off of joan for years without ever getting a job as an adult. if the abuse was that bad why was she living off her taking her money?
ashlar1965 3 years ago 8
I agree with the living off of her but, I can honestly tell you that I can remember things from when I was 3 and I'm not lying about that. I really can. maybe she was trying to get back at her mom for leaving her out of the will but some people also say that Christina's story is true. They are reliable as well.
FACEmaPUNANY1hunnit 3 years ago
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Take the money where you can sweetie! It's a dog eat dog world!My mom beat the crap out of me and my brothers for years, and I'd write a tell all book about her if she were famous. My mom was just a biter mom,like Joan, stuck in a series of husband with 5 kids. Joan was a bad mom who PURCHASED her kids. Being famous dose not give a person the right to beat the crap out of children! Joan was pretty on film,that's all! Get over it!
dinkydober 3 years ago
So true, it's sad. And Joan always did her best. The least we could do is appreciate everything she's given us. She was a wonderful actress and person. That's why we love her.
LexiixoxRoxx 2 years ago 3
Billycassin: I love & respect Joan Crawford's acting. My feelings will never change about her in that regard. Unfortunately, with celebrities, we're never gonna know the whole truth. "Mommie Dearest" never influenced me to STOP watching her movies because she's THAT great an actress...Hope u catch my drift :)
xocolatl3409 4 years ago
She is my favorite star i heared about when i was only 15 years old.. love her.. DONT BELIVE MOMMIE DEAREST..
billycassin 4 years ago 2
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In Kirk Douglas' autobiography, he tells of an account where after a date with Joan Crawford, she invites him back to her home for drinks, and when he goes with her to check in on her kids, he SEES them strapped in their beds, which is corroborated in "Mommie Dearest". There are 2 sides to a story, but in this case, part of a 3rd side. What does it suggest? She had a weird parenting style enough to freak out Kirk Douglas who got the hell outta there!
xocolatl3409 4 years ago
that bitch would kick my faggot ass!
cadelIacorte 4 years ago
I want to see this whole movie now! I want to watch all Joan Crawford movies. As many times as I have seen Mommy Dearest I want to see the real Joan!
NeeAngelaBoyd 4 years ago
Do it. Possessed and Dancing Lady are two good "young" Joan movies. Our Modern Maidens, along with Our Dancing Daughters and Our Modern Maidens are also excellent.
For mature Joan, nothing beats Sudden Fear, Harriet Craig, Female on the Beach or Autumn Leaves.
brettsomers 4 years ago