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Article: Joan Crawford gets what she deserves on TCM.(The Dallas Morning News)
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- July 15, 2002
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PASADENA, Calif. _ "Mildred Pierce" won her an Oscar. "Mommie Dearest" stepped on its neck.
Joan Crawford and her piercing wail of "No wire hangers!" are courtesy of adoptive daughter Christina, whose tell-all book became a camp classic in the 1981 movie adaptation starring Faye Dunaway.
So what's to be done all these years later? How about a full-blown reappraisal of her film career in Turner Classic Movies' "Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star." Narrated by Anjelica Huston and premiering on Aug. 1, the 90-minute documentary will kick off TCM's monthlong journey through 41 of the nearly 100 movies she made. Christina, now 63, is a willing participant ...