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Article: Joan Crawford, unvarnished: Christina Crawford talks about TCM's new documentary on Joan Crawford, which doesn't sidestep the diva's dark side. (television).(Brief Article)
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- The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)
- Article date:
- July 23, 2002
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When the new special Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star premieres on Turner Classic Movies on August 1, Joan's daughter Christina Crawford won't be watching. "I don't have cable," admits the author of 1997's Mommie Dearest: Twentieth Anniversary Edition. But Christina did travel to Los Angeles from her home in northern Idaho to be interviewed on-camera for the documentary by producer-director Peter Fitzgerald. "I rarely get asked to participate in these things," she comments wryly, referring to cable networks' penchant for whitewashed puff pieces with titles containing phrases like "ultimate movie star."
Not to worry. The fascinating Joan Crawford is a lot ...