Are you aware of all the abuse accusations that Joan Crawford's daughter, Christina Crawford, made about her in her tell-all memoir Mommie Dearest? If so, do you think that the allegations made in that book are accurate or do you think they are sensationalized just to sell copies of the book? Let us know in the comments section below.
▬Contents of this video▬ 00:00 - Intro 02:09 - Fairbanks Jr. Portrayed Crawford As Self-Centered 04:53 - Mommie Dearest 07:36 - Outro
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Join FactsVerse as we take a closer look at the rumors and accusations that have been directed towards actress Joan Crawford since her death in 1977. We'll be focusing on what her first husband, Douglas Fairbanks Jr had to say about his late ex-wife before his death in 2000.
The relationship of Douglas Fairbanks Jr and Joan Crawford was prime fodder for the tabloid publications of the late 20s and early 30s. Douglas Jr was Tinseltown royalty. His father was the famed and beloved actor Douglas Fairbanks and his stepmother was the late-great Mary Pickford. While Jr was known as the Prince of Hollywood and followed in his parent's footsteps by also becoming an actor, it was his wife, Crawford that would ultimately become the huge movie star of the two.
Crawford made her big break in the 1928 film Our Dancing Daughters. A year later she fell in love with, Douglas Fairbanks Jr on the set of the sequel to Our Dacing Daughters, Our Modern Maidens.
The romance between Crawford and Fairbanks Jr seemed to be a match made in heaven, but as the years have gone by, we've learned a lot of juicy and shocking details about the two stars relationship that has cast it an entirely light. But more interesting than that is what we've learned about Joan Crawford. Numerous accusations, rumors, and revelations have come to light in the decades since her passing in 1977 that depict her as something more like a monster than a loving mother or cherished film star.
After divorcing Fairbanks Jr in 1923, Crawford went on to marry three more times. Three of her four marriages ended in divorce. In total, she would adopt five children, one of whom however would later be reclaimed by his birth mother a year after being adopted. Crawford's relationship with her children was one of the biggest reasons why the public lost faith in her. She disinherited her two eldest children, and after her death, Crawford's daughter published a revealing tell-all memoir titled Mommie Dearest that painted the late star as a raging alcoholic who routinely subjected her children to egregious abuses.
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Puts the Joan Crawford Rumors to Bed
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