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phyllisgabor in celebritybooks

Oh Snap, Joan!

Nov 21, 2006 18:57

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factoflife November 22 2006, 01:08:58 UTC

WOW.

phyllisgabor November 22 2006, 23:14:25 UTC

You should hear her get into the Last Tango in Paris controversy--I don't know if I'm more shocked that she actually saw the movie or that she says, "I certainly hope that butter was unsalted."

lusti_weather November 22 2006, 02:06:05 UTC

I love that book! Everyone always thinks of Joan's feud with Bette Davis, but she hated Norma Shearer for an even longer time. During her MGM era, I believe Joan said something to the effect of "The only reason she gets all the good roles is because she sleeps with the boss."

factoflife November 22 2006, 03:31:18 UTC

Now that's REALLY the pot calling the kettle beige.

phyllisgabor November 22 2006, 23:15:18 UTC

Reading her comments about Norma Shearer made watching The Women that much more enjoyable to me. And I hate to say it, but Norma S. was a little cross-eyed...

eight_bits November 22 2006, 03:13:09 UTC

Even though it makes me have more in common with Joan Crawford than I would like, I can't help loving her for hating Disney movies.

phyllisgabor November 22 2006, 23:17:50 UTC

I was wondering if she made her remarks about Disney around the same time Bette Davis was in Return to Witch Mountain, but it came out a year after she died. DAMN!

syndetic November 22 2006, 14:57:02 UTC

Amazing. I love it!

syndetic November 22 2006, 14:58:21 UTC

Also, have you read Crawford's Men? That one has a promising title...

phyllisgabor November 22 2006, 23:20:26 UTC

As any luck would have it, it's in the pile of books I picked up at the district center library on Sunday! I'll report back with all the details.

phyllisgabor November 22 2006, 23:19:23 UTC

It's a quick and dirty read--I love it and wish I still had my own copy.