But horrified by some unflattering pictures taken of her at a 1974 party, Joan Crawford became a recluse, explaining to Chandler that she was determined to preserve her glamorous movie star image.

Crawford, however, was a mastermind at digging into her nemesis Bette Davis, and the pictures of Joan Crawford at the 1963 Oscars show just how much joy can come from a malevolent plan come together.

Joan Crawford (born Lucille ... of the horror film Trog in 1970, Crawford retired from the screen. Following a public appearance in 1974, after which unflattering photographs were published ...

On Mother’s Day, IFC is planning to run an all-day marathon of Frank Perry’s 1981 film Mommie Dearest, a ghoulishly unflattering biopic of screen legend Joan Crawford based on an inflammatory ...

There are no wire hangers in this Joan ... Crawford’s performances as either “natural” (i.e., good) or “artificial” (i.e., bad). Well, at least the film stills and publicity photos ...