Mommie Dearest Film Costumes
Christina Crawford is Joan’s adopted daughter, and her hugely controversial 1978 biography of her mother was turned into a 1981 film starring Faye Dunaway. Mommie Dearest portrayed Joan as a cruel woman, an alcoholic and an abusive mother, an image that many of her adoring fans, myself included, have found difficult to believe. Nevertheless, the film has found a place…