Download or read book Joan Crawford written by Lawrence J. Quirk and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2002-09-30 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on new interviews, this fresh portrayal of an American film legend retraces her steps from her beginnings in silent films in the 1920s through her Oscar-winning performance in Mildred Pierce and subsequent decline. (Biography)