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Christina Crawford ( born June 11, 1939 ) is an American writer and actress, best known as the author of Mommie Dearest, an exposé of alleged child abuse by her mother, actress Joan Crawford.
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* Survivor, a novel by Christina Crawford
Crawford disinherited the two and, after Crawford's death, Christina wrote a " tell-all " memoir, Mommie Dearest, in which she alleged a lifelong pattern of physical and emotional abuse perpetrated by Crawford.
The child was temporarily called Joan until Crawford changed her name to Christina.
Until Christina was well enough to return, Crawford offered to play her role, to which producer Gloria Monty readily agreed.
In November 1978, a year and a half after Crawford's death, Christina published Mommie Dearest, which contained allegations that Crawford was emotionally and physically abusive to Christina and her brother Christopher.
A wire clothes hanger was also a featured prop in a central scene in the 1981 movie Mommie Dearest, in which Joan Crawford, played by Faye Dunaway, enters the room of her daughter, Christina, at night while the girl sleeps, to admire the beautiful clothes hanging nicely in her closet.
* October 21 – 25 – Joan Crawford makes a guest appearance for five episodes on the soap opera The Secret Storm, filling in for her ailing daughter, Christina.
* Christina Crawford – Mommie Dearest
Mommie Dearest is a memoir and exposé written by Christina Crawford, the adopted daughter of actress Joan Crawford.
In the book, Christina Crawford claims that she was a victim of child abuse during her mother's battle with alcoholism and that her mother was more concerned about her motion picture career than the well-being of her four children, suggesting she may have adopted them for publicity purposes.
Christina recounts several evenings where Joan's behavior was unbalanced, and at least one encounter with her mother where Crawford attempted to strangle her.
While acknowledging that Joan Crawford was highly ambitious and an alcoholic for much of her life, critics have suggested that Christina embellished her story.
Crawford's Mildred Pierce co-star, actress Eve Arden, sided with Christina about Crawford's parenting abilities, saying that Crawford suffered from bipolar disorder ; a good woman in many ways but, as an alcoholic with a violent temper, simply unfit to be a mother.
Later biographers have reported that Christina began writing her book before Crawford's death, and have suggested that Joan's knowledge of its contents may have been a factor in Joan Crawford cutting her daughter from her will.
Christina Crawford has stood by her story and later released a " 20th Anniversary Edition " which includes one hundred pages of new material and omits about fifty pages of original material.
Christina also appeared at readings with drag entertainer Lypsinka, who has made numerous appearances as Joan Crawford during stage acts.
* Mommie Dearest, Christina Crawford, William Morrow & Co., 1978, ISBN 0-688-03386-5, hardcover
* Mommie Dearest, Christina Crawford, Seven Springs Press, 1997, ISBN 0-9663369-0-9, expanded edition,
Christina Crawford bought back the book rights.
Category: Books by Christina Crawford
* Christina Crawford, American actress
During this marriage Crawford adopted her first child, daughter, Christina.
Christina and born
This is when he met his first girlfriend Christina Grönvall, with whom he had two children: Peter ( born 1963 ) and Helen ( born 1965 ).
Gustavus Adolphus was born in Stockholm as the oldest son of Duke Charles of the Vasa dynasty and his second wife, Christina of Holstein-Gottorp.
On 9 August 1982, Rau married the political scientist, Christina Delius ( born 1956 ).
The couple had three children: Anna Christina, born 1983, Philip Immanuel, born 1985 and Laura Helene, born 1986.
Brando had a long-term relationship with his housekeeper Maria Christina Ruiz, by whom he had three children: Ninna Priscilla Brando ( born May 13, 1989 ), Myles Jonathan Brando ( born January 16, 1992 ), and Timothy Gahan Brando ( born January 6, 1994 ).
* November 20 – Christina Nilsson, Swedish operatic soprano ( born 1843 )
She was married three times and had a daughter, Christina ( born May 16, 1968 ) by her second marriage, to British actor David Cameron.
The couple had five children: Christopher ( born 1939 ), Christina ( born December 1, 1941 ), Catalina ( born November 21, 1942 ), Duncan ( born August 4, 1945 ), and Valentina ( born December 26, 1952 ).
She was born at the Columbus Zoo to Millie Christina ( mother ) and Baron Macombo ( father ).
* Ernest Pontifex, the central character ( born 6 September 1835 ; eldest child of Theobald and Christina Pontifex ).
* Ellen Pontifex ( born ca. 1831 ; housemaid of Theobald and Christina ; pregnant by John the coachman & married him 15 August 1851 ; separated ; married bigamously to Ernest late 1850s ; annulled 1862 ).
* Joseph ( born 1836 ; second child of Theobald & Christina ; married between 1875 & 1876 ).
* Charlotte ( born 1837 ; third child of Theobald & Christina ; married between 1876 & 1882 ).
Katy Jurado was born Maria Christina Jurado Garcia on January 16, 1924, in Mexico City.
She was married to Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld, with whom she had four children: Princess Beatrix ( born 1938 ), Princess Irene ( born 1939 ), Princess Margriet ( born 1943 ), Princess Christina ( born 1947 ).
Christina and June
* June 6 – Charles X Gustav succeeds his cousin Christina on the Swedish throne.
He was married on 18 November 1995 to Alexandra Christina Manley, who was born on 30 June 1964.
1 June 1658 married 2ndly Gothenburg countess Christina Catharine De la Gardie ( 1632 – 1704 ), daughter of Field Marshal and Count Jakob De la Gardie ( 1583 – 1652 ) and Countess Ebba Brahe ( 1596 – 1674 ) in Göteborg and bought one of the largest estate in the Baltic area ( Kolga manor, Kuusalu Parish ) in Estonia from De la Gardie family with a land of 500 km².
In a June 2012 episode entitled “ Dollars and Dentists ,” Frontline came under criticism for using Christina Browne -- a convicted felon who was in the midst of a wrongful termination suit against a target of the documentary, “ Kool Smiles ”-- as their primary source of information on the company.
* Maria Amalia Christina Franziska Xaveria Flora Walburga ( b. Dresden, 24 November 1724-d. Buen Retiro, 27 September 1760 ); married on 19 June 1738 to Charles VII, King of Naples, later King Charles III of Spain.
Prominent writers during this period included Robert Fulford, Peter Gzowski, Peter C. Newman, Trent Frayne, June Callwood, McKenzie Porter, and Christina McCall.
The Diane Warren-penned song was featured during the closing credits of Disney's highly anticipated animated feature, and was worked at Top 40 and Adult Contemporary radio starting June 5, prior to the film's June 15 release date ; then she collaborated with singers Christina Aguilera, Lil ' Kim, and P! nk on the remake of Labelle's 1975 hit " Lady Marmalade ".
The body of Christina Collins was discovered in the Trent and Mersey Canal in Rugeley on 17 June 1839.
* Christina Aguilera ( June 2006 )
In June 2009, it was announced that Le Tigre were back in the studio working with Christina Aguilera on her fourth studio album Bionic.
Alexandra Christina, Countess of Frederiksborg, ( née Alexandra Christina Manley, formerly Princess Alexandra of Denmark ; born 30 June 1964 ) is a former member of the Danish Royal Family as the former wife of Prince Joachim of Denmark.
Christina " Tina " Sinatra ( born June 20, 1948, Los Angeles, California ) is the youngest child of Frank Sinatra and his first wife, Nancy ( née Barbato ).
* Christina Bellantoni, former White House correspondent for The Washington Times in Washington, D. C., senior reporter for Talking Points Memo, named one of the Top 25 Most Progressive Twitterers in June 2010.
In 1989 Christina followed up on these contact details by sending an appeal for funds to restore the dilapidated Mavis, the supposed prototype for Arthur Ransome's Amazon, The response to this appeal was overwhelming and in June 1990 The Arthur Ransome Society was formed.
Claudia de ' Medici ( June 4, 1604 – December 25, 1648 ) was a daughter of Ferdinando I de ' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany and Christina of Lorraine.
Christina Agnes Lilian Foyle ( 30 January 1911 – 8 June 1999 ) was an English bookseller and owner of Foyles bookshop.
" What a Girl Wants " was the first track recorded for Christina Aguilera in June 1998, Fair liked the song and after the decision was made to release it as the second single the label called for a second recording of the track because they wanted to change the original key in addition to editing rhythmic changes.
The video was shot from June 12 – 15, 2000, and was the last music video from her chart topping self-entitled debut album, Christina Aguilera.
In June 1545, he became joint " tutor and administrator " for his nephew, Charles III, Duke of Lorraine, with his sister-in-law Christina of Denmark.
Maria Christina, Duchess of Teschen ( Maria Christina Johanna Josepha Antonia ; 13 May 1742 – 24 June 1798 ), called " Mimi ", was the fourth daughter and fifth child of Maria Theresa of Austria and Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor.
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