Joan Crawford Makeup + Life Story | The TRUTH Behind Mommie Dearest 

Storyline, which you do so extremely well!!! Wow so many men, so many twists, turns, I can’t even keep straight, let alone imagine living it. I find it rather heartwarming that Bette Davis, her arch enemy, even defended her in the end.❤️

I was 11 when I watched Faye Dunaway play Joan Crawford in Mommie Dearest and loved that movie. I love that you chose her to talk about. Keep it coming.

Yay! A new beauty biography- my favorite series on RU-vid! Great job, Joan Crawford what an amazing life!

Aside: Joan was the #1 Box Office Star of 1930. Enjoyed your video, Ashley ~*

Soooo I used the be obsessed over Mommie Dearest and scared to death of wire hangers because of it 😳 and when my Mama would take me to the store and not get me any candy, I would call her Mommie Dearest and she would get so mad at me 😂😂

I don't think it's difficult to believe it all that an abuser would only abuse her to oldest and not the youngest I also don't think it's difficult to believe Christina's accounts as an abuse victim myself it actually sounds very real very genuine and I hope that people stopped discrediting christina because Joan was a famous actress

I love all of your beauty biographies! I do my makeup along with you when i get ready in the mornings and i find your voice and personality so soothing. Its almost like i'm getting ready with an older sister or a really good friend. 💕 I'd love to see a video about Julie Andrews, Maria Callas, or even Tura Satana!

Another thorough, fascinating BB! Loved the final look too ❤️

This was so well done! Thank you! 💖

Love these! Great work!! Thank you!😊

Yay! So happy to see a new Beauty Biography episode. So good!

This is amazing! You even speak without reading …you really have done your research Thank you 🙏

I would say above all she was a model for many woman. In both acting and her work with Pepsi, she made an incredible life journey for herself. So many movies i remember my grandmother loved Joan Crawford... rain..Mildred Pierce...autum leaves.. i think i have them all somewhere.

You forget that the twins were way younger than Christina and wouldn’t have known about the abuse

My fav uploads of yours ❤️❤️

New subbie here. Loving the old hollywood vids! ❤️

New subscriber ;) ABSOLUTELY ADORE THIS VIDEO💯💗🕊️

Why doesn't Christina Crawford change her last name ? Keeping the last name keeps her associated with Joan Crawford who she says abused her .

Yay, my favourite RU-vid videos!

I love your story telling voice! It’s so clear

This was so interesting. Mommy Dearest was so popular when I was younger. Makes you wonder who to believe.

There's were some witnesses to Joan's abuse of Christina and Christopher, but they chose to remain silent.

abuse back then was kept quite.. I believe it--

Love your biographies❤ I've been on a BIG VALLEY binge. Have you ever done Barbara Stanwyck or Linda Evans?

wow! you know how to completely transform yourself into a woman from that era. So gorgeous!

Loved this video. I do have some comments, however. Some people, including Christina's godmother, I believe named Helen Hayes, did personally witness abusive behavior of Joan toward Christina and Christopher. Cheryl Crane, Lana Turner's daughter, who went to school with Christina, said on Phil Donahue that Lana said that she and other actors were aware of Joan's abusing Christina and Chris. An estate sale from a former household employee of JC included a note containing instructions to tie Chris down at night, typed by JC. One of the neighbors saw Chris tied up in bed. Also, when Joan tried to legitimately adopt children, she was turned down by the state. Appears they didn't deem her fit. The "twins" JC adopted from human trafficker Georgia Tan, were probably not even related at all, as GT would regularly falsify birth certificates. Many details of Christina's book can be verified if one chooses to investigate. Christina says JC's husband, Philip Terry, saw Christina tied up in the shower and that JC instructed him to spank Christina with a hairbrush as discipline. I think he was alive when the book was published, and he never denied it. JC's household employment agency stopped sending her help because all the workers would eventually quit due to her outbursts. Keenan Wyn's son, Van Johnson's stepson, wrote in his memoir about cruel treatment he and his mother witnessed by JC toward Christina at a birthday party. Mrs. Chadwick from Chadwick School heard JC being verbally abusive to Christina on the phone. Christina says JC called an officer to the house to take her to juvenile hall after JC attacked her,leaving her with a black eye. JC showed obvious favoritism amongst her children, even with her beloved "twins." One "twin" received ALL of JC's personal property; the other a miserly trust fund. I believe the secretary who worked for JC for 50 years received a payout in the will, as well. Yeah, the same one who never (coincidentally) witnessed any abuse. Notwithstanding, Christina mentions that a lot of the abuse occurred as "night raids," at an hour when the secretary wouldn't be working. According to Christina, one secretary physically intervened and stopped JC from choking Christina, shouting, "Stop, Joan, you're gonna kill her." JC's longtime makeup artist noted Jc's alcoholism, lamenting, "She never should have been allowed to adopt those kids." (Well, she legally wasn't. ) It is reported that the nuns from Jc's Catholic school were physically abusive toward her, beating her in the head with a cane, among other punishments. This was not uncommon in parochial schools at this time. JC could very well have been acting out the abuse done to her. One of the "twins" described her mother as "firm," but that JC mellowed in later years. Christina told Larry King that she saw JC hit the "twins," too. They were both alive when this was said, and they never disputed it. Christina also told LK that Chris received worse abuse than she did. If Christina is trying to sell a fake abuse story for attention or money, why would she say that?

I wish there would b a Netflix show debunking Mommy Dearest. There is a lot of evidence that proves Christina lied and she has made a nice living off of it.

You are very good at multitasking.

After I heard that Faye Dunaway exaggerated her depiction of Joan, I looked for this video because I knew there had to be more to the woman. I wish the movie was more accurate so we could get some kind of actual idea how she was, but it’s a movie and it’s purpose is to captivate and shock people.

At least with Christina Crawford, there’s at least a few people who did corroborate her claims. Meanwhile, not one person can be found supporting BD Hyman’s claims about Bette Davis.

Children raised in the same home can have very different ideas and perceptions of what their families were like..for instance my mom was the oldest and born in 1931, I think my grandmother was 17 when my mom was born, a brother and sister came and they all pretty much had the same upbringing, life on a farm in oHIO, My mom was a majorette and the band and grandma would see my mom got to practices and games, etc. mt mom mentioned when she was about 10 she and my grandma got diptheria and my grandmother almst des from an allergic reaction to the meds. My grandpa was working in the filed on a tractor, and somehow got his hand caught in a gear or something. mt grandpa knew everyone on the house was sick in bed and also under quarantine, so he ended up cutting part of a finger off so he could free himself...someone had left berries on the porch, so when grandpa came home he asked grandma about them long story short grandpa made a berry pie that night for supper with a HUGE BANDAGED FINGER,,,, My aunt and uncle came along later, and my aunt said she and my uncle lived in a totally different home and were not allowed todo much of anything at school other than attend classes, my grandpa became very nervous and drank heavily... but was never abusive as far as I was told..so it is possible Joan Crawfords chidren had different perceptipns of their mother, but to make up slander and lies for a dollar is a terrible thing!@

Christina was so rude to Elvis Presley that he physically threw her out of his house.

Joan, always the movie star, would leave the light on in cars as the driver was driving away so her fans could see her….

Shirley MacLaine's daughter Sasha wrote a book about her. Bettye Davis's daughter is an evangelist who claims that her mother was a controller and caused trouble so I believe that Christina was telling the truth about Joan. I think she was nuts like most of the actors were.

19:55 "Joan's alcoholisn severely impacted her ability to parent." Excellent point and one that Christina and Christopher would agree with you on. (Mommy's drunken tirades were what was responsible for the abuse)

My Paternal Grandmother Lived in Loton Oklahoma, And worked on the Military Base.

One must watch Doctor Phil’s thesis on Christina Crawford calling her a narcissist.

You should have done Faye's makeup for Mommie Dearest. They got the arch of the eyebrows all wrong!

Ok l know someone has probably asked this, but what is that yellow thing you are dabbing on your face? Btw you look very beautiful without the makeup.

Wow you resembles Renee Zelwege?r so much

I agree with you about people who abuse children, its beyond infuriating and makes me very upset, things dont bother me too much except THAT

Lucille Ball named her daughter Lucie and no one gave her crap. Some people, my husband included, think naming a child after themselves or someone else robs them of their identity, male or female. I never had an issue with it. If you want to keep confusion to a minimum use a nickname. I think nicknames are adorable.

Omg this wig looks so good on you

You are awesome! This was very entertaining. Linda Darnell would be a good choice. She was so beautiful, but had a lot of tragedy In her life. Dying from burns she sustained In a house fire.

I was so excited for this. I saw Mommy dearest when it came out and I was appalled. My Mother and Grandmother loved her especially since she was from Lawton , Oklahoma. I thought her daughter had to have been making it up to just make money since it was so insane. Once again you did an amazing job! Thanks 💜💜💜🥂

Do something on Tina Turner,...maybe?

I believe the abuse. Joan was an alcoholic. They are subject to intermittent rages. I do also believe she could be difficult and at times, kind and sensitive.

Also, JC and BD were both in love with Franchot Tone, but JC married him.

Christina wasnt her daughter that was a child Joan purchased and it just didnt work

I don't understand......it says that Joan was A GEMINI AND THAT SHE DIED ALSO IN JUNE!???

Who knows what really happened? Christina has changed her story a lot over the years.

Lucille Ball named her daughter Lucie.

Doesn't Joan Crawford have an autobiography about her life story?

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I think Cristina lied about another. Joan was strict, but her daughter had issues. A lot of friends cited un truths Cristina told.

Good video but you contradict yourself early on you say you can't stand people who hurt children but then later defend Joan from her abuse accusations I believe Christina

What if Her book is true? You said you don’t like people who hurt children. You never know what goes on behind closed doors. Just saying

good thing I don't need makeup. you did not need it you're already super cute

9:43. It’s claimed that there were many ‘Joan Arden’ entries in that contest, making MGM liable to pay everyone $500 - a fortune in 1925! There was no actress by that name, so that was an expeditious lie. ‘Joan Crawford’ was the next best choice.

"WANT TO JUST GO AND SPIT ON PEOPLE'S GRAVES". YOU ARE SO TART. FUNNY GIRLIE👍. 😇😎🎤.

LOVE JOAN SHE/S ONE OF THE GREATS FROM THE GOLDEN ERA ! YOU LOOK GREAT THE MAKEUP IS LOVELY ,BUT IF YOUR GOING TO PORTRAY JOAN YA GOTT GET THE LIPS RIGHT !!! THAT WAS REALLY A TRAIDMARK OF HERS !!!!!

JC had her molars removed so that she could have an angular face.

I love all of these biographies. I am a big Joan Crawford fan. I think the book may have initially shocked people, but it fizzled and Christina Crawford proved herself to be money hungry loser. She spent all the money she made on the book and movie rights, and has squeezed as much as she could out of her very famous Mother. Christine Crawford has demonstrated in many interviews her intense obvious jealousy and envy of her Mother. I think most people are on to her. Christine’s interview with Larry King in 2000, makes the jealousy and envy she has for her Mother very transparent. I do not think this book did any damage to Joan Crawford other than make younger generations seek out her films. Christine rCrawford was not a beautiful or talented. She was seething with jealousy, and this envy and jealousy turned to hatred. Again Joan persevered

Yes!! If you hurt/abuse children or animals you are just a bad person.

A lot of the stuff in that book I do not believe.... Someone that concerned with image sending their child to school in tattered clothes as a punishment for a week.....cap Her killing her husband 😑 girl

But if Joan Crawford was 69 when she died in 1977 wouldn't that make her born in 1908

NO to dark hair!

Adjusted for inflation, Joan's movies grossed more than Will Smith's movies. Fact. Christina was an untalented plain Jane who was jealous of Joan.

THAT BLACK WIG IS NOT BECOMING ON YOU, I FELT FEAR COMING ON ME WHEN I LOOKED AT IT AND THAT HAIRLINE ON YOUR FORHEAD 👀

Oh dear , was looking forward to Hearing this , the make up show is getting a bit over the top , so just lost me as a subscriber , put your make up on before you start the show , bye .

Girlie, better style your wig better and contour your forehead. That lace is super clockable