Joan Crawford
- ISBN-10
- 1501194356
- ISBN-13
- 9781501194351
- Series
- Joan Crawford
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 352
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2017-10-21
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Author
- Bob Thomas
Description
Bob Thomas tells the fabulous truth of how Joan Crawford rose from a Kansas City telephone operator to one of Hollywood’s biggest stars in this compelling biography.
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- 2021-09-18
- 106 pages
- Paperback
- Independently Published
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