Difficult? Demanding? Probably. But Hollywood legend Joan Crawford was no 'Mommie Dearest,' says author Scott Eyman. 'She was ...

A camp classic, an unsung masterpiece, “Mommie Dearest” has been accused of many things, but never of being forgettable. Frank Perry’s 1981 Paramount film, initially laughed at by audiences and ...

Get beyond the campy horror flick "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?" and get a taste of Joan Crawford's real appeal with these ...

There may be no more iconic utterance in the history of on-screen parenting, but actress Faye Dunaway could barely bring herself to film the scene. Dunaway, now 83, famously portrayed silver-screen ...

"No more wire hangers ever" is one of the most quotable lines in Hollywood history, and it almost didn’t happen. Faye Dunaway, who portrayed silver screen star Joan Crawford in 1981’s "Mommie Dearest, ...

Legendary Hollywood star Joan Crawford died in 1977. In 1978, her adopted daughter, Christina, published Mommie Dearest, a memoir that revealed the abusive reality of her life in the Crawford ...

The following is an excerpt from the new book With Love, Mommie Dearest: The Making of an Unintentional Camp Classic by Hollywood historian A. Ashley Hoff, available now through Chicago Review Press.

May 7 will see the publication of "With Love, Mommie Dearest: The Making of an Unintentional Camp Classic," a new book that tells the story of the making of, and the aftermath of the now legendary ...

I’ve always thought of myself as a Clair Huxtable type of mom from the 1980s sitcom “The Cosby Show.” I was young, married, had a decent job in corporate America, and lived an active lifestyle. Our ...

"I’m glad you see it as a redemption story. To some extent it is." HBO's celebratory showbiz documentary, “Faye,” directed by Laurent Bouzereau, showcases Dunaway as the seminal 1970s screen actress ...