Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Illustration by Luis G. Rendon/The Daily Beast/Everett Collection Anna Maria Italiano from the Bronx traveled almost as far ...

Exclusive: As a new making-of book reveals, the cost and talent expended on "Mommie Dearest" were astronomical — and just the beginning of the infamous biopic going over the top. Mother’s Day means a ...

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 ...

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Joan Crawford had a fierce defender in her first husband. Appearing on Nostalgia Tonight with Joe Sibilia, entertainment historian Steve Randisi spoke about his friendship with Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

It’s not certain when Joan Crawford was born — various sources say 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, and 1908 (that’s showbiz) — but she definitely died in 1977, and ...

Arriving, appropriately enough, in the wake of Mother’s Day, comes a new book toasting the mother of all Bad Mother movies, Mommie Dearest. Ashley Hoff’s With Love, Mommie Dearest: The Making of an ...

Many people know the campy horror flick “Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?” and the 1945 noir thriller that won Crawford her Oscar, “Mildred Pierce.” These three films, available to rent for less than ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mother's Day means a lot of things — and for many, it means a chance to grab some wire hangers and rekindle a love for the 1981 ...