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Mommie Dearest Analysis
Mommie Dearest, a best selling memoir, turned into a bio-drama motion picture. The book was released in 1978 and the movie was released in 1981. The memoir was written by Christina Crawford, adopted daughter of actress Joan Crawford. Christina recounts her childhood and claims that she and her siblings were physically and emotionally abused by their alcoholic mother.
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