Download or read book Just Joan written by Donna Marie Nowak and published by . This book was released on 2010-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this discussion of Joan Crawford's life and work--including lengthy reviews of her films and television appearances-- she "is examined as a feminist forerunner, a gay icon, a dynamic artist, and ... one of the world's great movie stars. The many anecdotes and quotes within ... reveal the sassy, indomitable spirit of this actress who grew up in abject poverty with an indifferent family and yet, against unseemly strife and setbacks, rose from the ashes like a phoenix"--Publisher marketing.