After seven years, she gained a Bachelor of Arts degree from UCLA. Īfter graduating from Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy, she moved from California to Pittsburgh to attend Carnegie Mellon School of Drama and then to New York City, where she studied at the Neighborhood Playhouse in Manhattan.

In 1942, another boy, who also had the name Christopher, had been adopted by Joan Crawford, but was reclaimed by his birth mother. Her siblings were Christopher, adopted in 1943, and twin girls Catherine (Cathy) and Cynthia (Cindy) - adopted in 1947. Ĭhristina was one of five children adopted by Joan. Crawford was adopted from a baby broker in Nevada because Joan was formally denied an adoption by social services for being an unfit candidate in California in 1940. According to her personal interview with Larry King, her father was married to another woman and supposedly in the Navy. * Tickets: $25 advance, $30 at the door ($15 additional for a pre-show reception.Christopher Crawford (adopted brother) Cathy Crawford (adopted sister) Cynthia 'Cindy' Crawford (adopted sister)Ĭhristina Crawford is an American author and actress, best known for her 1978 memoir and exposé, Mommie Dearest, which described her abusive relationship with her adoptive mother, film star Joan Crawford.Ĭhristina Crawford was born in Los Angeles, California, to an unmarried teen. * What: Debut of a documentary by Christina Crawford, who will attend I hope this film will make people say ‘If she could do it, I can do it.’ It’s my gift. “We have to have hope it’s what gets us up in the morning. It’s debuting in Florida because Crawford’s co-producer, longtime friend Jerry Rosenberg, lives in Jacksonville.Ĭrawford hopes the film encourages others who are struggling. It features old photos, home movies, clips from TV appearances, and footage of her work raising funds to fight children’s violence, as well as interviews with Joan Crawford, who died in 1977. The documentary doesn’t focus on Crawford’s childhood but encompasses her whole life. You need role models to show that courage. “Those young men who came forward, they’re so brave. “It takes a long time for society to change,” she said. She’s heartened by increased awareness of child abuse, saying even a tragedy like the case of Jerry Sandusky, the Penn State coach convicted of child molestation, is encouraging. “I think I moved to Idaho to live without fear.” “Slowly, but surely, a kind of freedom evolved in my life,” she said.

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