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Title
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Joan Crawford
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Description
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Biographical sketch of Joan Crawford (1906-1977), a movie actress starting in 1925 with silent pictures, growing up in Kansas City. Description of her life and career, moving to Kansas City in 1917 from Oklahoma, attending the Scarritt School and Saint Agnes school before working at and attending the Rockingham Academy in Kansas City and Stephens College in Columbia while developing as an actress and dancer. Description of her successful movie career through the 1930s and decline with family troubles documented in the book and movie, "Mommie Dearest."
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Date
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1989
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Object Type
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Book Section
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Title
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Dictionary of Missouri Biography
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Description
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Short biography of actress Joan Crawford (1908-1977) who lived in Kansas City as a child. Biography written by Arthur McClure and Vivian Richardson. Includes citations.
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Date
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1999
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Object Type
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Book
