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“Mommy Dearest, published in 1978, appeared at a pivotal moment in the history of celebrity, and also helped to change celebrity culture. Christina Crawford’s book helped create a public as fascinated with celebrities going bad as with celebrities being good, a public obsessed with celebrity scandal and with exposing the flawed person behind the beautiful image.” Read more...
Sharon Marcus, Literary Scholar
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