Bette & Joan The Divine Feud - Hardcover

Considine, Shaun

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0091741920 ISBN 13: 9780091741921

Publisher: E.P. Dutton, 1989

Synopsis

Charts the origins and often startling particulars of the long-standing feud between the two Hollywood legends, and traces their respective careers

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

They were two of the most talented beauties Hollywood ever produced: the elegant Joan Crawford, a former chorus girl who shot through the ranks at MGM, and the brash, tempestuous Bette Davis, a Broadway star notorious for refusing to bow to the studio bosses. Their work together in the hit film "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?" sowed the seeds for a mutual hatred that would consume their lives. As each fading star tried to outshine the other, lives were upended and reputations were destroyed. Glamorous, merciless, and cruel, their feud became the stuff of legends. Based on interviews the author conducted with both actresses and more than a decade of research, "Bette & Joan" shows the hard-drinking, hard-fighting duo at their best and worst. The epic story of these dueling divas is hilarious, monstrous, tragic, and the inspiration for the Ryan Murphy TV series "Feud" starring Susan Sarandon and Jessica Lange. Now updated with two new chapters and a sixteen-page photo insert.

About the Author:

Born in Brooklyn and raised in Ireland, Shaun Considine has written for the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, People and Cosmopolitan.

About this edition

• Publisher: E.P. Dutton
• Publication date: 1989
• ISBN 10: 0091741920
• ISBN 13: 9780091741921
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 401
• Illustrator: Illus. With Photos