CHILDREN OF LANA TURNER, JOAN CRAWFORD & OTHERS DISCUSS THEIR TRAUMATIC CHILDHOODS (7)

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THE PHIL DONAHUE SHOW: Cheryl Crane, daughter of Lana Turner, explains how she came to stab Johnny Stompanato to death when she was 14 years old and the effect it had on the rest of her life. Christina Crawford talks about the book she wrote about her mother Joan Crawford, "Survivor". Eric Preminger and Roberta Wallach's childhoods were not as traumatic but they felt there were stressful issues to deal with. Eric's mother, Gypsy Rose Lee, hid the fact that his father, Otto Preminger, was his father until he was 22 years old. And Roberta talks about growing up with two parents who were actors, Eli Wallach & Anne Jackson windstorm1000 Lana Turner very wittily said "I wanted 7 kids and one husband--but I ended up with 7 husbands and one kid." glamdolly20 +windstorm1000 Oh I LOVE that! Thank you for sharing. Valkyrie Sardo The daughter had a right to write her book and it is a right that supercedes any fan's desire to cherish a preferred image. The fan argued that the deceased was unable to defend herself. Let's not overlook that the child was likewise unable to defend herself. Joan had no defender as a child. The disclosures can help break the cycle and benefit our future children. The well-being of a child takes priority over the reputation of a parent. glamdolly20 +Valkyrie Sardo Well said. In fact it was Joan Crawford's great good fortune that her daughter did not expose her in her lifetime but waited until she had died. That was merciful of Christina, for Joan Crawford was such a control-freak it is doubtful she would have coped well with her well-preserved image being destroyed. timerwolf700 +glamdolly20 But she had a very good idea it would happen didn't she or else she wouldn't have left Christina and Christopher out of her will. glamdolly20 +timerwolf700 I doubt anyone was much surprised that Joan Crawford was vindictive enough to disinherit two of her children - she had been so cruel to them when they were infants, she was capable of anything! gmaureen +Valkyrie Sardo As Christina herself says, millions of children in that time period were raised in the same way. I think Christina, knowing this, should have written her book with less emphasis on her mother and more emphasis on dysfunctional parenting. Again, as she recognizes, Joan Crawford was a product of her own dysfunctional childhood and thus limited in what she (as a parent) would be able to give to any child. glamdolly20 +gmaureen With respect, it was Christina's childhood and Christina's story, so Christina had every right to tell it as she remembered it. Why on earth should abuse survivors pull their punches to protect the reputations of their abusers? It seems to be there is some very warped thinking on this subject! gmaureen +glamdolly20 Indeed, but Christina has taken a lot of abuse over the years as a result of her book and I don't see that as productive/therapeutic/wise. In her own way, she has simply perpetuated the initial abuse by bringing the public into it. glamdolly20 +timerwolf700 Poor Joan Crawford was very damaged and should never have passed on that damage to adopted children. That really is all that needs to be said on this subject! 11kwright +Valkyrie Sardo Exactly, big time agree with you as I've said pretty much those exact words before. Always for the voice of a child or the truth be told of a child's experience when they become independent of the abuser as Christine did. Rafael Storm Isn't Roberta Wallach beautiful? She' a perfect amalgam of her parents' genes. Moosekarloff1 +Rafael Storm I always thought she was. I knew her father and met her mother once. Very nice people... deb310red Cheryl Crane is the spitting image of her mother. She has the same look and mannerisms. Very attractive woman. glamdolly20 +deb310red Yes, stunning looking lady with her mother's amazing bone structure. Good genes always triumph! Chloe wilson +deb310red I don't find her attractive at all. She looks old to me. Not trying to be rude but that is how I see her. glamdolly20 +Chloe wilson I don't know how old you are, but good looks don't always mean youth. Women over 50 can have a glamour and allure all of their own - if you believe the media you'd think all women over 30 were past it! If you are over 30, the good news is the best is yet to come. windstorm1000 +deb310red the mannerisms but not the look--she looks like her father--even Cheryl admits this.