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June 1944: EXCLUSIVE American actor Joan Crawford sits and holds hands with her adopted daughter Christina at their home. They wear matching velvet jumpers and flowers in their hair. Christina later wrote a tell-all book entitled, 'Mommie Dearest,' about her unhappy childhood. (Photo by Gene Lester/Getty Images)

June 1944:  EXCLUSIVE American actor Joan Crawford sits and holds hands with her adopted daughter Christina at their home.  They wear matching velvet jumpers and flowers in their hair. Christina later wrote a tell-all book entitled, 'Mommie Dearest,' about her unhappy childhood.  (Photo by Gene Lester/Getty Images)