she was in a tearful embrace with her mother; her hostility in this episode appears to come out of nowhere. In Episode 5, the director George Cukor (played by John Rubinstein) visited his old friend Joan Crawford at her home before the Oscar ceremony. Crawford greeted Cukor with a sudden relaxation of mood, and what could even be called a self-deprecating laugh. “Joanie, this isn’t you.” “Yes, it is.”Cukor once spoke of Crawford’s exquisite rapport with the camera in vivid terms: “As the camera came in closer, she had an expression on her face of wanting it intensely. Joan Crawford and her camera.

Source: New York Times April 17, 2017 03:00 UTC