There are few stars who have reached the heights that Joan Crawford did. In his book Ferocious Ambition: Joan Crawford’s March to Stardom my guest Robert Dance explores how she rose from childhood poverty to the top of her industry where she maintained a successful career for over four decades. We talked about her drive and talent for business and how she was a surprising feminist presence in mid-century cinema.   You can purchase Ferocious Ambition: Joan Crawford’s March to Stardom here Check out the gorgeous photos on the official Ferocious Ambition Instagram account  The show is available on Apple, Spotify, Amazon Music, PocketCasts, Google, and Radio Public   Like the podcast? Want to hear more frequent episodes? Subscriptions are as low as 99 cents a month   You can also support my work on ko-fi --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/k-cruver/support