Feud: Bette and Joan with Scott Eyman

About this episode

The episode discusses the making of the film 'Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?' and features an interview with Scott Eyman about Joan Crawford's life.

BASED ON A TRUE STORY (BOATS EP. 377) — The first season of FX’s “Feud” chronicles the turbulent making of the 1962 thriller “Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?” Over eight episodes set against Hollywood's fading Golden Age, “Feud” focuses on a simmering resentment between aging stars Bette Davis and Joan Crawford, on-set clashes over performances and camera work, and the film’s premiere. Get Scott's book Where to watch Feud  To help us separate fact from fiction in the series today is Scott Eyman, whose new biography  Joan Crawford: A Woman’s Face  reveals Crawford’s journey from orphan to screen legend using thorough research from personal papers, studio records, and the Robert Aldrich archives at UCLA. Chapters 00:00:00 Introduction 00:00:39 TV series synopsis 00:03:16 Two truths and a lie 00:04:07 Interview 01:19:11 Two truths and a lie answer Also mentioned in this episode Joan Crawford: A Woman's Face by Scott Eyman Support my work Support my sponsors Become a BOATS Producer (name in credits + ad-free episodes) Join the BOATS Discord Get the BOATS email newsletter Email me: dan@basedonatruestorypodcast.com Get my video podcasting class Note: If your podcast app…

People in this episode

Host: Dan LeFebvre

Guest: Scott Eyman

Topics covered

• Hollywood history
• Bette Davis
• Joan Crawford
• Feud TV series
• film production
• biography

Keywords

• Feud
• Bette Davis
• Joan Crawford
• Scott Eyman
• film history
• biography
• Hollywood

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: FX, UCLA

Books & works: Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?, Joan Crawford: A Woman’s Face

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