Wulff, Theodore2015-08-052015-08-0520122012(ALMA)contemphttps://hdl.handle.net/2144/12684Thesis (M.F.A.)--Boston UniversityAn examination of eight films starring the American actress Joan Crawford, covering the period 1927 to 1962, analyzing performative style, character construction, utilization and subversion of gender norms, cultural context, and importance of costumingen-USThis work is being made available in OpenBU by permission of its author, and is available for research purposes only. All rights are reserved to the author.Crawford, JoanAmerican actorsFilm studiesThesis/Dissertation