Long before I read, Mommie Dearest (yes, I admit I read it AND what's worse, in hard back), this woman gave me the creeps when watching her old films. It didn't help that at the peak of her career she strongly resembled Victor Mature in drag. But, she also had those wooley worm eyebrows that only added to that terminally ticked expression. It didn't surprise me to find out that she was abusive. The aversion to wire hangers came as somewhat of a shock though.
