What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962 film) films "Parachute Jumper" and "Ex-Lady" (both 1933) and the Joan Crawford film "Sadie McKee" (1934) was used to represent the film acting of Jane and Blanche respectively. The character of Liza, Mrs. Bates' daughter, was played by Davis' real-life daughter B. D. Merrill. After Joan Crawford's daughter Christina wrote the best-selling tell-all book "Mommie Dearest", Merrill published a memoir that depicted her mother in an unfavorable light. Crawford was scheduled to appear alongside Davis on a publicity tour of "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?" but cancelled at the last minute. Davis claimed that Crawford backed out because she did
Joan Crawford filmography Crawford starred in the musical "Torch Song", her final film role for MGM. Her next film "Johnny Guitar" (1954), although not a major hit, is one of Crawford's most popular films among her fans. During the latter half of the 1950s, Crawford starred in a series of B-movies, including romantic dramas "Female on the Beach" (1955) and "Autumn Leaves" (1956). In 1962, Crawford was teamed with Bette Davis in a film adaptation of "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?" The thriller film was a box office hit, and briefly revived Crawford's career. Her final film performance was in the British