Joan Crawford started out as a silent film actor and quickly became one of Hollywood's leading ladies. Today, the Mildred Pierce star is almost as well known for her turbulent personal life as she is for her glittering career, particularly when it comes to her children. Biologically unable to have kids, Crawford adopted her first child Christina in 1940. Two years later, she adopted a son with her third husband, the actor Phillip Terry, and named him Christopher.

When Christopher was reclaimed by his birth mother, the couple adopted another boy. For around four years, their son was known as Phillip Terry Jr – but when Crawford and Terry's marriage broke down, Crawford decided to rename him. Her choice? Christopher again. In 1947, Crawford also adopted twins Cathy and Cindy, and her family was complete.

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