The bitterness between the legends remained a secret, though — and friends were shocked at how upset Joan became right after Marilyn's death was announced. The "Mildred Pierce" star was attending a dinner party at the home of director George Cukor, who finally asked: "What is this? You never liked Marilyn."
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"You’re right," Joan answered. "She was cheap, and an exhibitionist. She was never professional, and that irritated the hell out of people." "But," added Joan, who'd die in 1977 at the age of 72, "for God’s sake, she needed help. She had all these people on her payroll. Where they hell were they when she needed them? Why in the hell did she have to die alone?"
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