Joan’s mother remained at North Bristol longer than Hal—until claims were made by several Los Angeles department stores where Anna (Joan recalled) “was spending money as if it were going out of style—hats, shoes, bags, clothes—she never showed me the bills, she just charged everything to my name and address—five hundred dollars at one place, four hundred at another …” Joan paid the stores, and then she found her mother a comfortable apartment; she also continued to provide support throughout her mother’s long life. “She was old
