Joan Crawford interspersed advice on sophisticated living with autobiography in 1971's My Way of Life. There is a fun chapter on travel, a subject in which Crawford was an expert. As a board member and goodwill ambassador for Pepsi Cola, she traversed the globe.

The job required her to headline official functions and be the guest of honor at cocktail parties. That meant traveling with countless pieces of luggage, with formal wear for the evening and dignified clothes for daytime. Whatever the event, however, those attending expected to meet a glamorous Hollywood film star. Crawford did not disappoint. Household organization, as daughter Christina reminded us, was one of Crawford's obsessions. She instituted a system that made travel go smoothly, which she outlined in her book.