life  events. For example, for the famous rose bush cutting scene  Christina said that those manic occasions happened periodically due  to no real cause. The producers wanted to use the scenes but had to  write in that it was brought on by Joan being fired by MGM executive  Louis B. Mayer (qv). Also in reference to Joan helping the maid  scrub the floor, Christina stated that Joan never cleaned floors  that she could remember. Joan would make Christina or Christopher  clean the floors while she supervised.