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Clara Bow

Acting
Known For

60 Years Old

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Clara Gordon Bow (July 29, 1905 – September 27, 1965) was an American actress who rose to stardom in silent films during the 1920s and successfully made the transition to "talkies" after 1927. Her appearance as a plucky shopgirl in the film It brought her global fame and the nickname "The It Girl". Bow came to personify the Roaring Twenties and is described as its leading sex symbol. Bow appeared in 46 silent films and 11 talkies, including hits such as Mantrap (1926), It (1927), and Wings (1927). She was named first box-office draw in 1928 and 1929 and second box-office draw in 1927 and 1930. Her presence in a motion picture was said to have ensured investors, by odds of almost two-to-one, a "safe return". At the apex of her stardom, she received more than 45,000 fan letters in a single month (January 1929). Two years after marrying actor Rex Bell in 1931, Bow retired from acting and became a rancher in Nevada. Her final film, Hoop-La, was released in 1933. In September 1965, Bow died of a heart attack at the age of 60.

Born

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA on 29th July 1905

Died

27th September 1965

All Credits

Wings Image
Wings
Mary Preston
The Wild Party Image
The Wild Party
Stella Ames
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies Image
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
It Image
It
Betty Lou Spence
Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend Image
Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend
Self (archive footage)
Edith Head: The Paramount Years Image
Edith Head: The Paramount Years
(archive footage)
Mantrap Image
Mantrap
Alverna
Hodgepodge Image
Hodgepodge
Self (archive footage, as Mary Preston)
Paramount on Parade Image
Paramount on Parade
Herself
Red Hair Image
Red Hair
Bubbles McCoy
The Plastic Age Image
The Plastic Age
Cynthia Day
Call Her Savage Image
Call Her Savage
Nasa Springer
Kid Boots Image
Kid Boots
Clara McCoy
True to the Navy Image
True to the Navy
Ruby Nolan
The House That Shadows Built Image
The House That Shadows Built
(archive footage)
Black Oxen Image
Black Oxen
Janet Ogelthorpe
Two Can Play Image
Two Can Play
Dorothy Hammis
The Scarlet West Image
The Scarlet West
Miriam
Enemies of Women Image
Enemies of Women
Girl Dancing on Table
Enemies of Women Image
Enemies of Women
Dancing Girl (uncredited)
Children of Divorce Image
Children of Divorce
Kitty Flanders
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema Image
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
Self (archive footage)
The Adventurous Sex Image
The Adventurous Sex
The Girl
The Best Bad Man Image
The Best Bad Man
Peggy Swain
No Limit Image
No Limit
Helen 'Bunny' O'Day
Fascinating Youth Image
Fascinating Youth
Clara Bow
The Film Parade Image
The Film Parade
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Maytime Image
Maytime
Alice Tremaine
Rough House Rosie Image
Rough House Rosie
Rosie O'Reilly
My Lady's Lips Image
My Lady's Lips
Lola Lombard
The Saturday Night Kid Image
The Saturday Night Kid
Mayme Barry
Kick In Image
Kick In
Molly Hewes
The Fleet's In Image
The Fleet's In
Trixie Deane
The Lawful Cheater Image
The Lawful Cheater
Molly Burns
Down to the Sea in Ships Image
Down to the Sea in Ships
'Dot' Morgan
Get Your Man Image
Get Your Man
Nancy Worthington
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films Image
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films
Herself (archive footage)
The Pill Pounder Image
The Pill Pounder
Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl Image
Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl
Self / Various Roles (archive footage)
Harlow: The Blonde Bombshell Image
Harlow: The Blonde Bombshell
Self (archive footage)
Yesterday and Today Image
Yesterday and Today
(archive footage)
Love Among the Millionaires Image
Love Among the Millionaires
Pepper Whipple
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons Image
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
Self (archive footage)
The Primrose Path Image
The Primrose Path
Marilyn Merrill
Capital Punishment Image
Capital Punishment
Delia Tate
This Woman Image
This Woman
Aline Sturdevant
The Runaway Image
The Runaway
Cynthia Meade
Shadow of the Law Image
Shadow of the Law
Mary Brophy
Kiss Me Again Image
Kiss Me Again
Grizette
Her Wedding Night Image
Her Wedding Night
Norma Martin
Hoopla Image
Hoopla
Lou
Hula Image
Hula
Hula Calhoun
Sigrid Holmquist Image
Sigrid Holmquist
Sigrid Holmquist (archive footage)
Wine Image
Wine
Angela Warriner
Beyond the Rainbow Image
Beyond the Rainbow
Virginia Gardener
Dangerous Curves Image
Dangerous Curves
Pat Delaney
Grit Image
Grit
Orchid McGonigle
My Lady of Whims Image
My Lady of Whims
Prudence Severn
Poisoned Paradise Image
Poisoned Paradise
Margot LeBlanc
Parisian Love Image
Parisian Love
Marie
Empty Hearts Image
Empty Hearts
Rosalie
The Ancient Mariner Image
The Ancient Mariner
Doris
Helen's Babies Image
Helen's Babies
Alice Mayton
Dancing Mothers Image
Dancing Mothers
Kittens Westcourt
100 Years at the Movies Image
100 Years at the Movies
Black Lightning Image
Black Lightning
Martha Larned
The Keeper of the Bees Image
The Keeper of the Bees
Lolly Cameron
The Daring Years Image
The Daring Years
Mary
Ladies of the Mob Image
Ladies of the Mob
Yvonne
No Image
Screen Snapshots 1860: Howdy, Podner
Clara Bow
Daughters of Pleasure Image
Daughters of Pleasure
Lila Millas
Eve's Lover Image
Eve's Lover
Rena D'Arcy
Flappers, Speakeasies, and the Birth of Modern Culture Image
Flappers, Speakeasies, and the Birth of Modern Culture
Three Week Ends Image
Three Week Ends
Gladys O'Brien
Free to Love Image
Free to Love
Marie Anthony