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Clara Bow
Actor

Clara Bow

29 Jul 1905Born
27 Sep 1965Died
60Age at death
69Credits

Biography

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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.

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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.

Known for

Filmography

  1. 2012Clara Bow: Hollywood's Lost Screen GoddessFilm
  2. 2010Sigrid HolmquistFilm: Sigrid Holmquist (archive footage)
  3. 2010Flappers, Speakeasies, and the Birth of Modern CultureFilm
  4. 2002Edith Head: The Paramount YearsFilm: (archive footage)
  5. 1995The Casting CouchFilm
  6. 1988Hollywood Scandals and TragediesFilm: (archive footage) (uncredited)
  7. 1986Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the LegendFilm: archive footage
  8. 1981The Muppets Go to the MoviesFilm: Mary Preston (archive footage) (uncredited)
  9. 1953Yesterday and TodayFilm: (archive footage)
  10. 1949Screen Snapshots 1860: Howdy, PodnerFilm: Clara Bow
  11. 1933HooplaFilm: Lou
  12. 1933The Film ParadeFilm: (archive footage) (uncredited)
  13. 1932Call Her SavageFilm: Nasa Springer
  14. 1931The House That Shadows BuiltFilm: (archive footage)
  15. 1931Kick InFilm: Molly Hewes
  16. 1931No LimitFilm: Helen 'Bunny' O'Day
  17. 1930Her Wedding NightFilm: Norma Martin
  18. 1930Love Among the MillionairesFilm: Pepper Whipple
  19. 1930True to the NavyFilm: Ruby Nolan
  20. 1929The Saturday Night KidFilm: Mayme Barry
  21. 1929Dangerous CurvesFilm: Pat Delaney
  22. 1929The Wild PartyFilm: Stella Ames
  23. 1928Three Week EndsFilm: Gladys O'Brien
  24. 1928The Fleet's InFilm: Trixie Deane
  25. 1928Ladies of the MobFilm: Yvonne
  26. 1928Red HairFilm: Bubbles McCoy
  27. 1927Get Your ManFilm: Nancy Worthington
  28. 1927HulaFilm: Hula Calhoun
  29. 1927WingsFilm: Mary Preston
  30. 1927Rough House RosieFilm: Rosie O'Reilly
  31. 1927Children of DivorceFilm: Kitty Flanders
  32. 1927ItFilm: Betty Lou Spence
  33. 1926Kid BootsFilm: Clara McCoy
  34. 1926MantrapFilm: Alverna
  35. 1926The RunawayFilm: Cynthia Meade
  36. 1926Fascinating YouthFilm: Clara Bow
  37. 1926Dancing MothersFilm: Kittens Westcourt
  38. 1926Two Can PlayFilm: Dorothy Hammis
  39. 1926Shadow of the LawFilm: Mary Brophy
  40. 1925The Ancient MarinerFilm: Doris
  41. 1925The Plastic AgeFilm: Cynthia Day
  42. 1925My Lady of WhimsFilm: Prudence Severn
  43. 1925The Best Bad ManFilm: Peggy Swain
  44. 1925Free to LoveFilm: Marie Anthony
  45. 1925The Primrose PathFilm: Marilyn Merrill
  46. 1925The Keeper of the BeesFilm: Lolly Cameron
  47. 1925Parisian LoveFilm: Marie
  48. 1925Kiss Me AgainFilm: Grizette
  49. 1925The Scarlet WestFilm: Miriam
  50. 1925The Lawful CheaterFilm: Molly Burns
  51. 1925Eve's LoverFilm: Rena D'Arcy
  52. 1925My Lady's LipsFilm: Vola Lombard
  53. 1925The Adventurous SexFilm: The Girl
  54. 1925Capital PunishmentFilm: Delia Tate
  55. 1924Black LightningFilm: Martha Larned
  56. 1924This WomanFilm: Aline Sturdevant
  57. 1924Helen's BabiesFilm: Alice Mayton
  58. 1924Empty HeartsFilm: Rosalie
  59. 1924WineFilm: Angela Warriner
  60. 1924Daughters of PleasureFilm: Lila Millas
  61. 1924Poisoned ParadiseFilm: Margot LeBlanc
  62. 1924GritFilm: Orchid McGonigle
  63. 1923Black OxenFilm: Janet Ogelthorpe
  64. 1923MaytimeFilm: Alice Tremaine
  65. 1923The Daring YearsFilm: Mary
  66. 1923The Pill PounderFilm
  67. 1923Enemies of WomenFilm: Dancing Girl (uncredited), Girl Dancing on Table
  68. 1922Down to the Sea in ShipsFilm: 'Dot' Morgan
  69. 1922Beyond the RainbowFilm: Virginia Gardener

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