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Jean Harlow (born Harlean Harlow Carpenter; March 3, 1911 – June 7, 1937) was an American actress. Known for her portrayal of "bad girl" characters, she was the leading sex symbol of the early 1930s and one of the defining figures of the pre-Code era of American cinema.
Nov 13, 2009 · On June 7, 1937, Hollywood is shocked to learn of the sudden and tragic death of the actress Jean Harlow, who succumbs to uremic poisoning (now better known as acute renal failure, or acute...
- Missy Sullivan
Apr 28, 2022 · Actress and sex symbol Jean Harlow's decade in Hollywood was cut short by her tragic death on June 7, 1937, when she was just 26 years old. The original "blonde bombshell" had been hospitalized since May 29 with uremic poisoning, according to an archived newspaper clipping by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch .
- Amy Beeman
Jean Harlow. Actress: China Seas. Harlean Carpenter, who later became Jean Harlow, was born in Kansas City, Missouri, on March 3, 1911. She was the daughter of a successful dentist and his wife. In 1927, at the age of 16, she ran away from home to marry a young businessman named Charles McGrew, who was 23.
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Jun 3, 2024 · Jean Harlow, American actress who was the original Blonde Bombshell. Known initially for her striking beauty and forthright sexuality, Harlow developed considerably as an actress, but she died prematurely at the height of her career.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Sep 19, 2017 · Jean Harlow died two days after the diagnosis, on June 7, 1937, at the age of 26. However, alternative theories circulated about Jean's untimely death, just as they would in 1962, when a 36-year-old Marilyn Monroe unexpectedly died.
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Jun 27, 2024 · When housekeepers discovered movie executive Paul Bern in his bathroom dead from a gunshot wound, they called MGM Studios first. His wife, film star Jean Harlow, was notified next.
