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Clara Gordon Bow (/ b oʊ /; July 29, 1905 – September 27, 1965) was an American actress who rose to stardom during the silent film era of the 1920s and successfully made the transition to "talkies" in 1929.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 ...
Clara Bow. Actress: Wings. Clara Gordon Bow, destined to become "The It Girl", was born on July 29, 1905 in Brooklyn, New York, and was raised in poverty and violence. Her often absentee and brutish father could not or did not provide and her schizophrenic mother tried to slit Clara's throat when the girl spoke of becoming an actress. Bow, nonetheless, won a photo beauty contest which launched ...
Feb 6, 2024 · Actor Clara Bow was a major box-office draw during the silent film era, starring in dozens of movies in the 1920s. Read about her career, husband, and more.
Apr 18, 2024 · The Tortured Poets Department includes a song titled “Clara Bow” that seems likely to rekindle interest in the silent film star. Although Bow’s heyday preceded Swift’s by nearly 100 years ...
Feb 6, 2024 · Clara Bow. John Kobal Foundation/Getty. Born July 29, 1905, Bow had a difficult childhood growing up in Brooklyn, N.Y. Her mother suffered from mental illness and was eventually institutionalized ...
Mar 2, 2023 · One early morning in May 1931, Hollywood actress Clara Bow woke up screaming. "I can't do it," she wailed. "I can't do it." Her maid called Bow's fiancé, the cowboy film star Rex Bell, who came over, and realizing the seriousness of the situation, drove Bow to a hospital where doctors determined the actress was suffering from "shattered nerves," according to "Clara Bow: Runnin' Wild."
Jan 13, 2024 · Clara Bow might have ended up on the streets if not for Hollywood, at least according to Judith Mackrell, author of Flappers: Six Women of a Dangerous Generation.. Born in 1905 in what some have described as “the most brutal poverty that was known at the time,” Bow grew up in the tenements of Brooklyn, raised by a schizophrenic mother and an alcoholic father.
Clara Bow. Actress: Wings. Clara Gordon Bow, destined to become "The It Girl", was born on July 29, 1905 in Brooklyn, New York, and was raised in poverty and violence. Her often absentee and brutish father could not or did not provide and her schizophrenic mother tried to slit Clara's throat when the girl spoke of becoming an actress. Bow, nonetheless, won a photo beauty contest which launched ...
Jul 26, 2024 · Clara Bow was born into a poor family; she was sexually abused by her father and neglected by her mother, who suffered from mental illness.She became a Hollywood actress while still in high school by way of a beauty contest held by Motion Picture Classic magazine. Her first part was a small role in Beyond the Rainbow (1922), but her scenes were cut out of the release print.
“Clara Bow” tells the story of how the entertainment industry builds up and breaks down its “It Girls,” regardless of the generation.
