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One night in February 1922, Bow awoke to a butcher knife held against her throat by her mother. Clara was able to fend off the attack, and locked her mother in her room. In the morning, Bow's mother had no recollection of the episode. Later, she was committed to a "sanatarium" by Robert Bow.
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- Clara Bow was a Brooklyn native. Clara Gordon Bow was born on July 29, 1905 in a tenement apartment above a Baptist church at 697 Bergen Street in Brooklyn's Prospect Heights neighborhood.
- Clara Bow is connected to a Brooklyn legend. While growing up in Brooklyn, young Bow took a job working at a hot dog stand owned by a man named Nathan Handwerker.
- Clara Bow was cut from her first film. Bow's victory in the “Fame and Fortune” magazine contest got her a role in her first film, Beyond the Rainbow, in which she played the lead’s little sister.
- Clara Bow’s mother tried to kill her. To say that Sarah Bow was angry that her daughter had entered that movie contest would be a major understatement.
Apr 18, 2024 · "Clara Bow" is the final track on Taylor Swift's 11th album — here's why the scandalous silent movie star and Swift are a perfect pair.
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Apr 19, 2024 · The silent-film star whose legacy has often been reduced to scandal gets a namesake track on The Tortured Poets Department, which Bow’s family hopes captures her “perseverance.” By Savannah...
Apr 17, 2024 · From her tragic childhood, to her meteoric rise to fame, all the way through the scandal that ended her career. Who was Clara Bow? And why is her story so re...
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May 25, 2011 · But Bow flamed out fast, embroiled in several scandals that would earn her the nickname “Crisis-a-Day-Clara.” The causes were straightforward: Clara liked boys.
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Consequently, the vivacious, impulsive sexuality which Clara Bow displayed on-screen as the working-class flapper extended to her “It Girl” star persona off screen and made her a target for scandal and media scrutiny.
