Clara Bow

Clara Gordon Bow (; July 29, 1905 – September 27, 1965) was an American actress. She was born in Brooklyn, New York City. She was one of the most famous movie actresses in the history of silent movies. Bow died September 27, 1965 of a heart attack in Los Angeles, California at the age of 60.

Bow acted in 57 movies between 1922 and 1933. She is considered the first American sex symbol after her work in the 1927 movie It. That movie also created the term "The It Girl" meaning the most popular girl at the moment. Bow was the original It girl. She was the person every movie studio tried to get in their movies. She was the person who the audiences always want to see more of. She was the focus of media attention. She retired at age 28. In 1944 Bow tried to kill herself. She was diagnosed with schizophrenia. 

Bow was born in Prospect Heights.

Filmography
 Year Film Role Notes1922 Beyond the Rainbow  Virginia Gardener  Down to the Sea in Ships  Dot Morgan1923 Enemies of Women Girl dancing on table  The Daring Years Mary Maytime Alice Tremaine Black Oxen Janet Ogelthorpe1924 Grit Orchid McGonigle  Poisoned Paradise Margot LeBlanc Daughters of Pleasure Lila Millas  Alternative title: Beggar on Horseback Wine Angela Warriner Empty Hearts Rosalie  Helen's Babies Alice Mayton This Woman Aline Sturdevant Black Lightning Martha Larned1925 Capital Punishment Delia Tate  The Adventurous Sex The Girl Eve's Lover Rena D'Arcy The Lawful Cheater Molly Burns The Scarlet West Miriam My Lady's Lips Lola Lombard  Parisian Love Marie Kiss Me Again Grizette The Keeper of the Bees Lolly Cameron The Primrose Path Marilyn Merrill Free to Love Marie Anthony The Best Bad Man Peggy Swain The Plastic Age  Cynthia Day The Ancient Mariner Doris My Lady of Whims Prudence Severn 1926 Dance Madness - Shadow of the Law Mary Brophy Two Can Play Dorothy Hammis Dancing Mothers Kittens Westcourt Fascinating Youth  Clara Bow  The Runaway Cynthia Meade  Mantrap Alverna Kid Boots Clara McCoy 1927 It  Betty Lou Spence Children of Divorce  Kitty Flanders  Rough House Rosie Rosie O'Reilly Wings  Mary Preston  Hula Hula Calhoun Get Your Man Nancy Worthington1928 Red Hair Bubbles McCoy  Ladies of the Mob Yvonne The Fleet's In Trixie Deane  Three Weekends Gladys O'Brien 1929 The Wild Party Stella Ames  Dangerous Curves Pat Delaney  The Saturday Night Kid Mayme  Alternative title: Love 'Em and Leave 'Em1930 True to the Navy Ruby Nolan  Love Among the Millionaires Pepper Whipple  Her Wedding Night  Norma Martin1931 No Limit Helen "Bunny" O'Day  Kick In  Molly Hewes  1932 Call Her Savage  Nasa Springer  1933 Hoop-La  Lou  1949 Screen Snapshots 1860: Howdy, Podner Clara Bow - Resort Guest Short subject

 Other websites 

ClaraBow.net - Biography, images, and filmography about Clara Bow.
 Photographs of Clara Bow

Category:1905 births
Category:1965 deaths
Category:Actors from New York City
Category:American silent movie actors
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