Clara Bow



First NameClara
Middle NameGordan
Last NameBow
Full Name at BirthClara Gordon Bow
Other NamesThe `It` Girl
The Brooklyn Bonfire
Age60 (age at death)
Date of BirthJune 29, 1905
BirthplaceBrooklyn, New York
Date of DeathSeptember 27, 1965
Location of DeathWest Los Angeles, California
Cause of DeathHeart Attack
Height5' 3½" (161 cm)
BuildSlim
Eye ColorBrown - Dark
Hair ColorDyed Red
Distinctive Featuresred hair
Star SignCancer
EthnicityWhite
NationalityAmerican
Occupation CategoryActress
Claim to FameWAMPAS Baby Star of 1924, It (1927)
FatherRobert Bow
MotherSarah Gordon
FriendsJohn Gilbert, Edith Head, Elinor Glyn, Daisy De Voe, Lina Basquette

Clara Gordon Bow (July 29, 1905 – September 27, 1965) was an American actress born and raised in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn, who rose to stardom in the silent film era of the 1920s. Her high spirits and acting artistry made her the quintessential flapper and the film It brought her global fame. Bow came to personify the roaring twenties and is described as its leading sex symbol. She appeared in 46 silent films and 11 talkies, including hits such as Mantrap (1926), It (1927) and Wings (1927). She was first box-office draw in 1928 and 1929 and second in 1927 and 1930. Her presence in a motion picture has been described to have ensured investors, by odds of almost 2-to-1, a safe return with only two exceptions. At the apex of her stardom, in January 1929, she received more than 45,000 fan letters. Bow ended her career with Hoop-La (1933), and became a rancher in Nevada. In 1931 she married actor Rex Bell, later politician and Lieutenant Governor, with whom she had two sons.


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Filmography

Selected Clara Bow film and TV show credits:


Acting Credits

1933
Lou

1932
Nasa Springer

1931
Molly Hewes

1931
Helen 'Bunny' O'Day

1930
Norma Martin

1930
Pepper Whipple

1930
Ruby Nolan

1929
Mayme Barry

1929
Stella Ames

1929
Pat Delaney

1928
Yvonne

1928
Bubbles McCoy

1928
Trixie Deane

1928
Gladys O'Brien

1927
It
Betty Lou Spence

1927
Mary Preston

1927
Kitty Flanders

1927
Get Your Man
Nancy Worthington

1927
Hula Calhoun

1927
Rosie O'Reilly

1926
Kittens Westcourt

1926
Kid Boots
Clara McCoy

1926
Alverna

1926
The Runaway
Cynthia Meade

1926
Shadow of the Law
Mary Brophy

1926
Two Can Play
Dorothy Hammis

1925
Cynthia Day

1925
Delia Tate

1925
Free to Love
Marie Anthony

1925
Kiss Me Again
Grizette

1925
Prudence Severn

1925
My Lady's Lips
Lola Lombard

1925
Marie

1925
The Adventurous Sex
The Girl

1925
The Scarlet West
Miriam

1925
Doris

1925
Peggy Swain

1925
Eve's Lover
Rena D'Arcy

1925
The Keeper of the Bees
Lolly Cameron

1925
The Lawful Cheater
Molly Burns

1925
The Primrose Path
Marilyn Merrill

1924
Orchid McGonigle

1924
Alice Mayton

1924
This Woman
Aline Sturdevant

1924
Angela Warriner

1924
Empty Hearts
Rosalie

1924
Martha Larned

1924
Daughters of Pleasure
Lila Millas

1923
Janet Ogelthorpe

1923
Girl Dancing on Table

1923
Mary

1923
Maytime
Alice Tremaine

1922
'Dot' Morgan

1922
Beyond the Rainbow
Virginia Gardener

Soundtrack Credits






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