Clara Bow

Also known as It girl

American actress (1905–1965)

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Clara Bow was an American film actor whose professional career spanned from 1921 to 1933. Born in Brooklyn, New York City, on July 29, 1905, she was a citizen of the United States and spoke English as her native language. Bow was married to Rex Bell and had two children. She received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her contributions to the entertainment industry.

Bow passed away in Los Angeles on September 27, 1965. Her death was caused by a myocardial infarction, resulting from natural causes. She is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.

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Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Clara Gordon Bow (July 29, 1905 – September 27, 1965) was an American actress who rose to stardom in silent films during the 1920s and successfully made the transition to "talkies" after 1927. 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…

Known for

Hodgepodge — Self (archive footage, as Mary Preston)2025
Clara Bow: Hollywood's Lost Screen Goddess2012
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films — Herself (archive footage)2011
Sigrid Holmquist — Sigrid Holmquist (archive footage)2010
Flappers, Speakeasies, and the Birth of Modern Culture2010
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema — Self (archive footage)2007
Edith Head: The Paramount Years — (archive footage)2002
Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl — Self / Various Roles (archive footage)1999
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons — Self (archive footage)1995
The Casting Couch1995

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Clara
Gender: female
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Brooklyn
Place of death: Los Angeles
Spouse: Rex Bell
Occupation: film actor
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Award: star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Image: Clara Bow by Otto Dyar, 1933.jpg
Number of children: 2

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place of burial: Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Commons category: Clara Bow
cause of death: myocardial infarction
date of birth: 1905-07-29
date of death: 1965-09-27
manner of death: natural causes
Commons gallery: Clara Bow
end of work period: 1933-00-00
start of work period: 1921-00-00
writing language: English language
birth name: Clara Gordon Bow
medical condition: schizophrenia
name in native language: Clara Bow

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Encyclopedic overview

Clara Gordon Bow (/boʊ/; 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 symbol.

Bow appeared in 58 films, all but 11 of which were silent. 33 are extant in their entirety, 14 are partially lost, and 11 are completely lost. Some hits include Mantrap (1926), It (1927), and Wings (1927). She was named the first box-office draw in 1928 and 1929 and the second box-office draw in 1927 and 1930. Her presence in a motion picture was said to have ensured investors, by odds of almost two-to-one, a "safe return". At the apex of her stardom, she received more than 45,000 fan letters in a single month, in January 1929.

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