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Clara Bow

Clara Bow

Acting

Born: July 29, 1905Brooklyn, 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 as its leading sex symbol. Bow appeared in 46 silent films and 11 talkies, including hits such as Mantrap (1926), It (1927), and Wings (1927). She was named first box-office draw in 1928 and 1929 and 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 (January 1929). Two years after marrying actor Rex Bell in 1931, Bow retired from acting and became a rancher in Nevada. Her final film, Hoop-La, was released in 1933. In September 1965, Bow died of a heart attack at the age of 60.

Known For
Filmography
Hodgepodge

Hodgepodge

Self (archive footage, as Mary Preston)

2025
Clara Bow: Hollywood's Lost Screen Goddess

Clara Bow: Hollywood's Lost Screen Goddess

2012
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films

Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films

Herself (archive footage)

2011
Sigrid Holmquist

Sigrid Holmquist

Sigrid Holmquist (archive footage)

2010
Flappers, Speakeasies, and the Birth of Modern Culture

Flappers, Speakeasies, and the Birth of Modern Culture

2010
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema

Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema

Self (archive footage)

2007
Edith Head: The Paramount Years

Edith Head: The Paramount Years

(archive footage)

2002
Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl

Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl

Self / Various Roles (archive footage)

1999
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons

Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons

Self (archive footage)

1995
100 Years at the Movies

100 Years at the Movies

1994
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies

Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies

1988
Yesterday and Today

Yesterday and Today

(archive footage)

1953
Screen Snapshots 1860: Howdy, Podner

Screen Snapshots 1860: Howdy, Podner

Clara Bow

1949
Hoopla

Hoopla

Lou

1933
The Film Parade

The Film Parade

(archive footage) (uncredited)

1933
Call Her Savage

Call Her Savage

Nasa Springer

1932
The House That Shadows Built

The House That Shadows Built

(archive footage)

1931
Kick In

Kick In

Molly Hewes

1931
No Limit

No Limit

Helen 'Bunny' O'Day

1931
Her Wedding Night

Her Wedding Night

Norma Martin

1930
Love Among the Millionaires

Love Among the Millionaires

Pepper Whipple

1930
True to the Navy

True to the Navy

Ruby Nolan

1930
Paramount on Parade

Paramount on Parade

Herself

1930
The Saturday Night Kid

The Saturday Night Kid

Mayme Barry

1929
Dangerous Curves

Dangerous Curves

Pat Delaney

1929
The Wild Party

The Wild Party

Stella Ames

1929
Three Week Ends

Three Week Ends

Gladys O'Brien

1928
The Fleet's In

The Fleet's In

Trixie Deane

1928
Ladies of the Mob

Ladies of the Mob

Yvonne

1928
Red Hair

Red Hair

Bubbles McCoy

1928
Get Your Man

Get Your Man

Nancy Worthington

1927
Hula

Hula

Hula Calhoun

1927
Wings

Wings

Mary Preston

1927
Rough House Rosie

Rough House Rosie

Rosie O'Reilly

1927
Children of Divorce

Children of Divorce

Kitty Flanders

1927
It

It

Betty Lou Spence

1927
Kid Boots

Kid Boots

Clara McCoy

1926
Mantrap

Mantrap

Alverna

1926
The Runaway

The Runaway

Cynthia Meade

1926
Fascinating Youth

Fascinating Youth

Clara Bow

1926
Dancing Mothers

Dancing Mothers

Kittens Westcourt

1926
Two Can Play

Two Can Play

Dorothy Hammis

1926
Shadow of the Law

Shadow of the Law

Mary Brophy

1926
The Ancient Mariner

The Ancient Mariner

Doris

1925
The Plastic Age

The Plastic Age

Cynthia Day

1925
My Lady of Whims

My Lady of Whims

Prudence Severn

1925
The Best Bad Man

The Best Bad Man

Peggy Swain

1925
Free to Love

Free to Love

Marie Anthony

1925
The Primrose Path

The Primrose Path

Marilyn Merrill

1925
The Keeper of the Bees

The Keeper of the Bees

Lolly Cameron

1925
Kiss Me Again

Kiss Me Again

Grizette

1925
Parisian Love

Parisian Love

Marie

1925
The Scarlet West

The Scarlet West

Miriam

1925
The Lawful Cheater

The Lawful Cheater

Molly Burns

1925
Eve's Lover

Eve's Lover

Rena D'Arcy

1925
My Lady's Lips

My Lady's Lips

Lola Lombard

1925
The Adventurous Sex

The Adventurous Sex

The Girl

1925
Capital Punishment

Capital Punishment

Delia Tate

1925
Black Lightning

Black Lightning

Martha Larned

1924
This Woman

This Woman

Aline Sturdevant

1924
Helen's Babies

Helen's Babies

Alice Mayton

1924
Empty Hearts

Empty Hearts

Rosalie

1924
Wine

Wine

Angela Warriner

1924
Daughters of Pleasure

Daughters of Pleasure

Lila Millas

1924
Poisoned Paradise

Poisoned Paradise

Margot LeBlanc

1924
Grit

Grit

Orchid McGonigle

1924
Black Oxen

Black Oxen

Janet Ogelthorpe

1923
Maytime

Maytime

Alice Tremaine

1923
The Daring Years

The Daring Years

Mary

1923
The Pill Pounder

The Pill Pounder

1923
Enemies of Women

Enemies of Women

Girl Dancing on Table

1923
Enemies of Women

Enemies of Women

Dancing Girl (uncredited)

1923
Down to the Sea in Ships

Down to the Sea in Ships

'Dot' Morgan

1922
Beyond the Rainbow

Beyond the Rainbow

Virginia Gardener

1922