Clara Bow
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.
Filmography
Clara Bow: Hollywood's Lost Screen Goddess
Clara Bow: Hollywood's Lost Screen Goddess
Sigrid Holmquist
as Sigrid Holmquist (archive footage)
Sigrid Holmquist
as Sigrid Holmquist (archive footage)
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
as Self (archive footage)
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
as Self (archive footage)
Edith Head: The Paramount Years
as (archive footage)
Edith Head: The Paramount Years
as (archive footage)
Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl
as Self / Various Roles (archive footage)
Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl
as Self / Various Roles (archive footage)
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
as Self (archive footage)
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
as Self (archive footage)
The Casting Couch
The Casting Couch
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend
as archive footage
Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend
as archive footage
The Muppets Go to the Movies
as Mary Preston (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Muppets Go to the Movies
as Mary Preston (archive footage) (uncredited)
Yesterday and Today
as (archive footage)
Yesterday and Today
as (archive footage)
Screen Snapshots 1860: Howdy, Podner
as Clara Bow
Screen Snapshots 1860: Howdy, Podner
as Clara Bow
Hoopla
as Lou
Hoopla
as Lou
Call Her Savage
as Nasa Springer
Call Her Savage
as Nasa Springer
The House That Shadows Built
as (archive footage)
The House That Shadows Built
as (archive footage)
Love Among the Millionaires
as Pepper Whipple
Love Among the Millionaires
as Pepper Whipple
Paramount on Parade
as Herself
Paramount on Parade
as Herself
The Wild Party
as Stella Ames
The Wild Party
as Stella Ames
Three Week Ends
as Gladys O'Brien
Three Week Ends
as Gladys O'Brien
Red Hair
as Bubbles McCoy
Red Hair
as Bubbles McCoy
Get Your Man
as Nancy Worthington
Get Your Man
as Nancy Worthington
Children of Divorce
as Kitty Flanders
Children of Divorce
as Kitty Flanders
Kid Boots
as Clara McCoy
Kid Boots
as Clara McCoy
Mantrap
as Alverna
Mantrap
as Alverna
Fascinating Youth
as Clara Bow
Fascinating Youth
as Clara Bow
Two Can Play
as Dorothy Hammis
Two Can Play
as Dorothy Hammis
Shadow of the Law
as Mary Brophy
Shadow of the Law
as Mary Brophy
The Ancient Mariner
as Doris
The Ancient Mariner
as Doris
The Plastic Age
as Cynthia Day
The Plastic Age
as Cynthia Day
Free to Love
as Marie Anthony
Free to Love
as Marie Anthony
The Primrose Path
as Marilyn Merrill
The Primrose Path
as Marilyn Merrill
The Scarlet West
as Miriam
The Scarlet West
as Miriam
The Lawful Cheater
as Molly Burns
The Lawful Cheater
as Molly Burns
Eve's Lover
as Rena D'Arcy
Eve's Lover
as Rena D'Arcy
My Lady's Lips
as Lola Lombard
My Lady's Lips
as Lola Lombard
The Adventurous Sex
as The Girl
The Adventurous Sex
as The Girl
This Woman
as Aline Sturdevant
This Woman
as Aline Sturdevant
Helen's Babies
as Alice Mayton
Helen's Babies
as Alice Mayton
Poisoned Paradise
as Margot LeBlanc
Poisoned Paradise
as Margot LeBlanc
Grit
as Orchid McGonigle
Grit
as Orchid McGonigle
Black Oxen
as Janet Ogelthorpe
Black Oxen
as Janet Ogelthorpe
Maytime
as Alice Tremaine
Maytime
as Alice Tremaine
The Daring Years
as Mary
The Daring Years
as Mary
Enemies of Women
as Girl Dancing on Table
Enemies of Women
as Girl Dancing on Table
Enemies of Women
as Girl Dancing on Table
Enemies of Women
as Girl Dancing on Table
Down to the Sea in Ships
as 'Dot' Morgan
Down to the Sea in Ships
as 'Dot' Morgan
Beyond the Rainbow
as Virginia Gardener
Beyond the Rainbow
as Virginia Gardener