BOW, CLARA


Meaning of BOW, CLARA in English

born July 29, 1905, Brooklyn, N.Y., U.S.

died Sept. 27, 1965, Los Angeles, Calif.

U.S. film actress.

At age 16 she won a magazine contest that gave her a bit part in a film. Hired by Paramount Pictures in 1925, she played larger roles in silent films such as Mantrap (1926) and Kid Boots (1926). After her starring role as a flapper in the popular film It (1927), Bow became known as "the It girl," with "It" being understood as the appeal of a liberated young woman. She starred in 20 more films (1927–30), but scandals and nervous breakdowns undermined her career.

Clara Bow.

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