Clara Bow

Clara Bow

Acting
Born 1905-07-29 - Died 1965-09-27Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Biography

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.

Movies (76)

Hoopla
6.3

Hoopla

1933Movie6.3
The Plastic Age
6.2

The Plastic Age

1925Movie6.2
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
8.0

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

1995Movie8.0
Wings
7.2

Wings

1927Movie7.2
The Best Bad Man
9.0

The Best Bad Man

1925Movie9.0
Hodgepodge

Hodgepodge

2025Movie
Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend
7.4

Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend

1986Movie7.4
Get Your Man
6.4

Get Your Man

1927Movie6.4
Three Week Ends
7.0

Three Week Ends

1928Movie7.0
Kid Boots
6.8

Kid Boots

1926Movie6.8
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
4.3

Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema

2007Movie4.3
Flappers, Speakeasies, and the Birth of Modern Culture

Flappers, Speakeasies, and the Birth of Modern Culture

2010Movie
Wine
10.0

Wine

1924Movie10.0
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
8.0

Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons

1995Movie8.0
The Muppets Go to the Movies
7.0

The Muppets Go to the Movies

1981Movie7.0
Hula
6.1

Hula

1927Movie6.1
Paramount on Parade
5.9

Paramount on Parade

1930Movie5.9
Children of Divorce
6.0

Children of Divorce

1927Movie6.0
Mantrap
6.2

Mantrap

1926Movie6.2
Eve's Lover
7.0

Eve's Lover

1925Movie7.0
It
6.9

It

1927Movie6.9
This Woman
9.0

This Woman

1924Movie9.0
No Limit
6.0

No Limit

1931Movie6.0
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies

Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies

1988Movie
The House That Shadows Built
8.5

The House That Shadows Built

1931Movie8.5
Call Her Savage
5.8

Call Her Savage

1932Movie5.8
Fascinating Youth
9.0

Fascinating Youth

1926Movie9.0
The Wild Party
6.9

The Wild Party

1929Movie6.9
The Casting Couch
8.3

The Casting Couch

1995Movie8.3
The Scarlet West
9.0

The Scarlet West

1925Movie9.0
Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl
8.3

Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl

1999Movie8.3
Edith Head: The Paramount Years
7.7

Edith Head: The Paramount Years

2002Movie7.7
Maytime
7.0

Maytime

1923Movie7.0
Sigrid Holmquist
7.0

Sigrid Holmquist

2010Movie7.0
Yesterday and Today
7.0

Yesterday and Today

1953Movie7.0
The Saturday Night Kid
4.7

The Saturday Night Kid

1929Movie4.7
Red Hair
8.5

Red Hair

1928Movie8.5
The Film Parade
8.0

The Film Parade

1933Movie8.0
Dangerous Curves
6.6

Dangerous Curves

1929Movie6.6
Enemies of Women
6.5

Enemies of Women

1923Movie6.5
My Lady's Lips
10.0

My Lady's Lips

1925Movie10.0
Free to Love
6.0

Free to Love

1925Movie6.0
My Lady of Whims
5.4

My Lady of Whims

1925Movie5.4
Rough House Rosie
8.0

Rough House Rosie

1927Movie8.0
Her Wedding Night
7.5

Her Wedding Night

1930Movie7.5
Helen's Babies
5.9

Helen's Babies

1924Movie5.9
Ladies of the Mob
10.0

Ladies of the Mob

1928Movie10.0
Two Can Play
9.0

Two Can Play

1926Movie9.0
Love Among the Millionaires
6.3

Love Among the Millionaires

1930Movie6.3
The Pill Pounder
8.0

The Pill Pounder

1923Movie8.0
Parisian Love
5.0

Parisian Love

1925Movie5.0
Clara Bow: Hollywood's Lost Screen Goddess
7.5

Clara Bow: Hollywood's Lost Screen Goddess

2012Movie7.5
Black Oxen
5.8

Black Oxen

1923Movie5.8
The Runaway
10.0

The Runaway

1926Movie10.0
True to the Navy
7.5

True to the Navy

1930Movie7.5
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films
9.0

Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films

2011Movie9.0
The Adventurous Sex
10.0

The Adventurous Sex

1925Movie10.0
Grit
10.0

Grit

1924Movie10.0
Kick In
7.5

Kick In

1931Movie7.5
Dancing Mothers
7.5

Dancing Mothers

1926Movie7.5
Down to the Sea in Ships
5.7

Down to the Sea in Ships

1922Movie5.7
The Primrose Path
5.8

The Primrose Path

1925Movie5.8
The Daring Years
10.0

The Daring Years

1923Movie10.0
The Lawful Cheater

The Lawful Cheater

1925Movie
The Fleet's In
7.0

The Fleet's In

1928Movie7.0
Capital Punishment
7.0

Capital Punishment

1925Movie7.0
Kiss Me Again
7.0

Kiss Me Again

1925Movie7.0
Empty Hearts
7.0

Empty Hearts

1924Movie7.0
Daughters of Pleasure
8.0

Daughters of Pleasure

1924Movie8.0
Black Lightning
9.5

Black Lightning

1924Movie9.5
Screen Snapshots 1860: Howdy, Podner

Screen Snapshots 1860: Howdy, Podner

1949Movie
The Ancient Mariner
10.0

The Ancient Mariner

1925Movie10.0
Poisoned Paradise
8.0

Poisoned Paradise

1924Movie8.0
The Keeper of the Bees
10.0

The Keeper of the Bees

1925Movie10.0
Beyond the Rainbow
9.0

Beyond the Rainbow

1922Movie9.0
Shadow of the Law
10.0

Shadow of the Law

1926Movie10.0