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Clara Bow (Silent Screen Actress)

Profession: Silent Screen Actress

Biography: After rising to stardom in the silent film era during the 1920s, Bow appeared in 46 silent films and 11 talkies.

Her appearance as a plucky shopgirl in the film "It" that brought her global fame and the nickname "The It Girl".

She came to personify the Roaring Twenties and is described as its leading sex symbol.

Born: July 29, 1905
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, USA

Generation: Greatest Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Snake
Star Sign: Leo

Died: September 27, 1965 (aged 60)
Cause of Death: Heart attack

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Acting Career

  • 1927-02-15 Silent film "It" is released in the US starring Clara Bow
  • 1927-08-12 Silent film "Wings" starring Clara Bow and directed by William A. Wellman premieres in NY. The first film and one of only two silent films to win an Academy Award for Best Picture.

Personal Life

  • 1931-12-03 Silent film actress Clara Bow (26) weds actor and politician Rex Bell (28) in Las Vegas

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