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Clara Bow Biography
Birth Name:
Clara Gordon Bow
Birth Place:
Brooklyn, New York, United States
Profession
Actor
Fast Facts
- Grew up in poverty
- As a teenager, she won a beauty contest run by Motion Picture magazine, and her prize was an appearance in the silent film Beyond the Rainbow (1922)
- Made 15 movies in 1925 alone
- Became known as the "It Girl" after appearing in the film It (1927)
- Personified the popular flapper image of the 1920s
- The advent of sound in films contributed to the decline of her career
- Retired from acting in 1933
Relationships
- Robert Bow -- Father
- Sarah Bow -- Mother
- George Beldam Jr. -- Son