Clara Bow

Acting

Born July 29, 1905 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Died September 27, 1965

Also known as Clara Gordon Bow · The 'It' Girl

Biography

Clara Gordon Bow was an American actress who rose to stardom during the silent film era of the 1920s and successfully made the transition to "talkies" in 1929. Her appearance as a plucky shopgirl in the 1927 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.

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