Jean Harlow
Jean Harlow (born Harlean Harlow Carpenter; March 3, 1911—June 7, 1937) was an American actress and sex symbol of the 1930s.
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| Born | Harlean Harlow Carpenter March 3, 1911 Kansas City, Missouri United States |
| Died | June 7, 1937 (aged 26) |
| Cause of death | Kidney failure |
| Resting place | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1928–1937 |
| Spouse(s) | Charles McGrew (m. 1927–1929; divorced) Paul Bern (m. 1932; his death) Harold Rosson (m. 1933–1934; divorced) |
| Partner(s) | William Powell (1935–1937; her death) |
| Website | www |
Harlow was born on September 27, 1927 in Kansas City, Missouri. She studied at Miss Barstow's Finishing School for Girls in Kansas City. Harlow was married to Charles McGrew in 1927. They divorced in 1930. On July 2, 1932 she married film producer Paul Bern, who committed suicide on September 5, 1932.
On September 13, 1933 she married Harold Rosson. They divorced on March 11, 1934. She had no children. She died at the age 26 from renal failure on June 7, 1937 in Los Angeles, California.[1]
Jean Harlow Media
Harlow with her mother in 1934
Jean Arthur, Clara Bow, Harlow, and Leone Lane in The Saturday Night Kid, in which Harlow had her first speaking part
Harlow and Clark Gable in The Secret Six (1931)
Harlow received recognition as an actress in Red-Headed Woman, her first MGM film; she wore a red wig for the role.
Harlow with Clark Gable in 1933's Hold Your Man, another successful film pairing of the two and box office success for MGM
Harlow stands beside Eleanor Roosevelt, with other invited celebrities, after the President's Birthday Ball luncheon, at the White House, 30 January 1937.
This photo with director Jack Conway and Clark Gable on the set of Saratoga was taken only minutes before Harlow's collapse and was issued at the time her death was announced.
The Jean Harlow crypt in the Great Mausoleum at Forest Lawn Glendale reads "Our Baby"
Harlow's bed in the Jean Harlow Museum in Black Canyon City, Arizona
References
Other websites
Media related to Jean Harlow at Wikimedia Commons
- Jean Harlow on IMDb
- Jean Harlow at Allmovie
- Jean Harlow at the TCM Movie Database
- Jean Harlow tribute site
- Jean Harlow at Franklin D. Roosevelt's 55th birthday party, 1937 at YouTube
- Photographs and literature
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