1927
Search results
Clara Gordon Bow ( / boʊ /; July 29, 1905 – September 27, 1965) 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 film It brought her global fame and the nickname "The It Girl". [1]
Apr 18, 2024 · Find out all about Clara Bow, 20th century icon, and why Taylor Swift named a song after her on The Tortured Poets Department.
Jun 14, 2024 · Clara Bow (born July 29, 1905, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.—died September 27, 1965, Los Angeles, California) was an American motion-picture actress, called the “It” Girl after she performed in It (1927), the popular silent-film version of Elinor Glyn ’s novel of that name. She personified the vivacious, emancipated flapper of the 1920s.
Feb 6, 2024 · Who is Clara Bow? And why did Taylor Swift name a song after her? We delve into the life of the silent film star whose name is the title of a song on the musician's forthcoming album, "The Tortured...
Clara Bow. Actress: Wings. Clara Gordon Bow, destined to become "The It Girl", was born on July 29, 1905 in Brooklyn, New York, and was raised in poverty and violence.
Mar 2, 2023 · Just four years earlier, when the silent film "It" came out, Bow was on top of the world. She embodied the image of the 1920s flapper and was a Hollywood success story. Bow had overcome an impoverished and brutal upbringing on the mean streets of Brooklyn to become the "It girl."
Jan 13, 2024 · Clara Bow was the inimitable “It Girl” of the Roaring Twenties, the epitome of the flapper girl. Her gold-studded career spanned over 57 films and she managed to make the near-impossible shift from silent film to “talkies.”
Clara Bow. Actress: Wings. Clara Gordon Bow, destined to become "The It Girl", was born on July 29, 1905 in Brooklyn, New York, and was raised in poverty and violence.
Dec 29, 2014 · Clara Bow: The original ‘It Girl’. 28 December 2014. By Nicholas Barber, Features correspondent. (Corbis) The 1920s actress became a new kind of down-to-earth Hollywood idol. Her film It...
Apr 20, 2024 · Swift has named a song after an iconic actress whose most famous work came nearly 100 years ago. Here's a look at who Clara Bow is and why the pop sensation may have referenced her.
