American actress
Born: March 3, 1911
Died: June 7, 1937
Jean Harlow, born Harlean Harlow Carpenter on March 3, 1911, in Kansas City, Missouri, was an iconic American actress of the 1930s, renowned for her beauty, charisma, and distinctive platinum blonde hair. Rising to fame during the Great Depression, she became one of Hollywood’s leading sex symbols and starred in numerous successful films.
Harlow’s breakthrough role came in Howard Hughes’ film “Hell’s Angels” (1930), which catapulted her to stardom. She then signed with MGM and starred in a string of successful films, including “Dinner at Eight” (1933) and “Red Dust” (1932), opposite Clark Gable.
Known for her comedic timing and sultry persona, Harlow was a box office sensation. Despite her professional success, her personal life was tumultuous, marked by failed marriages and health issues. Tragically, she died at the young age of 26 from kidney failure caused by uremic poisoning in 1937, leaving behind a lasting legacy as one of Hollywood’s first true movie stars.
Jean Harlow’s brief but impactful career continues to be celebrated in cinema history, with her films and image enduring as icons of the golden age of Hollywood.
Jean Harlow’s 5 most popular quotes
- I’m not a great actress, and I never thought I was. But I happen to have something the public likes.
- Underwear makes me uncomfortable, and besides, my parts have to breathe.
- Men like me because I don’t wear a brassiere. Women like me because I don’t look like a girl who would steal a husband. At least not for long.
- No one ever expects a great lay to pay all the bills.
- I wasn’t born an actress, you know. Events made me one.
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