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Clara Gordon Bow (/ b oʊ /; 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.
Poster for the film "It" (1927), starring Clara Bow. An "it girl" [a] is an attractive young woman who is perceived to have both sex appeal and a personality that is especially engaging. [1] The expression it girl originated in British upper-class society around the turn of the 20th century. [2]
It turned Clara Bow from an up-and-coming movie actress into the biggest movie star of the 1920s who in the process became a film legend as a result of "It". The term "The It girl" has since entered the cultural lexicon. A scene from the film is included in the 1931 Paramount promotional compilation film The House That Shadows Built.
The Tortured Poets Department, the singer's 11th studio album, ends with a track titled "Clara Bow," the name of a silent film star from the 1920s.The namesake of the song was born into poverty in ...
Clara Bow was the first "It Girl." After she starred in the 1927 film It, fans began writing letters to Bow, addressed to "Miss It, California" or "The It Girl."
Clara Bow, Taylor Swift. Getty Images(2) Before everyone was singing about being an “It Girl” on TikTok, Clara Bow was actually that girl. In case your school curriculum didn’t cover ...
By 1933, after struggles with men and mental illness, Clara Bow’s Hollywood career was over. There’s been a surge … She starred in the first movie to win an Oscar for best picture.
Clara Bow was a Silent era star known as The It Girl. She was Hollywood's greatest female draw at her peak and her final film was in 1933. Bow was also in the first movie to receive the Academy Award for Outstanding Picture, Wings, in 1929.