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Jean Harlow
Jean Harlow was an American actress. Known for her portrayal of "bad girl" characters, she was the leading sex symbol of the early 1930s and one of the defining figures of the pre-Code era of American cinema. Often nicknamed the "Blonde Bombshell" and the "Platinum Blonde,” Harlow was popular for her "Laughing Vamp" screen persona. Harlow was in the film industry for only nine years, but she becam…
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entertainment · American actress (1911–1937) · film actor · actor · also Jean Harlow, Harlean Harlow Carpenter, The Blonde Bombshell, The Platinum Blonde, Harlean Carpenter, The Baby
Born 3 March 1911 · Died 7 June 1937 · Q105719
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2026· 5 entries
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Yahoo: Jean Harlow’s Iconic Los Angeles Estate Is Listed for $16.8m – Featuring a Hidden Prohibition-Era Bar, Original Crown Moldings, and a Lagoon-Like Pool
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AOL: Jean Harlow's former LA mansion with hidden speakeasy bar lists for $16.8 million
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Yahoo: Jean Harlow's Iconic L.A. Estate with a Prohibition-era Bar Behind a Bookcase Listed for Sale for $16.8M — See Inside!
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2025· 1 entry
Dollars) and a box lunch, common pay for such work
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2023· 1 entry
Moviefone: The Love Story of Jean Harlow and William Powell (2023) - Where to Watch
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2004· 1 entry
Gwen Stefani portrayed Harlow in Martin Scorsese's Howard Hughes biopic The Aviator
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1999· 1 entry
The American Film Institute ranked Harlow number 22 on its greatest female screen legends list
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1984· 1 entry
Was cremated and his ashes buried in Desert Memorial Park in Cathedral City, California
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1978· 1 entry
Lindsay Bloom portrayed her in Hughes and Harlow: Angels in Hell
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1975· 1 entry
Roberta Collins played Harlow in the rhythm-and-blues band Bloodstone's pop musical movie Train Ride to Hollywood
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1965· 2 entries
“s introduction to the 1965 paperback edition, Harlow stated around 1933–1934 her intention to write the book, but it was not published during her lifetime. During her life, Harlow”
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Two films about Jean Harlow were released, both titled Harlow
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1964· 1 entry
Carroll Baker played a character loosely based on Harlow in The Carpetbaggers
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1960· 1 entry
Jean Harlow was given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame located at 6910 Hollywood Boulevard on the south part of the Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles, California
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1958· 1 entry
But Powell married actress Diana Lewis in 1940
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1953· 1 entry
But she declined it, feeling it was underdeveloped
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1937· 5 entries
Less than two months after Harlow's death, and was a hit with audiences, grossing $3
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In the Wee Kirk o' the Heather chapel in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California, and she was interred in the park's Great Mausoleum in a private room of multicolored marble, which William Powell bought for $25
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Died 1937-06-07.
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Harlow said that she could not see Powell clearly and could not tell how many fingers he was holding up
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While filming Saratoga, Harlow began to complain of illness
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1934· 1 entry
Harlow met William Powell, another MGM star, and quickly fell in love
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1933· 1 entry
In the 24th ceremony at Grauman's Chinese Theater and are located near the forecourt on the west side of the box office at 6925 Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood, California
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1932· 3 entries
Harlow's 21st birthday, Bern called her with the news that MGM had purchased her contract from Hughes for $30,000, equal to $707,927 today
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And cast her in leading roles in a string of hits built on her comedic talent: Red-Headed Woman (1932), Red Dust (1932), Dinner at Eight (1933), Reckless (1935), and Suzy (1936)
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Starred in the comedy Red-Headed Woman for which she received $1,250 a week
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1931· 1 entry
His Caddo Company loaned her out to other studios, where she gained more attention by appearing in The Secret Six, with Wallace Beery and Clark Gable; Iron Man, with Lew Ayres and Robert Armstrong; and The Public Enemy,
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1930· 1 entry
And became the highest-grossing film of that year, besting even Greta Garbo's talkie debut in Anna Christie
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1929· 1 entry
Harlow signed a five-year contract with Hughes worth $100 per week (equivalent to approximately $1,875 in 2025 dollars)
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1928· 1 entry
Two months after the wedding, Chuck McGrew turned 21 and received part of his inheritance
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1923· 1 entry
The 32-year-old Jean Carpenter took her daughter and moved to Hollywood in hopes of becoming an actress, but was told that she was too old to begin a film career
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1922· 1 entry
The uncontested divorce was finalized, giving sole custody of Harlow to her mother
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1911· 1 entry
Born 1911-03-03.
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1908· 1 entry
Skip Harlow arranged his daughter's marriage to Mont Clair Carpenter
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