Clara Bow
b.8/25/1903 Brooklyn, New York
d.9/27/1965
Daughter of waiter at Coney Island Amusement Park Won Beauty Contest (at age 16) in which the prize was supporting role in motion picture First major starring role was in movie “It,” for which she became known as the “It Girl”
First cinematic movie: “Beyond the Rainbow”
Filmography:
Beyond the Rainbow, The Daring Years, Grit, Daughters of Pleasure, This Woman, The Adventurous Sex, My Lady’s Lips, Parisian Love, Eve’s Lover, Kiss Me Again, Free to Love, The Best Bad Man, The Ancient Mariner, Two Can Play, Man Trap, It, Rough House Rosie, Hula Wings, Get Your Man, The Fleet’s In, The Wild Party, Dangerous Curves, True to the Navy, Her Wedding Night