Clara Bow 1905 – 1965

Biography

Clara Gordon Bow 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 1927 film It brought her global fame and the nickname “The It Girl”. Bow came to personify the Roaring Twenties and is described as its leading sex symbol. Born July 29, 1905 in Brooklyn. Died September 27, 1965 in Los Angeles.