Jean Harlow
American film actress (1911-1937) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 26
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.
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Libeled LadyFilm, Gladys1935
China SeasFilm, Dolly 'China Doll' Portland1933
BombshellFilm, Lola Burns1932
Red DustFilm, Vantine Jefferson1930
Hell's AngelsFilm, Helen1929
Bacon GrabbersFilm, Mrs. Kennedy1911Born3 March 1911Known for
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That's Entertainment! 1974
Scarface 1932
Libeled Lady 1936
The Public Enemy 1931
Red Dust 1932
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Irving Thalberg Produced China Seas, Red Dust and The Secret Six
Leo McCarey Directed Bacon Grabbers and Liberty
Hal Roach Produced Bacon Grabbers and Double Whoopee
Jack Conway Directed Libeled Lady and Saratoga
Hunt Stromberg Produced Wife vs. Secretary and Bombshell
Clark Gable Also in Red Dust and Saratoga
Victor Fleming Directed Red Dust, Bombshell and Reckless- William Axt Wrote Libeled Lady and Dinner at Eight
Anita Loos Wrote Red-Headed Woman (1932)
Lewis Stone Also in Red-Headed Woman (1932)
Dennis O'Keefe Also in Scarface, Libeled Lady and Saratoga
John Lee Mahin Wrote Scarface, Red Dust and Bombshell
Howard Hughes Produced Scarface (1932)
Stan Laurel Also in Bacon Grabbers and Double Whoopee
Oliver Hardy Also in Bacon Grabbers and Double Whoopee
Frances Marion Wrote Riffraff and The Secret Six
David O. Selznick Produced Dinner at Eight and Reckless
Sam Wood Directed The Girl from Missouri (1934)
Franchot Tone Also in The Girl from Missouri and Reckless
May Robson Also in Wife vs. Secretary and Reckless
Una Merkel Also in Bombshell, Riffraff and Red-Headed Woman
Sam Lufkin Also in Bacon Grabbers and Double Whoopee
Lewis R. Foster Directed Bacon Grabbers and Double Whoopee
Greta Meyer Also in Libeled Lady and Wife vs. Secretary
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Harlow with her mother in 1934
Jean Arthur, Clara Bow, Harlow, and Leone Lane in The Saturday Night Kid, in which Harlow had her first speaking part
Harlow and Ben Lyon in Hell's Angels (1930), her first major film appearance
Harlow and Clark Gable in The Secret Six (1931)
Harlow received recognition as an actress in Red-Headed Woman (1932), her first MGM film; she wore a red wig for the role.
Harlow and Harold Rosson in 1934, whom she married in 1933 to avoid another scandal like the one caused after Harlow had an affair with boxer Max Baer
Harlow with Clark Gable in 1933's Hold Your Man, another successful film pairing of the two and box office success for MGMAwards
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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 became one of Hollywood's biggest movie stars, whose image has endured in the public eye. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Harlow number 22 on its greatest female screen legends list.
