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Actor Born: July 29, 1905 in Brooklyn, NY Death: September 27, 1965 in West Los Angeles, CA Biography:Famous as the "It" girl of the Roaring 20s; "Clara Bow" was the flapper to end all flappers. The daughter of a Coney Island waiter, she spent her youth in poverty. At 16 she won a movie magazine beauty contest; part of the prize was a trip to visit the New York studios and a bit part in a silent, soon leading to other roles mostly in low-budget films. Under contract to producer "B.P. Schulberg", she went with Schulberg from New York to Hollywood's Paramount, where the studio's publicity machine helped mold her into a star, particularly after "Mantrap" (1926), her first smash hit. Soon she became a symbol of the emancipated woman during the flapper age: vibrant, liberated, energetic. Her bobbed hair, bow lips, and sparkling eyes came to represent the era, and her bangled, beaded "look" soon became imitated by women throughout America. After appearing in the film "It" (1927) she became known as the "It"... Full Biography
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