Clara Bow, Courtesy, Billy Rose Theatre Collection, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts / Billy Rose Theatre Division Digital ID: 89661
On this day, July 29th, in 1905, Clara Bow was born in Brooklyn, New York.
Born and raised in a tenement in Prospect Heights, Bow rose to stardom during the era of Silent Films.
Her role in the film, "It" brought her international fame and Bow became "The It Girl" replacing her previous nickname, "The Brooklyn Bonfire".
At the height of her fame it is said that Bow received up to 45,000 fan letters a week.
Bow died at the age of 60 of a heart attack at her Los Angeles residence.
Born and raised in a tenement in Prospect Heights, Bow rose to stardom during the era of Silent Films.
Her role in the film, "It" brought her international fame and Bow became "The It Girl" replacing her previous nickname, "The Brooklyn Bonfire".
At the height of her fame it is said that Bow received up to 45,000 fan letters a week.
Bow died at the age of 60 of a heart attack at her Los Angeles residence.
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