Clara Bow

From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Clara Gordon Bow July 29 1905 September 27 1965 was an American actress who rose to stardom in silent films during the 1920s and successfully made the transition to talkies after 1927 Her appearance as a plucky shopgirl in the 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 Bow appeared in 46 silent films and 11 talkies including hits such as Mantrap 1926 It 1927 and Wings 1927 She was named first boxoffice draw in 1928 and 1929 and second boxoffice draw in 1927 and 1930 Her presence in a motion picture was said to have ensured investors by odds of almost twotoone a safe return At the apex of her stardom she received more than 45000 fan letters in a single month January 1929 Two years after marrying actor Rex Bell in 1931 Bow retired from acting and became a rancher in Nevada Her final film HoopLa was released in 1933 In September 1965 Bow died of a heart attack at the age of 60