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- NAME: Clara Bow
- OCCUPATION: Film Actress
- BIRTH DATE: July 29, 1905
- DEATH DATE: September 27, 1965
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Brooklyn, New York
- PLACE OF DEATH: Los Angeles, California
- Full Name: Clara Gordon Bow
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American motion-picture actress Clare Bow personified the flapper of the 1920s. From 1927 to 1930 she was one of the top five Hollywood box-office attractions.
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Actress Clara Bow was born July 29, 1905, Brooklyn, N.Y. She went to Hollywood by way of a beauty contest while still in high school. A small part in Beyond the Rainbow (1922) brought her considerable attention, and she was soon playing starring roles, including her part in the 1927 film It, which proved a tremendous box office success and lent her the nickname the "It" Girl. She retired in 1931.
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