Title supplied by cataloger.; Photograph was edited for publication purposes. Jean Harlow, was born Harlean Harlow Carpenter on March 3, 1911. She was a film actress and top sex symbol of the 1930s. Her big break came in 1930 when she landed a role in Howard Hughes' WWI epic, "Hell's Angels." In 1932 Hughes sold her contract to MGM for $60,000 and from there her career shot to unprecedented heights. By the mid-1930s Harlow was one of the biggest stars in America. In the early part of 1937 Harlow fell ill with influenza. In early June of 1937, while filming the movie "Saratoga" with Clark Gable, she collapsed on the set and was rushed to the hospital where she was diagnosed with kidney disease. Just days later, on June 7, Jean Harlow died; she was only 26 years old. She is buried in a private room in the Great Mausoleum at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale. Harlow is credited with 30 feature films and eleven short subjects. She was the first film actress on the cover of LIFE Magazine (May 1937). Her Hollywood Walk of Fame star is located at 6910 Hollywood Boulevard. First photograph caption dated September 27, 1928 reads "Miss Harlow's large scarf really amounts to an evening wrap. It is a square of salmon colored chiffon velvet edged by a wide band of silver. It may be wrapped around like a 'grandmother's shawl,' but more dashingly." Harlow is holding the scarf, wearing a sleeveless, scoop-necked ankle-length gown and satin shoes.; Second photograph caption dated September 29, 1928 reads "Miss Harlow is shown when she posed for fashion pictures for the Herald-Express before she got her first 'break' in Hollywood films."; Third photograph caption dated August 1, 1930 reads "Jean Harlow, blonde film beauty above, and her mother outwitted the star's husband, Charles P. McGrew III, and held him in conversation until an attorney arrived and served him with papers, according to affidavits presented today. The affidavits were submitted in opposition to a motion made on behalf of McGrew to set aside a default entered in his wife's divorce complaint."; Fourth photograph caption dated September 6, 1932 reads "Jean Harlow's spectacular career is climaxed by the tragedy of the suicide of her husband, Paul Bern. Photo shows her when, determined on a career, she worked as fashion model for a store."
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Harlow, Jean,--1911-1937 Models (Persons)--California--Los Angeles Motion picture actors and actresses--United States Women--California--Los Angeles Portrait photographs Herald-Examiner Collection photographs
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