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Harlow, Jean, 1911-1937

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Personal name headingHarlow, Jean, 1911-1937
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Variant(s)Carpenter, Harlean Harlow, 1911-1937
Carpentier, Harlean, 1911-1937
Birth date1911-03-03
Death date1937-06-07
Place of birthKansas City (Mo.)
Place of deathLos Angeles (Calif.)
Profession or occupationActresses
Found inDinner at eight [MP] 1933: credits (cast, Jean Harlow)
LC data base, 9/8/86 (hdg.: Harlow, Jean, 1911-1937)
Halliwell's Filmgoer's comp., 1985 (Harlow, Jean; AKA Harlean Carpentier)
Who was who in American history--arts and letters, 1975: (under hdg. for Jean Harlow: real name was Harlean Carpenter)
Wikipedia, June 4, 2018 (Jean Harlow; Jean Harlow (born Harlean Harlow Carpenter; March 3, 1911, Kansas City, Missouri--June 7, 1937, Los Angeles, California) was an American film actress and sex symbol of the 1930; Harlow became a leading lady for MGM, starring in a string of hit films including Red Dust (1932), Dinner at Eight (1933), Reckless (1935), and Suzy (1936); she had become one of the biggest movie stars in the world by the late 1930s, often nicknamed the "Blonde Bombshell" and the "Platinum Blonde"; she was also popular for her "Laughing Vamp" movie persona; Harlow died at age 26 during the 1937 filming of Saratog; her name is sometimes incorrectly spelled Carpentier, following later studio press releases)
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