Jean Harlow Biography
Born 3rd March 1911, USA
Died 7th June 1937
Jean Harlow has been heralded as Hollywood’s original bombshell, paving the way for stars such as Marilyn Monroe (who reportedly found inspiration in Harlow).
Harlow married at a fairly young age to a young businessman, who at twenty three was five years her elder. The marriage was an adventurous affair, Harlow ran away from home to marry her young love. The marriage though, was short lived and in 1929, two years after the ceremony, Harlow divorced her husband. After this, Harlow began to concentrate on searching out movie roles with more intensity (she had already had minor roles in several productions).
Fame came to Jean Harlow in 1930, when she hit the screens in Hell’s Angels, an immediate box office success. Following this, Harlow starred in a movie whose title is much associated with her sizzling looks, Platinum Blonde.
Whilst her career blossomed, Harlow suffered distress in her personal life. Her second husband committed suicide whilst Harlow was filming Red Dust with Clark Gable (her co star in many of her best loved movies). Production however, went on and the movie was completed.
Harlow did marry for a third time, to cinematographer Harold Rosson.
In 1937, Harlow began filming with Gable once more for the movie Saratoga. With devastating consequences, Jean Harlow fell ill from uremic poisoning and died just days after collapsing on set during filming.
She was aged just twenty six.
Jean Harlow Filmography
Below is a list of films starring Jean Harlow
Saratoga (1937)
Personal Property (1937)
Libeled Lady (1936)
Suzy (1936)
Wife vs. Secretary (1936)
Riffraff (1936)
China Seas (1935)
Reckless (1935)
The Girl from Missouri (1934)
aka 100 Per Cent Pure (UK)
aka Born to Be Kissed (USA)
Bombshell (1933)
Blonde Bombshell (UK)
Dinner at Eight (1933)
Hold Your Man (1933)
Red Dust (1932)
Red-Headed Woman (1932)
The Beast of the City (1932)
Three Wise Girls (1932)
Beau Hunks (1931) (uncredited)
aka Beau Chumps (UK)
Platinum Blonde (1931)
Goldie (1931)
Iron Man (1931)
The Public Enemy (1931)
aka Enemies of the Public (UK)
The Secret Six (1931)
City Lights (1931) (uncredited)
Hell's Angels (1930) (as Jean Harlow)
New York Nights (1929) (uncredited)
Weak But Willing (1929) (uncredited)
This Thing Called Love (1929) (uncredited)
The Love Parade (1929) (uncredited)
The Saturday Night Kid (1929) (uncredited)
Love 'Em and Leave 'Em
Bacon Grabbers (1929)
Thundering Toupees (1929)
Double Whoopee (1929)
The Unkissed Man (1929)
Close Harmony (1929) (uncredited)
Why Is a Plumber? (1929) (uncredited)
Why Be Good? (1929) (uncredited)
Fugitives (1929) (uncredited)
Liberty (1929)
aka Criminals at Large
Chasing Husbands (1928) (uncredited)
Moran of the Marines (1928) (uncredited)
Honor Bound (1928) (uncredited)
