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Jean Harlow (born Harlean Harlow Carpenter; March 3, 1911 – June 7, 1937) was an American actress. Known for her portrayal of "bad girl" characters, she was the leading sex symbol of the early 1930s and one of the defining figures of the pre-Code era of American cinema. [ 1 ]
In an interview with Leicester Wagner, Harlow recalled that she and Rosson grew closer after the death of her second husband, M-G-M producer Paul Bern, and he encouraged her to go out and socialize. [8] Rosson and Harlow separated in May 1934 with Harlow charging that Rosson was "rude, sullen and irritable". She was granted a divorce in March ...
Jean Harlow in The Girl from Missouri (1934) Jean Harlow (March 3, 1911 – June 7, 1937) was an American actress who made her uncredited debut in two 1928 films: Honor Bound for Fox Film; and Moran of the Marines for Paramount Pictures. While waiting for a friend at the studio in 1928, she was discovered by studio executives who gave her ...
Bern met Harlow shortly before the premiere of Hell's Angels in 1930. Bern was instrumental in helping Harlow's career, as he was the only person who took her seriously as an actress. The two struck up a friendship and eventually began dating. [15] They announced their engagement in June 1932 and married on July 2 of that year.
Jean Harlow and Ben Lyon in Hell's Angels (1930) Lyon was born in Atlanta, Georgia, [1] the son of Alvine W. (Wiseberg) and Ben Lyon, a travelling salesman. [2] His family was Jewish. [3] Lyon entered films in 1918 after a successful appearance on Broadway opposite Jeanne Eagels.
Zwillman dated actress Jean Harlow at one time and got her a two-picture deal at Columbia Pictures by giving a huge cash loan to studio head Harry Cohn. Zwillman also bought Harlow a jeweled bracelet and a red Cadillac. He referred to her in derogatory terms to other mobsters in secret surveillance recordings.
Dolly Tree (17 March 1899 – 17 May 1962) was an English illustrator, actress and costume designer who during the 1930s and 1940s designed dresses for Myrna Loy, Jean Harlow, Rosalind Russell, Maureen O'Sullivan and Judy Garland among others in addition to costuming historical dramas such as David Copperfield (1935) and A Tale of Two Cities ...
Juanita Quigley was billed as "Baby Jane" in several early roles. [2] Her screen debut was as Claudette Colbert's three-year-old daughter in Imitation of Life (1934). [3] She went on to play featured parts in several films, including The Man Who Reclaimed His Head (1934) and was Jean Harlow's niece in Riffraff (1936).