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Jean Harlow (March 3, 1911 – June 7, 1937) was an American film actress and sex symbol of the 1930s. Known as the “Blonde Bombshell” and the “Platinum Blonde” (owing to her platinum blonde hair), Harlow was ranked as one of the greatest movie stars of all time by the American Film Institute. Harlow starred in several films, mainly designed to showcase her magnetic sex appeal and strong screen presence, before making the transition to more developed roles and achieving massive fame under contract to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM). Harlow’s enormous popularity and “laughing vamp” image were in distinct contrast to her personal life, which was marred by disappointment, tragedy, and ultimately her sudden death from renal failure at the age of 26.

• Born: Harlean Harlow Carpenter March 3, 1911 Kansas City, Missouri
• Died: June 7, 1937 (aged 26) Los Angeles, California
• Cause of death: kidney failure
• Resting place: Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California
• Occupation: Actress
• Years active: 1928-1937
• Spouse: Charles McGrew (m.1927-1929; divorced) Paul Bern (m.1932; his death) Harold Rosson (m.1933-1934; divorced)

Read more about Jean Harlow at Wikipedia or at the Internet Movie Database

Pola Negri, Jean Harlow, Jean Arthur: Kenneth Turan's DVD picks
LA Times Entertainme, 2012-03-15 01:37:12
New boxed sets look at the careers of three actresses who deserve to be better known.

THE DVD SHELF: "West Side Story," With Commentary by Stephen Sondheim, Plus "Top Banana," Alfred Drake, John Raitt
Playbill Combined , 2011-11-14 05:00:00
Screening the 50th Anniversary Blu-ray of "West Side Story"; "Top Banana" with Phil Silvers; the Blu-ray of "Blue Velvet"; a set of Jean Harlow films; and Alfred Drake and John Raitt in "Bell Telephone Hour" compilations.

THE DVD SHELF: "West Side Story," With Commentary by Stephen Sondheim, Plus "Top Banana," Alfred Drake, John Raitt
Playbill Combined , 2011-11-13 05:00:00
Screening the 50th Anniversary Blu-ray of "West Side Story"; "Top Banana" with Phil Silvers; the Blu-ray of "Blue Velvet"; a set of Jean Harlow films; and Alfred Drake and John Raitt in "Bell Telephone Hour" compilations.