Deceased
How Did Clara Bow Die?
Life & Death
Died aged 60Clara Gordon Bow was an American actress who rose to stardom during the silent film era of the 1920s and successfully made the transition to "talkies" in 1929. Her appearance as a plucky shopgirl in the film It brought her global fame and the nickname "The It Girl". Bow came to personify the Roaring Twenties and is described as its leading sex symbol.
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| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | HodgepodgeMovie | Self (archive footage, as Mary Preston) | 120 |
| 2011 | Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost FilmsMovie | Herself (archive footage) | 106 |
| 2010 | Sigrid HolmquistMovie | Sigrid Holmquist (archive footage) | 105 |
| 2002 | Edith Head: The Paramount YearsMovie | (archive footage) | 97 |
| 1999 | Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" GirlMovie | Self / Various Roles (archive footage) | 94 |
| 1995 | The Casting CouchMovie | — | 90 |
| 1995 | The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American MoviesMovie | Self (archive footage) | 90 |
| 1988 | Hollywood Scandals and TragediesMovie | (archive footage) (uncredited) | 83 |
| 1986 | Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the LegendMovie | archive footage | 81 |
| 1981 | The Muppets Go to the MoviesMovie | Mary Preston (archive footage) (uncredited) | 76 |
| 1980 | HollywoodSeries | Self (archive footage, uncredited) | 75 |
| 1953 | Yesterday and TodayMovie | (archive footage) | 48 |
| 1931 | The House That Shadows BuiltMovie | (archive footage) | 26 |
| 1931 | No LimitMovie | Helen 'Bunny' O'Day | 26 |
| 1930 | Paramount on ParadeMovie | Herself | 25 |
| 1930 | True to the NavyMovie | Ruby Nolan | 25 |
| 1930 | Love Among the MillionairesMovie | Pepper Whipple | 25 |
| 1929 | The Saturday Night KidMovie | Mayme Barry | 24 |
| 1929 | Dangerous CurvesMovie | Pat Delaney | 24 |
| 1928 | The Fleet's InMovie | Trixie Deane | 23 |
| 1928 | Red HairMovie | Bubbles McCoy | 23 |
| 1928 | Ladies of the MobMovie | Yvonne | 23 |
| 1927 | WingsMovie | Mary Preston | 22 |
| 1927 | Get Your ManMovie | Nancy Worthington | 22 |
| 1927 | Rough House RosieMovie | Rosie O'Reilly | 22 |
| 1926 | The RunawayMovie | Cynthia Meade | 21 |
| 1926 | Kid BootsMovie | Clara McCoy | 21 |
| 1926 | MantrapMovie | Alverna | 21 |
| 1926 | Dancing MothersMovie | Kittens Westcourt | 21 |
| 1926 | Two Can PlayMovie | Dorothy Hammis | 21 |
| 1925 | The Plastic AgeMovie | Cynthia Day | 20 |
| 1925 | Free to LoveMovie | Marie Anthony | 20 |
| 1925 | Capital PunishmentMovie | Delia Tate | 20 |
| 1925 | The Lawful CheaterMovie | Molly Burns | 20 |
| 1925 | The Primrose PathMovie | Marilyn Merrill | 20 |
| 1925 | Kiss Me AgainMovie | Grizette | 20 |
| 1925 | The Scarlet WestMovie | Miriam | 20 |
| 1924 | This WomanMovie | Aline Sturdevant | 19 |
| 1924 | Helen's BabiesMovie | Alice Mayton | 19 |