Suicidal Mother
Winner of the Fame and Fortune Contest 1921
Child Star
WAMPAS Baby Star Award 1924
"Too fat" for parts
Editing room floor
Sexuality
"It Girl"
Films Cancelled
Pay for your own publicity photographs
Breakdown
Left Movies to become a wife and mother
Suicide Attempt
Schizophrenia
Death
Life-long Undiagnosed Heart Condition
I worked at a film fair the other week and managed to find some gorgeous photographs of Clara Bow. The story of her is unbelievable; A definite worthwhile read. The more I think about heroines, the more it brings me back to the concept of Shakesperian Tragic Heroes, do people have to have flaws for us to fall in love with them?