Actor

Jean Harlow

1911Kansas City, Missouri, USA77 Movies2 TV Shows

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. Often nicknamed the "Blonde Bombshell" and the "Platinum Blonde", Harlow was popular for her "Laughing Vamp" screen persona.

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The Love Story of Jean Harlow and William Powell

Dream Girl: The Making of Marilyn Monroe

Becoming Marilyn

The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes

Discovering Jean Harlow

Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood

Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema

42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage

Beer and Blood: Enemies of the Public

Los Angeles Plays Itself

Judy Garland: By Myself

Complicated Women

Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies

Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl

Sports on the Silver Screen

Jean Harlow: Platinum Bombshell

Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons

That's Entertainment! III

Death Scenes

Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn

Going Hollywood: The '30s

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

That's Entertainment, Part II

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

That's Entertainment!

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy

The Big Parade of Comedy

The Golden Age of Comedy

Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary

Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)

Saratoga

Personal Property

Libeled Lady

Suzy

Wife vs. Secretary

Riffraff

China Seas

Reckless

The Girl from Missouri

Dinner at Eight

Bombshell

Hold Your Man

Hollywood on Parade No. A-12

Red Dust

Red-Headed Woman

Scarface

The Beast of the City

Three Wise Girls

Voice of Hollywood (Series 2, No. 3)

Beau Hunks

Platinum Blonde

Goldie

Iron Man

The Public Enemy

The Secret Six

Hell's Angels

The Love Parade

New York Nights

Weak But Willing

This Thing Called Love

The Saturday Night Kid

Bacon Grabbers

Masquerade

Thundering Toupees

Double Whoopee

The Unkissed Man

Close Harmony

Why Is a Plumber?

Why Be Good?

Fugitives

Liberty

Chasing Husbands

Moran of the Marines

Honor Bound

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