With her cropped hair and shorter hemlines, Ms. Bow defined the original flapper: an independent woman who earned her own ...

As historians of the 1920s, we’ve studied Bow’s fame and her cultural legacy. At her ranch in rural Nevada, we oversee a collection of her personal artifacts, including her clothing and a makeup case.

A song by pop megastar Taylor Swift has brought new attention to Clara Bow, a major Hollywood film siren in the 1920s who famously left Tinseltown for Southern Nevada to start a new life with with her ...

Taylor Swift is referencing an Old Hollywood star with one of her new songs. The Tortured Poets Department, the singer's 11th studio album, ends with a track titled "Clara Bow," the name of a silent ...

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Clara Bow may have been one of the most famous women in the world in the 1920s, but she’s back in the news a century later thanks to Taylor Swift. Renewed interest in the late actress sparked after ...

Before everyone was singing about being an “It Girl” on TikTok, Clara Bow was actually that girl. In the early 1920s, Bow dropped out of school after winning a “Fame and Fortune Contest” and earning a ...

Clara Bow was an actress who was born in 1905 in Brooklyn. Clara’s mother dealt with severe mental health issues while Clara was growing up. The actress was nearly killed by her mother during one ...