Silent era actress with a magnetic presence, Clara Bow was the original ‘It Girl’, and the ultimate flapper of the Roarin’ ...

The early life of Clara Bow Clara Bow was born on July 29, 1905, in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn, New York. However, some argue that she was born in 1907, and that is what was listed on her gravestone.

“Clara Bow rose to stardom during the silent film era and Ariel from ‘The Little Mermaid’ (“But Daddy I Love Him”) trades her voice after Ursula tells her “it’s she who holds her ...

Clara Bow’s family is thrilled that Taylor Swift is paying homage to the late “It Girl” on the singer’s forthcoming album, “The Tortured Poets Department.” The great-granddaughter of ...

The family of Clara Bow is sharing their thoughts on Taylor Swift’s upcoming new song. Speaking exclusively with PEOPLE, Bow’s great-granddaughters, Nicole Sisneros and Brittany Grace Bell ...

Clara Bow. John Kobal Foundation/Getty For Bell, one lyric that particularly stuck out to her was “This town is fake, but you're the real thing." She believes Swift is alluding to “how Clara ...

During this era, Bow was dubbed “The It Girl,” based on her performance in the 1927 movie It. (Bow plays shopgirl Betty Lou, who vies for the affections of her manager, Cyrus.

One track on Taylor Swift’s new album, “The Tortured Poets Department,” honors a long-celebrated, oft-miscast heroine of American feminism: actress Clara Bow.

Clara Bow biographer David Stenn said she was the most popular film start of the late-1920s. “The fact that this film was discovered a century after it was made, when does that happen?” he said.

“Clara Bow was one of the first really big movie stars and had to pave a way,” she says of her great-grandmother who was nicknamed the first “It girl.” “She just had that larger-than ...

Clara Bow biographer David Stenn said she was the most popular film start of the late-1920s. “The fact that this film was discovered a century after it was made, when does that happen?” he said.