Jean Harlow Biography (1911-1937)

Original name, Harlean Carpenter; born March 3, 1911, in Kansas City, MO; died of cerebral edema (uremic poisoning), June 7, 1937; daughter of a dentist and Jean Harlow Carpenter (a manager); married Charles Fremont McGrew (in business), 1927 (divorced, 1929); married Paul Bern (a film executive), 1932 (died, 1932); married Harold Rosson (a camera operator), 1933 (divorced, 1935). Career: Actress.

Two 1965 films named Harlow depicted Harlow's life and starred Carol Lynley and Carroll Baker as Harlow.*

Nationality
American
Gender
Female
Occupation
Actress
Birth Details
March 3, 1911
Kansas City, Missouri, United States

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Film Appearances
  • Why Is a Plumber? (silent film), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1927
  • Moran of the Marines, Paramount, 1928
  • Weak but Willing, 1929
  • The Unkissed Man, 1929
  • This Thing Called Love, Pathe, 1929
  • Woman in cab, Liberty (also known as Criminals at Large), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1929
  • Fugitives (also known as Wise Baby), Fox Film Corporation,1929
  • Close Harmony, Paramount, 1929
  • Swanky blonde woman, Double Whoopee, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1929
  • Target's wife, Bacon Grabbers, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1929
  • Hazel, The Saturday Night Kid (also known as Love 'Em and Leave'Em), Famous Players, 1929
  • Winged ballerina, The Love Parade, Paramount, 1929
  • New York Nights, United Artists, 1929
  • Helen, Hell's Angels, United Artists, 1930
  • City Lights, United Artists, 1931
  • Rose, The Iron Man, Universal, 1931
  • Gwen Allen, The Public Enemy (also known as Enemies of the Public), Warner Bros., 1931
  • Title role, Goldie, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1931
  • Ann Schuyler, Platinum Blonde, Columbia, 1931
  • Anne Courtland, The Secret Six, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1931
  • Cassie Barnes, Three Wise Girls, Columbia, 1932
  • Daisy Stevens, The Beast of the City, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Cosmopolitan, 1932
  • Lil Andrews, Red-Headed Woman, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1932
  • Vantine, Red Dust, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1932
  • Kitty Packard, Dinner at Eight, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1933
  • Ruby Adams, Hold Your Man, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1933
  • Lola Burns, Bombshell (also known as Blonde Bombshell), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1933
  • What the Scotch Started, 1933
  • Eadie Chapman, The Girl from Missouri (also known as 100 Pure), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1934
  • Mona Leslie, Reckless, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1935
  • Dolly Portland, China Seas, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1935
  • Hattie, Riffraff, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1936
  • Helen "Whitey" Wilson, Wife vs. Secretary, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1936
  • Title role, Suzy, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1936
  • Gladys, Libeled Lady, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1936
  • Carol Clayton, Saratoga, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1937
  • Crystal Wetherby, Personal Property (also known as The Man in Possession), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1937