chinaseas Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 Today is the 84 anniversary of the passing of actress Jean Harlow at 11 41 a. m. . at the age of 26. A great actress and a true friend to all her co-workers and friends. A true animal lover. God Bless her. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweetSue Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 Wow 84 years?! She did so much in the 26 years of her short life, truly an icon. May she rest in peace. ❤️ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midnight08 Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 Yes, it's 84 years exactly as Jean died on Monday June 7, 1937. I was thinking about it yesterday. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vidor Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 I guess everyone since 1937 has watched "Saratoga" to spot the doubles and see how sick Harlow looked. Answer: yeah, she looked pretty puffy, which is a symptom of kidney failure. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tikisoo Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 I've never been able to warm up to Harlow. I recorded one of her movies last month, looking forward to knowing more about her. Certainly a tragedy dying at 26. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vidor Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 16 minutes ago, TikiSoo said: I've never been able to warm up to Harlow. I recorded one of her movies last month, looking forward to knowing more about her. Certainly a tragedy dying at 26. Me neither. She was a pretty terrible actress--certainly a formidable screen presence, but seriously, a bad actress--and personally I've never found that bleached blonde style attractive. I liked her in "Red-Headed Woman" precisely because she didn't have that hair. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesJazGuitar Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 3 hours ago, Vidor said: Me neither. She was a pretty terrible actress--certainly a formidable screen presence, but seriously, a bad actress--and personally I've never found that bleached blonde style attractive. I liked her in "Red-Headed Woman" precisely because she didn't have that hair. I have never been much of a fan of Harlow. I really wonder if she had not died at such a young age what her legacy would be today; e.g. would she have grown as an actress and did some really fine work or would she have mostly disappeared in the 40s like so many other actors did who lacked the chops. I do enjoy 4 - 6 films Harlow is in but my favorite are films like Libeled Lady, where Harlow is clearly the least competent actor of the 4 stars (Powell, Loy, Tracy being the others). I also place Harlow in the middle of the pack in the looks department; e.g. Loy was beautiful,,,, Harlow,,,, not so much, but she did have a cheap looking sexuality, which did pair well with Gable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 She probably would have married William Powell and retired from movies in her prime, like his wife Diana Lewis did. Diana Lewis was an MGM starlet who traded in a career for domestic bliss. Maybe she would have done some guest-starring roles on television but Powell never did television. So my guess is they would have retreated from the public eye. Her legacy as a 30s bombshell would have remained intact because the public would not have really seen her age and there would not have been much later work to compare against the stuff from her heyday. Kay Francis and Norma Shearer also retreated from the public eye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NipkowDisc Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 I bet she woulda made a great 50 foot woman. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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