jean Harlow was an American actress who proved herself a platinum-blonde sex-symbol and able-comedian in 1930s Hollywood. She starred in The Public Enemy and Platinum Blonde, as well as Dinner at Eight, China Seas, and Libeled Lady. Her "laughing vamp" image was in complete contrast to her personal life,which was plagued by deep disappointment and her tragic death at the young age of 26.
born March 3, 1911, Kansas City, Mo., U.S.—died June 7, 1937, Los Angeles, Calif.) U.S. film actress. She worked as an extra and played bit parts before her first success, in Hell's Angels (1930). With her...