Who Was Clara Bow Taylor Swift’s Tortured Poets Department Heroine ?
Clara Gordon Bow was an American actress who rose to fame during the silent film era of the 1920s before effectively changing to "talkies" in 1929. Her role as a feisty shopgirl in the film It earned her global popularity and the nickname "The It Girl".
When it was announced in early February that one of Taylor Swift's tracks on The Tortured Poets Department would be titled "Clara Bow," entertainment writers and Swift fans responded with the passion of roaring-twenties newshounds running to their typewriters.
Bow rose to become one of the most famous movie stars of the 1920s, surpassing her expectations without satisfying them. A true Brooklyn girl, she never became "cultured" or put up a front, as other Brooklyn emigrants to Hollywood did.
She was never asked to appropriate dinner parties.She was helpful not only to those who could assist her, but also to crew members and performers who came up behind her.She made 46 silent films and 11 talking pictures before leaving the business in 1931 due to a breakdown. She died in 1965, aged 60.