Jean Harlow

Jean Harlow was an American film actress and sex symbol of the 1930s.

Harlow was born Harlean Harlow Carpenter in Kansas City, Missouri. The name is sometimes incorrectly spelled Carpentier, following later studio press releases. Her father, Mont Clair Carpenter , was a dentist from a workingclass background who attended dental college in Kansas City. Her mother, Jean Poe Carpenter , was the daughter of a wealthy real estate broker, Skip Harlow, and his wife, Ella Harlow . The marriage was arranged by Skip Harlow in 1908, and Jean, an intelligent and strongwilled woman, was resentful and became very unhappy in the marriage. The couple lived in Kansas City in a house owned by Skip Harlow.

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