Actress and sex symbol Jean Harlow's decade in Hollywood was cut short by her tragic death on June 7, 1937, when she was just 26 years old. The original "blonde bombshell" had been hospitalized since May 29 with uremic poisoning, according to an archived newspaper clipping by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch . The Tragic Life and Death of Jean Harlow, Hollywood's Original Blonde Bombshell Eight decades after her untimely and controversial death, a look back at the rise and fall of one of the brightest stars of the silver screen. Jean Harlow, American actress who was the original Blonde Bombshell. Known initially for her striking beauty and forthright sexuality, Harlow developed considerably as an actress, but she died prematurely at the height of her career.
Jean Harlow, American actress who was the original Blonde Bombshell. Known initially for her striking beauty and forthright sexuality, Harlow developed considerably as an actress, but she died prematurely at the height of her career. Jean Harlow died young, bedridden, and losing her hair. Jean Harlow was wowing moviegoers with her sultry sexuality and shocking blonde hair when the girl who would become Marylin Monroe... She died at the age 26 from renal failure on June 7, 1937 in Los Angeles, California. [1] Media related to Jean Harlow at Wikimedia Commons. ↑ Obituary Variety Obituaries, June 9, 1937, page 54. Jean Harlow, blond beauty of the screen, died in the Good Samaritan Hospital here today after taking a sudden turn for the worse in the illness of uremic poisoning which had confined her to bed... An iconic actress, comedienne, and sex symbol, Jean Harlow took Hollywood by storm in the 1930s — until she tragically died at the age of 26. She left an unforgettable mark as the original "platinum blonde."
She died at the age 26 from renal failure on June 7, 1937 in Los Angeles, California. [1] Media related to Jean Harlow at Wikimedia Commons. ↑ Obituary Variety Obituaries, June 9, 1937, page 54. Jean Harlow, blond beauty of the screen, died in the Good Samaritan Hospital here today after taking a sudden turn for the worse in the illness of uremic poisoning which had confined her to bed... An iconic actress, comedienne, and sex symbol, Jean Harlow took Hollywood by storm in the 1930s — until she tragically died at the age of 26. She left an unforgettable mark as the original "platinum blonde." Jean Harlow’s death in 1937 at the age of 26 of uremic poisoning brought on by acute nephritis. Her death came to a shock to many; particularly those working on her last film “Saratoga.”