Clara Bow Movies – Hollywood’s “It Girl”
Clara Bow Movies – Hollywood’s “It Girl”
“She danced even when her feet were not moving” Adolf Zukor
Clara Bow had somewhat of a disheartening beginning to her life having been born to an unhappily married mother who suffered from, the then misunderstood, epileptic fits. Sara Bow, who had previously had her first two babies die prematurely expected the same for her third one. This would not be the case for Clara.
Clara’s father, Robert Bow, was a drunken, verbally and physically abusive father and husband who was unable to hold a steady job and was away most of her childhood. The family lived in poverty and Clara’s mother Sara was forced into work as a prostitute in order to make money for food, often locking Clara in a closet while she entertained customers in their apartment.
Clara’s poor and tattered clothing led the other little girls in her neighborhood to make fun of
