The Life Of Clara Bow | The Original It Girl

[@indiascarlett]

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[@spiritwardiaries]

👋 hello, a deep dive about Gloria Swanson would be amazing 😊your a great researcher on these topics.

[@elizabethcloutman8913]

@@spiritwardiaries Yes! She was a fascinating and very talented woman!

[@sarahleach9997]

Good work on this documentary

[@sarahleach9997]

Was Babylon about her life .Dis Margot Robbie play Clara Bow?

[@sarahleach9997]

It looks like mae west was inspired by her.

[@stephaniejoles4043]

Oh my mercy! What a horrific childhood for Clara! No wonder she could emit so much emotion in movies.

[@alyssajones4368]

Very true.

[@beverlyledbetter4906]

This woman was not ugly. It's a shame they kept telling her that... as she looked better than Swanson and Garbo, in my opinion!🙄

[@daryljackson3430]

She was beautiful and when she appeared in the movies , her face told a thousand stories.

[@DeborahMcgee-t8c]

Yes very beautiful

[@LisaNelsonSnugglebunny]

She was a cutie pie!

[@baratheda777]

Clara was beautiful. Garbo, in my book, is exquisite

[@ur_noWHere_x]

They only told her that she was ugly cuz _...say it with me now everyone..._ MI-SO-GY-NY! It was a blatant lie.

[@baylorsailor]

Clara is still the IT Girl in my eyes. Love her!

[@rosannacellini2158]

Excellent documentary! I feel bad she had such an unstable and abusive childhood. She wanted to be noticed and praised, and then when she got famous and in demand, she turned into a vivacious party girl, going through many parties and men. She could never feel stability, and she was overly restless. Her father was a shrew, but she still was devoted to him. She was never happy too long, cause I believe her nerves were to shattered, to function normally for a length of time. Her later life was more peaceful, and she kept up with her doctor and time with her sons. RIP Clara. 😌🌹🌹🙏

[@cocoaorange1]

I agree. Very informative, I never knew. she had a cafe.

[@a2jeano]

I’ve been a fan of Clara Bow for years, and knew a lot of details about her life. But your documentary makes me happy that there is so much more than I knew. Thank you, thank you, thank you. 👏👏👏

[@indiascarlett]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@mbererm]

This was a wonderful overview of Clara Bow. What a tragic yet vibrant person. Officially a fan.

[@catholiccrusader5328]

And I thought that my family upbringing was dysfunctional, Clara Bow's was worse! Bow has always been one of my personal favorites. Life had given her 'lemons' but made a lot of 'lemonade.' 💥

[@thedivineenergy]

To say you are detailed is not giving you full appreciation. Your detail is beyond brilliant. 💗

[@indiascarlett]

Thank you so much!

[@mariapasos7482]

Thank you for your deep revelations of Clara Bow. You told it respectfully & brutally honestly. I learned so much about her.

[@MELANIE2571]

Stunningly beautiful and so talented .Thanks for making this , the lovely lady didn't have it easy

[@spiritwardiaries]

❤your long format videos are so immersing. Thank you for posting these. Poor Clara really had alot to overcome. I can't imagine the trauma from waking in the nite to find your own mother doing something so horrific.

[@standupphilosopher7059]

Her comeback movie with Fox movie studio was wonderful ❤

[@TheDecorista]

This is so well done and a beautiful portrait of a talented and tortured lady. It is sad how so many conditions were misunderstood in those days and blatantly exascerbated. She was a survivor and a true legend!

[@veenapaulson4934]

Had no idea about the versatility charisma uniqueness and talent of Clara Bow!!! A wild woman! magnifivcent personality. Highly intelligennt, and sensitive. I want to see her pictures!!! Rex was devoted to her....lucky for her that her choice of a husband was someone so grounded, sane, admired and mature. Haunted by her past...what a heavy load to carry!! Ambitious!

[@marriec09]

This video should have tens of thousands of more views. This was so informative and your research is so thorough! Thank you!

[@indiascarlett]

Thank you so much!

[@cocoaorange1]

So true.

[@isobelbaxter5451]

Thankyou loved this documentary on clara bow ❤much appreciated. ❤🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@stephendeluca4479]

Well done. "It" was the first film I saw with Clara Bow. I thought she did an excellent job in it and she certainly deserved the fame and adoration she received at the time.

[@indiascarlett]

I agree, 'It' is a wonderful film, Clara's charisma shines in it!

[@i.m.7777]

This was very interesting! Rex Bell Jr. was our district attorney in Clark County, Nevada (Las Vegas) from 1986-1995 and passed away in 2011. I grew up hearing about his famous mom but your documentary has been most informative.

[@standupphilosopher7059]

I live here and didn't know that. Thank you 😊

[@pamelajohnson2815]

@@standupphilosopher7059 Me either.. thank you!

[@bobbyantonelli7978]

Thanks for setting the record straight for Clara Bow. Truly informative and well researched. I loved it and Clara Bow!

[@SurprisedMarshmallow-qt8ig]

Love that you are giving a much needed light to Clara Bow. Would love if you can make a Mary Pickford video, the very First Lady of the big screen, her life as Clara’s was so interesting and deserves a little bit of recognition, after all we wouldn’t have Hollywood like we know it without her …

[@indiascarlett]

I plan on doing a video on Mary, I love her films

[@SurprisedMarshmallow-qt8ig]

@@indiascarlett you just make me so happy ❤️

[@indiascarlett]

Aw thank you!​@@SurprisedMarshmallow-qt8ig

[@tracyjacoby2382]

Thank you for a wonderful video! I instantly took a liking to her and I was born in 1964. Beautiful young lady and I'm so very sorry she had such horrible parents. RIP Clara Bow.😢💕

[@i_love_rescue_animals]

Really well done documentary on Clara Bow! So interesting and so sad. She had a horrific childhood - I'm sure that's where some of her talent came from - that pain. I hope she at least found some peace in her retirement years from Hollywood.

[@veronicabooth9645]

I am so amazed at the depth of your research, the pictures/videos that I have never seen before in any biography and the balanced and honest way you present the information in every one of your videos! I love that you don't ignore the salacious but don't cave into it. You treat all of these people as people, not subjects, and respect them in a way that makes it so pleasurable to watch. In each video you do, I learn something new about people and events that I have spent decades obsessed with. You are a true Gem.

[@indiascarlett]

Thank you so much! This comment touched my heart as you completely understand just what I've aimed for! I'm something of a perfectionist so I always end up diving deeply into my subjects, and I really feel like I've been on a journey through their lives by the end, which is why I always try and treat them with respect. Thank you so much once again ♥️♥️♥️♥️

[@veronicabooth9645]

@@indiascarlett I honestly hope that all historians follow your lead. I also cannot wait for your next video! There are so many people whom I would love to actually learn about in this more humanistic (and honest) way and you have introduced me to people I have never even heard of. It is such a exceptional skill and I am so very glad I get to watch them. Thank you!

[@laineynova]

You have done a marvellous job India. I love old stars Clara, terrible childhood but a beautiful soul.Jean Harlow is my favourite actress x

[@indiascarlett]

Thank you! I love Jean too!

[@ravenlass3334]

India, I was thinking about Clara last night before you posted. You are a wonderful and great carer of our stars and the sometimes unknown idols we hold to ourselves.

[@indiascarlett]

Thank you!

[@janethayes5941]

I need to seek out more of her films.❤

[@KevinGonzales-zv9xb]

Prince mentioned Clara Bow in the song A Condition Of The ♥!

[@elizabethcloutman8913]

❤❤ Wow! You’ve created another well done, well researched KZbin documentary! Thank you! One very minor correction I have is in the pronunciation of a well known reporter’s first name. Miss Rogers-St. John’s first name is pronounced Uh-dell’uh, with emphasis on the second syllable - just as the modern day British singer’s first name Adele is proniu uh-dell’. Now, concerning your new documentary, most movie fans are familiar with this popular 1920s-1930s film actress only through her name (Clara Bow); her nickname (The It Girl); and by having seen numerous black & white still images …maybe even one or two of her movies . However, before watching your documentary, I - and I bet most people - knew very little about the troubled, lonely life of Clara Bow, a beautiful, complex woman who, despite a troubled life, possessed what the movie moguls of her day called “it”- what we now call charisma, an indescribable quality, even beyond her natural talent and beauty. People were drawn to her, yet she never found true happiness and peace in her real life. What a deeply moving life story. Again, thank you for this thoughtful film about a woman whose gifts were never fully appreciated.

[@indiascarlett]

Thank you!

[@elizabethcloutman8913]

@@indiascarlett I always enjoy what you do and learn so much! Looking forward to many more such videos!!

[@maryjones5710]

This was absolutely fascinating.

[@indiascarlett]

Thank you!

[@kathrynoneill5862]

I thought my childhood was bad. There is always someone who has it worse.

[@vanessacollins9434]

I LOVED this thank you! Another woman who I’ve always loved to add to my list of wanting to go back in time to hug

[@indiascarlett]

Thank you!

[@dominiquedoeslife]

Wow! I never knew her story! She really turned things around for herself and built a fantastic life.

[@janysmahoney1271]

What a stunner; beautiful in name an in features... Wonder if Hilton will get this wonderful eulogy on her passing

[@sarajane46321]

I thoroughly enjoyed this! Thank you for all of your hard work and detail. More actresses from the 20s would be awesome to learn about!

[@indiascarlett]

Thank you! I plan to do a whole series on the silent era!

[@TheFakeyCakeMaker]

India, you know I love your channel and I'm loving these longer videos too. I watched this having known a bit about Clara's life already but honestly? I still learnt a lot watching this. As usual you bring old stories to life ❤ I think it's the fact you really humanise people and allow us to understand their struggles like our own. Keep up the good work. God bless. ❤

[@indiascarlett]

Thank you!

[@daniakalaina]

Thank you for this wonderful documentary. Thank you especially for sympathetically depicting a mentally ill person like me. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@indiascarlett]

I'm so glad you enjoyed the video! 🩷

[@telephilia]

Some of her best performances in her talkies. And her singing ain't bad either.

[@Wistful77]

Fascinating! ❤ Thsnk you.

[@libertygiveme1987]

Clara's Aunt didn't want her to "DISGRACE THE FAMILY?!" Think that "SHIP SAILED LONG BEFORE CLARA"!!!! And Clara's father, what a HYPOCRITICAL MONEY GRUBBING LOW-LIFE!!!! Poor Clara!!!! I had NOOOOO IDEA Brooklyn was like that in the early days!!!! I mean, I knew it was bad, but it sounded downright THIRD WORLD!!!! And for Rex NOT to leave anything to Clara in his Will, but left something to his "MISTRESS" is POSITIVELY SHAMEFUL!!!! I CANNOT GET OVER HOW MANY USED THAT POOR WOMAN!!! May Clara and even Rex, Rest In Eternal Peace.

[@jenniferkline103]

So sad what she went through

[@daryljackson3430]

Yes it was sad that she went through so much trauma as a child. Then she spent the rest of her life in pain

[@Zesty_Zachary]

Please, PLEASE do videos on Marilyn Monroe, Rita Hayworth, and Greta Garbo! Also I would love more in depth videos on each of The Swans. ❤

[@nancyM1313-Boo]

💜🕊Thank you for telling her story

[@Mjg503]

Very cool, informative, and interesting story. Thank you for sharing. Great job. 😊😊😊

[@victoria5043]

Excellent. Amazing detail. ❤

[@Canadafan67]

Well done, have loved her forever!

[@madeleinedircks5096]

She was a beauty

[@Cairybow]

thank you so much for this video !!

[@indiascarlett]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@eddglez]

Great job. Very detailed and impressive investigation. Congrats!

[@Belle-tn8qr]

I really enjoy your work!❤

[@indiascarlett]

Thank you!

[@nacholulu]

SUPERB; thank you!

[@IceSkater8491]

Thoroughly enjoyed this thanks for sharing it with us. Subscribed.

[@indiascarlett]

Thank you!

[@annchopin3301]

I love your channel ❤

[@indiascarlett]

Thank you so much! ❤️

[@spiritwardiaries]

​@@indiascarlettI never miss a post from you.

[@indiascarlett]

​@@spiritwardiaries thank you so much!

[@baylorsailor]

I honestly think Rex was a good and loyal man for sticking by her side as long as he did. There were so many things she did that could have ran him off, but he stayed. He truly loved her and did his best to take care of her nearly till the end.

[@janysmahoney1271]

Her skin (like many other silent/silverscreen actresses) is immaculate. Sheesh, what a childhood, its a wonder she made it outta it , sane.

[@justpeachy4851]

Kevin Aucoin used Demi Moore to recreate Clara's famous look in one of his makeup books. So beautiful

[@nolagirl2458]

Loved Kevin Aucoin!

[@justpeachy4851]

@@nolagirl2458 I have his Making Faces books & they are treasured possessions ❤️

[@deborahpollitt7533]

As the child of mentally ill mother and an alcoholic father suffered even when she experienced success.

[@alyenestephens4473]

Wow, she was beautiful

[@daryljackson3430]

She was beautiful inside and out.

[@mackermaldrill2656]

Maybe Louise Brooks would make a good documentary. Her life, especially later in life, was very sad.

[@mikehoffman3131]

I love the phrase "fell pregnant"

[@loritracy1385]

Thank you. Subscribed.

[@222astrid222]

Please do a documentary on Anita Berber. She’s a fascinating early star. In the 90’s I played her in a series of shows produced by the Goethe institute of san Francisco. Enjoyed your documentary so much !

[@indiascarlett]

I just looked her up, she sounds very interesting! How cool that you got to play her, that must have been fun!

[@beckyflower7297]

Wonderful

[@harryknackers7892]

She's the only IT Girl.

[@222astrid222]

If you ever wanna research weimar Germany, and Anita Berber, Mel Gordon has written many books. He was also one of the producers on the show that I did. He was a professor of theater at Berkeley University and an Anita Berber scholar .

[@baylorsailor]

I too have a song that makes me cry no matter what, "When You Wish Upon a Star". If I had become an actress that would easily be the trigger to make me cry.

[@thehappystitcher1796]

She was really pretty.

[@DSKim-ej5uf]

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[@standupphilosopher7059]

Clara should have protected her eldest son Tony. Such a terrible thing mental illness does to a family😢

[@clown-cult96]

If Clara Bow’s parents have no haters, it means I’m dead.

[@indiascarlett]

So real!

[@BusterrKeaton]

The picture at 27:22 isn’t Clara, it’s Madge Bellamy :)

[@gaylereid8264]

The only constructive critcism I may offer, is that Eric Satè’s Gymnopodie #1, although has emotional appeal in a wide range, it is too repetitive to a video of 1hr 40mins.

[@indiascarlett]

I will definitely look into finding other copyright free music that fits my videos in the future. Even I am tired of gymnopedie haha!

[@debbietaft2306]

What a beautiful baby

[@catholiccrusader5328]

Greatness is always proceeded by suffering.

[@supme7558]

I see betty boop and no she was not black

[@theskyisblue567]

😂😂 Agreed

[@louislamonte334]

Very well done!!

[@flygirlfly]

Colleen Moore had a deserved rep as a mean, petty, piece-of-work.

[@justicebeginstoshine8069]

Bernadette peters looks so much like her !

[@crystalship9900]

I agree!

[@AJShiningThreads]

The backside music is so off putting to me I can't watch

[@VideoSaySo]

53:27 Who is the woman on the left?

[@indiascarlett]

Gloria Swanson

[@VideoSaySo]

@@indiascarlett Thank you so much! I wanted to know because she's the absolute spitting image of my daughter!

[@deeplydark]

You lost me at Clahh-ra …..

[@indiascarlett]

I'm english and that's how we pronounce the name

[@tvismyonlyfriend]

Her mothers epilepsy was comorbid

[@oxford17]

A very unfortunate eyebrow era 😬

[@kostajovanovic3711]

That was fast

[@supme7558]

25:43 i dont buy half this

[@pinkypunky2643]

Great video, but her name was pronounced CLAIR-A not CLAR-A

[@janysmahoney1271]

Dad; what a nasty piece of work Reducing her mom t a mental case through ongoing abuse... In them days it was hard f women t stand f themselves; today hopefully abused women can get the support they need t free themselves from these tyrants

[@WeRNthisToGetHer]

To me she's very basic looking. I don't understand the phenomena except that she was willing to do things most women weren't at the time, on film. Maybe she had a personality that made her interesting that is difficult to see today in silent films.

[@daryljackson3430]

She was not willing at the start of her career. Her father sexually abused her so maybe that’s why she threw herself at men. The men in Hollywood were predators and didn’t just abuse women they also abused child actors and they didn’t throw themselves at men. I understand you don’t think she had it but she made the men in Hollywood loads of money for them. She didn’t love herself or think she was beautiful.

[@commonsense6967]

She embodied the Flapper, an icon of the 1920's.

[@catholiccrusader5328]

WOW!! Nothing is as beautiful as a white girl with a black girl's body (frame 1:28:59)! Clara Bow had 'it.' Outstanding!

[@janysmahoney1271]

What does that mean?

[@catholiccrusader5328]

@@janysmahoney1271 it means that a lot of black guys, like me, tend to go for white women who had certain features common to black women and vice versa. It's a sex thing that's all.

[@catholiccrusader5328]

How come all these dysfunctional movie stars never turn to GOD for help?

[@libertygiveme1987]

@catholiccrusader5328 - What a GREAT QUESTION!!!!

[@crystalship9900]

How do you know they didn’t?

[@libertygiveme1987]

@@crystalship9900 In ALL REALITY, they probably didn't.

[@crystalship9900]

@@libertygiveme1987 You don’t know that.

[@libertygiveme1987]

@@crystalship9900 I KNOW EVERYTHING!!!!