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Jean Harlow

(Harlean Carpenter)
actress
Born: 3/3/1911
Birthplace: Kansas City, Missouri

Film actress and archetypal pinup, known for her roles as a wisecracking sexpot. Her films include Hell's Angels (1930), Dinner at Eight (1933) and Libeled Lady (1936). She died at the age of 26 from a kidney infection.

Died: 6/7/1937

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