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The weekly bleach that stole her hair-and started the fall
A young actress becomes Hollywood's highest-paid woman, but the price of platinum blonde fame is higher than anyone imagined.
The weekly bleach that stole her hair-and started the fall
This episode explores the meteoric rise of Jean Harlow, a star whose career peaked at 26, and the system that both built and ultimately consumed her. It questions how such a powerful figure could be lost so quickly.
Person: Jean Harlow
Date: March 3, 1911 (birth)
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Status: Highest-paid woman at MGM
Event: Saratoga grossed $3.3 million
- Harlean Harlow Carpenter, nicknamed Baby…
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