All that was missing from every description of him was a finger twirling mustache, and it was fully deserved. She was treated like a commodity by the studio heads, but particularly Ben Schulman who was a real asshole, excuse my language. When she caught a fairytale break and moved to Hollywood, she became the biggest star of any studio and lowest paid actress at Paramount. She grew up in the slums of Brooklyn at the turn of the century, emotionally, physically, and sexually abused by both her parents. But she didn’t transition well to “talkies” (arguably entirely the fault of the studio for throwing her at the wolves and continuing to give her formulaic roles unbefitting of her talent) and she left Hollywood at 26 years old. But I had never heard of Clara Bow - possibly the most famous of them all. Despite having never watched any silent films, I’ve heard of so many silent film stars, which is remarkable to me - Greta Garbo, Mary Pickford, Buster Keaton, Lillian Gish, Laurel & Hardy, Charlie Chaplin. I haven’t watched any silent films, but I’m definitely going to change that.
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