Harlow in Hollywood

– Jean Harlow. The name resonates. Platinum Blonde. Blonde Bombshell. The labels applied by press agents during Harlow's seven-year career carry a charge decades later. An actress who died in 1937 has currency in 21st-Century culture. Harlow’s films make new fans, whether in revival theaters, on cable television, or streaming at everyone’s pleasure. Vintage Harlow photographs sell for as much as $14,000, and camera negatives for as much as $50,000. Chat room fans debate the cause of her husband’s suicide and that of her own death. The movies’ first blonde sex symbol has become a legend, the very prototype of all the blonde icons who have followed, from Marilyn Monroe to Lady Gaga. ABOUT THE BOOK:

More than a century after Jean Harlow’s birth, Harlow expert Darrell Rooney and noted Hollywood historian Mark Vieira team to present the most beautiful—and accurate—book on Harlow ever produced. With more than 280 images, most…