View Iframe URL. And while it would also be a good, dark Hollywood story if screenwriter J. Lawton was a struggling screenwriter when he first wrote 3, in the late s, a dark drama that drew inspiration from films like Wall Street and The Last Detail. As Lawton tells it, he was just trying to do something new to get a gig. People were really interested! People were talking to me.
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Her appearance as a plucky shopgirl in the film It brought her global fame and the nickname " The It Girl ". Bow appeared in 46 silent films and 11 talkies, including hits such as Mantrap , It , and Wings She was named first box-office draw in and and second box-office draw in and Two years after marrying actor Rex Bell in , Bow retired from acting and became a rancher in Nevada.
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Born on this day—July 29—in to a family living in the Brooklyn slums, Bow suffered a painful childhood, beginning with the death of both of her two siblings during infancy. A tomboy, she roamed the streets with the boys and took solace in watching films. She was enthralled with the ability to be able to provide the same happiness and transcendence to those seeking an outlet through her work. She was the definition of a flapper: a modern woman, self-made and self-reliant. Her childhood as a tomboy only better prepared her for who she would become, as she was able to freely embrace the untraditional gender roles of the time, taking control of her life and acting as a role model for women who were free of the domestic sphere. From her style to lifestyle, Bow was an icon; however, her humility and charm created the most intrigue. There is no sense of superiority, only pure engagement and honesty with a sultry lure. Despite her very public and tempestuous social life, Bow prided herself on living her truth—never hiding details of her past or present.
An " it girl " is an attractive young woman, generally a celebrity, who is perceived to have both sex appeal and a personality that is especially engaging. The expression it girl originated in British upper-class society around the turn of the 20th century. In the earlier usage, a woman was especially perceived as an it girl if she had achieved a high level of popularity without flaunting her sexuality. Today, the term is used more to apply simply to fame and beauty. The Oxford English Dictionary distinguishes between the chiefly American usage of "a glamorous, vivacious, or sexually attractive actress, model, etc. An early literary usage of it in this sense is found in to a short story by Rudyard Kipling , which contains the line "'Tisn't beauty, so to speak, nor good talk necessarily. It's just It. Some women'll stay in a man's memory if they once walk down a street. Elinor Glyn , the notorious British novelist who wrote the book titled It and its subsequent screenplay, lectured:.
