Clara Bow, the original 'It Girl': Part two

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🗓️ 21 April 2024

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Hiya, everyone! Welcome to the second and final part of our series on Clara Bow. She’s the woman who inspired the final track on Taylor Swift’s new album, The Tortured Poets Department. So, we wondered, who was Clara Bow? The answer took us on a fascinating path. This episode was researched by Eilish Gilligan and audio produced by Zara McDonald. Big thanks to Mejuri for making this episode possible. Head over to Mejuri now and make this Mother's Day the best one yet. Want to support our show? Clicking ‘follow’ on Apple and Spotify is the best way to do that, and we're super grateful to anyone who leaves a five-star review while they're at it. Also! An old-fashioned 'Tell a Friend In Real Life' is equally appreciated. Want more? We've got more... Subscribe to the Shameless newsletter, Smart Dumb Stuff: http://eepurl.com/iH2sV-/ Aaaand everything else your heart could ever desire is here: https://linktr.ee/shamelesspodcast Thanks for listening! We are very big fans of yours.

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0:00.0	You're about the new moves, call me a renegade, the one in the lions cage, sipping on lemonade.
0:09.0	I'm a dream, got your match, stick, we're to get back on the sea.
0:14.0	Yeah, you can call me the Queen.
0:16.0	She's the woman who inspired the final track on Taylor's fifth's new album,
0:20.0	The Torture Poets Department.
0:22.0	So we wondered who was Claro Bo.
0:24.0	The answer took us on a fascinating path.
0:27.0	Welcome to Scandals from Shameless Podcast,
0:29.0	the stories of the biggest celebrity controversies revisited.
0:32.8	Now you know I'm back.
0:38.8	Hello, Zara McDonald.
0:40.0	Hello, Michelle Andrews, we are back for part two of two on Clara Bow.
0:44.1	We are indeed.
0:45.1	In episode one, we spoke about how Clara's poor upbringing and her mentally
0:49.4	unwell grandmother as well as her mentally unwell mother impacted her as a
0:54.1	a mentally unwell mother impacted her as a person.
0:55.5	We also spoke about a generational cycle of abuse when it came to the men in the
0:59.7	family.
1:00.7	Yeah we did. At the age of 13, we spoke about how Clara entered herself into like a magazine
1:06.0	competition called the Fame and Fortune contest with, I think it was with Motion Picture magazine.
1:11.0	The first prize in this contest was a part in a movie.
1:14.7	Lo and behold, she won that competition and so began her career in silent films.
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