93 years ago today in Harlow History, October 6, 1933: Jean Harlow (and Irving Thalberg) represent MGM at a Warner Bros luncheon for members of the U.S. Naval Affairs committees in the House and Senate. The point of events like this was to portray Hollywood as gracious and accommodating instead of a land of sin … Continue reading Harlow at Warner Bros (October 6, 1933)
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Harlow at the Ambassador, circa ‘33
Jean Harlow admires the flowers in a rare shot taken underneath a “windowsill” in the Ambassador Hotel on Wilshire Boulevard, circa 1933 (a venue she was spied at often that year). (Peers Buddy Rogers, Claire Windsor, Sally Clark, and Don Alvarado are shown in the same spot in 1933, as published in Screen Book mag…next … Continue reading Harlow at the Ambassador, circa ‘33
The Prizefighter and the Platinum Blonde
93 years ago today in Harlow History, September 3, 1933: Jean Harlow squeezes the shapely bicep of boxer Primo Carnera behind the scenes of The Prizefighter and the Lady (1933), which she was originally slated to star in with Clark Gable. Ironically, Harlow’s attentions were on another prizefighter: she was already at the center of … Continue reading The Prizefighter and the Platinum Blonde
Inside Jean Harlow’s “Platinum Palace”
A peek at what was better known as “The Whitest House in the World,” a 1.3 acre achromatic wonderland built for Hollywood’s crowning “Platinum Blonde” in the early 1930s. You can buy it for $16.8M There are few sacred spaces left in Los Angeles in 2026, especially celebrity residences from the city’s now long-evaporated Golden … Continue reading Inside Jean Harlow’s “Platinum Palace”
Harlow History at the Cocoanut Grove, June 1933
93 years ago today in Harlow History, June 3, 1933: Jean Harlow attends the West Coast opening of Abe Lyman’s orchestra at the Cocoanut Grove with new beau, cinematographer Harold Rosson, who was pointed out as Harlow’s date to the event by the LA Times on the 4th. “Hal Rosson’s apparently ‘making time’ with Jean … Continue reading Harlow History at the Cocoanut Grove, June 1933
Jean Harlow’s Beverly Glen Sunroom (1934)
Jean Harlow photographed in the sunroom inside her Beverly Glen Mansion circa late 1933 or early 1934: The Detroit Free-Press, July 1934 Seldom talked about, this relaxed, all-white space was profiled by Detroit Free-Press columnist Aileen Spafford in July 1934: “Jean Harlow calls her new home ‘Hollywood’s White House’—not that she has any political inclinations, … Continue reading Jean Harlow’s Beverly Glen Sunroom (1934)
From My Collection: A Letter From Maydelle Jewell
Meant to share this letter from my collection written by one of Harlow’s secretaries, Maydelle Jewell, while the actress was recuperating from appendicitis in October 1933. Signed October 25, just five days before Harlow was released from Good Samaritan. Stamp close-up You don’t see Maydelle’s signature very often, as she was only briefly employed, so … Continue reading From My Collection: A Letter From Maydelle Jewell
Harlow History: Bombshell
August 11, 1933: Jean Harlow models a phenomenal gold lamé costume in publicity for Bombshell (1933), crafted by Adrian for Lola Burns, the flighty, exuberant heroine of the same movie. The high in Los Angeles on this day was an apparent 92 degrees, which renders Harlow (and everyone else at the studio that day) a … Continue reading Harlow History: Bombshell
Myths: The Dress Too Tight to Sit
Finally found the probable origin of that B.S. “the dress was too tight to sit down” story in regard to those Dinner at Eight pictures which show Harlow on a leaning board. Now I can close my case. From Schickel’s “The Stars”, 1962: Contrary to popular belief, Harlow could sit down just fine (and was … Continue reading Myths: The Dress Too Tight to Sit
Harlow and Cukor
Born on this day: George Cukor (July 7, 1899 — January 24, 1983), a venerable contributor to the world of the Woman’s Picture who helped Jean Harlow breathe life into Kitty Packard, her iconic role in his Dinner at Eight (1933). Shown here on the set together in two photos; one posing with Harlow on … Continue reading Harlow and Cukor
