December 15, 1931: Jean Harlow is photographed with her luggage after her arrival in New York City, fresh from Kansas City in order to carry out her most recent string of personal appearance tours. Harlow arrived the night of the fourteenth to start engagements at various movie palaces for about a week before moving on … Continue reading Harlow in NYC, 1931
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Harlow as Kansas City Kitty (1931)
Today in Harlow History, December 8, 1931: 89 years ago today, Jean Harlow made the rounds in her hometown, Kansas City, Missouri (accompanied by mother and stepfather) at the very beginning of her East Coast personal appearance tour. Shown here at the Hotel Baltimore: She left LA for Missouri on December 6, two days after … Continue reading Harlow as Kansas City Kitty (1931)
Harlow as Kansas City Kitty (1931, part 1)
I have myriads of favorite Harlow portraits, as we all do. This is one of them. Jean looks impossibly angelic as she’s candidly photographed with a bouquet of flowers on December 8, 1931. Image courtesy of the Kansas City Public Library. On this day, Jean and her mother had been invited to lunch with some … Continue reading Harlow as Kansas City Kitty (1931, part 1)
