Great figures in Transplant / Non-transplant History: Jean Harlow
The first subject in my fortnightly series Great figures in Transplant / Non-transplant History is Jean Harlow (1911-1937).
Jean Harlow was an American film actor who made 41 films between 1928 and 1937.
She is probably best remembered for her roles in The Public Enemy (1931) and Bombshell (1933).
She also appeared as an extrain a restaurant scene in City Lights (1931), a film by Charlie (Sir Charles) Chaplin.
The writer Graham Greene wrote a rather memorable description of Harlow's characterisations. Quoted by The Internet Movie DataBase, he wrote that
Her technique was the gangster's technique - she toted a breast like a man totes a gun.
Jean Harlow died of end-stage renal failure (ESRD) in 1937, well before dialysis and transplant technology had been developed. At that time, death was the usual outcome for ESRD patients due to this lack of medical and surgical technology.
Suggested websites on Jean Harlow include:
- This YouTube clip from The Public Enemy introduces Jean Harlow's character to James Cagney. It was posted by astique333 (high-speed internet connection required to view this).
- Jean Harlow: the official site
- Wikipedia article on Jean Harlow
- IMdB article on Jean Harlow
- Harlowville
- Who is Jean Harlow? : A SquidWho page prepared by Jaguar Julie
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- The picture at the top of this post is from the Jean Harlow Photo Gallery on Silent Ladies and Gents.
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