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89 Years Ago - June 7, 1937 - Jean Harlow Dies

Posted on 6/7/26 at 11:27 am
Posted by blueridgeTiger
Granbury, TX
Member since Jun 2004
22323 posts
Posted on 6/7/26 at 11:27 am
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Jean Harlow, a prominent Hollywood actress known as the "Blonde Bombshell," died on June 7, 1937, at the age of 26. The primary cause of her death was kidney failure, specifically uremic poisoning due to acute nephritis, a condition involving inflammation of the kidneys. Below are the key circumstances leading to her death:

Harlow’s untimely death cut short a remarkable career, and her final film, Saratoga, was completed using body doubles and released posthumously. Her passing highlighted the limited medical capabilities of the era and remains a tragic chapter in Hollywood history.


- Grok



Posted by LordSaintly
Member since Dec 2005
43341 posts
Posted on 6/7/26 at 12:35 pm to
I think I read that she survived scarlet fever as a child, but she never fully recovered. It permanently damaged her kidneys.
Posted by Aeolian Vocalion
Texas
Member since Jul 2022
520 posts
Posted on 6/7/26 at 12:39 pm to
The 1930s seemed to be rough on blondes.

Three blonde comediennes I enjoy from that decade also died young, not making it out of the 1930s themselves:: Marjorie White, Thelma Todd, and Lyda Roberti.

I'm just glad my favorite 1930s blonde, Marian Marsh, managed to make it out alive, and live to a ripe old age.
Posted by cypresstiger
The South
Member since Aug 2008
14196 posts
Posted on 6/7/26 at 7:54 pm to
Today her symptoms would be correctly diagnosed and would be cured.
Posted by VOR
New Orleans
Member since Apr 2009
69049 posts
Posted on 6/7/26 at 8:41 pm to
Harlow and Carol Lombard were quite hawt in their day…
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