Jean Harlow (March 3, 1911 - June 7, 1937) was an American film actress who was known as the "Blonde Bombshell", and as being the original "platinum blonde", predated stars such as Marilyn Monroe as a blonde sex symbol.
Harlow shot to fame in the early 1930s starring in hits such as "Hell's Angels" and "The Public Enemy" and would die within the same decade at the height of her career of kidney failure. Enormously popular within her lifetime; she to this day has inspired a fervent following.