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The phrases “platinum blonde” and "blonde bombshell" did not even exist before Jean Harlow. Harlean Carpentier, who later became the illustrious Jean Harlow, was born in Kansas City, Missouri, on March 3, 1911. She was considered a major sexpot back in the day. In her own words, she bluntly explains her success: "Men like me because I don't wear a brassiere. Women like me because I don't look like a girl who would steal their husband. At least not for long."
In the beginning she was having trouble finding roles in feature movies, but eventually she landed her first big role in Howard Hughes' World War I epic “Hell's Angels” in 1930, which turned out to be a smash hit. Not long after the film's debut, Hughes sold her contract to MGM, where her career shot to extraordinary heights. Her appearance in “Platinum Blonde” (1931) cemented her role as America's new sex symbol.
