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The Death of Jean Harlow – 7 June 1937

Jean Harlow, the original ‘blonde Bombshell’ and the ‘Platinum Blonde’ of Hollywood, died from renal failure on 7 June 1937, aged only 26.

Below is a newspaper story – published on 8 June 1937 – that reports on Jean Harlow’s death.

Quem di diligunt, adolescens moritur.

Dundee Courier – Tuesday 08 June 1937

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Dundee Courier – Tuesday 08 June 1937

Image © D.C.Thomson & Co. Ltd. Image created courtesy of THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD.