Clara Gordon Bow (/boʊ/; July 29, 1905 – September 27, 1965) was an American actress who rose to stardom during the silent film era of the 1920s and successfully made the transition to "talkies" in 1929. Her appearance as a plucky shopgirl in the film It brought her global fame and the nickname "The It Girl". Bow came to personify the Roaring Twenties and is described as its leading sex symbol. More about Clara Bow
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Bow appeared in 46 silent films and 11 talkies, including hits such as Mantrap (1926), It (1927), and Wings (1927). She was named first box-office draw in 1928 and 1929 and second box-office draw in 1927 and 1930. Her presence in a motion picture was said to have ensured investors, by odds of almost two-to-one, a "safe return". At the apex of her stardom, she received more than 45,000 fan letters in a single month (January 1929).In total, we tracked 61 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Clara Bow (Rare CLARA BOW Vintage Original Signed Contract Great Content AUTOGRAPH) was sold in May 2016 for $1850.00 while the cheapest item (Clara Bow Sketch Card Limited 16/50 Edward Vela Signed (Movies Actress)) found a new owner for $1.99 in August 2023. The month with the most items sold (3) was March 2019 with an average selling price of $50.00 for an autographed item of Clara Bow. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in June 2017 with $1500.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $1.99 was August 2023. In average, an autographed item from Clara Bow is worth $140.00.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Clara Bow were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
Item Title | Price | Store | |
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1929 Clara Bow *SIGNED Contract w/ Paramount Lasky Corp. *EXTREMELY RARE* | $1099.00 | ||
Clara Bow Art Card Limited 18/50 Edward Vela Signed (Movies Actress) | $4.99 | ||
Clara Bow Art Card Limited 22/50 Edward Vela Signed (Movies Actress) | $4.99 | ||
Clara Bow Signed Index Card Note Wings The It Girl Silent Film Star Rare BAS | $999.99 | ||
Clara Bow Signed Photograph It Girl Silent Film Talkies | $599.99 | ||
Clara Bow Sketch Card Limited 16/50 Edward Vela Signed (Movies Actress) | $1.99 | ||
Clara Bow Sketch Card Limited 17/50 Edward Vela Signed (Movies Actress) | $2.99 | ||
Original Signed Auto Cut Clara Bow Died 1965 The It Girl | $152.60 | ||
RARE CLARA BOW SIGNED FAMILY PHOTO AT HOME ORIGINAL '40s AUTOGRAPHED w/ REX BELL | $177.50 | ||
Rex Bell Rare Early Autographed Page '52 Westerns Clara Bow Rainbow Ranch | $67.99 |
A Guide to the ‘Babylon’ Cast and Their Real-Life Counterparts (12/23/22): The Damien Chazelle epic is set in 1920s Hollywood and draws on figures from that time, including “the ‘It’ Girl,” Clara Bow.