Courtney Love


I would hazard a guess that Love may identify with Bow. Both of them were more known for "being crazy" than for their talent - inappropriate sexual behavior, drug and alcohol use, and general conduct unbecoming a lady. Clara bow was such an embarrassment to her studio that she was offered a "morality bonus" in her contract - something that might have appealed to Love's handlers. Courtney was never an "It" girl, but the two women do have a great deal in common.

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Clara Bow was regarded as a talented actress long before any scandal was associated with her.

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Clara Bow was the highest paid actress at Paramount. Clara was the only player at Paramount not bound by a morality clause due to her incredible acting skills. Instead they offered her a morality bonus of $25000. She saw no reason to follow through with it because she suffered no penalization for scandal and it was more money than she knew what to do with.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm4385660/ -> This girl is going places

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I loved the documentary but thought the only thing that sullied it was having Courtney Love narrate it. Talk about a disservice.

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