Jean Harlow was Marilyn Monroe's idol. William Powell once told Marilyn that "you remind me of a girl I loved very much. You don’t look like Jean (Harlow)-but you have the same warmth and inner radiance that made Jean such a lovable person." Marilyn said that was "the sweetest compliment I ever had.”
Even though they didn’t marry for whatever reasons-it doesn’t take away from how dearly they loved one another. Maybe with Harlows health, they simply ran out of time….which is so very sad. I’ve tried to read a lot on Jean Harlow and I’ve not found anyone who actually knew her that is quoted of saying anything negative about her! Speaks highly of her! Thank you for this documentary!❤
I thank you very much for this fine, well-done tribute to two such wonderful movie stars and people who remain favorites of mine. I'm 74 years old and have appreciated them so much through my years.
When Jean smiled she was just stunning. So young to have experienced so much life and tragic death. William Powell was so handsome I loved him in My Man Godfrey. I did not know they loved each other. It sure is hard to live life with regrets but no one knew she was so ill. I wish she had more time to do more great films and have her happy ending. We thank you stars for the wonderful films we cherish.
Best documentary I have seen about Harlow, thanks to the excellent interviews with the biographers and historians who shed new light not only on the life of Jean Harlow, but the love of her life, the wonderful actor, William Powell. Thank you.
I highly recommend the book “Harlow in Hollywood” it is a beautiful book and Mark Vieira is one of the co-authors. Wonderful documentary 💖 Jean is and always be one of my favorites 💖
I o so love these doc's. I managed a restaurant in west LA in the 80's. A lot of film people from this era and a little later later lived in the area. They would meet for lunch and fund raisers in the restaurant pretty regular. I had no idea who these people were and they loved it. The stories they had. They loved Joel McRea and James Cagney. They helped them by helping them invest their money in California real estate. It truly was the golden age of Hollywood. These doc's help me piece together many unanswered questions I had. So many secrets, so much gossip. They lived in interesting times.
This is wonderful! I never knew this about William Powell. Just love him as Philo Vance & the Thin Man but never knew about him & Jean Harlow. Terribly sad. 😢
@@brendadavis5391 Wow!! Time flies doesn’t it? Ive found its not just a cliché but undeniably real. In my case it certainly snuck up on me & found me quite unprepared. Right when I was still saying, “When I get older...”. The good thing is that I can put one of Powell’s movies in & forget about the world for a little while. 👍😉
Jean Harlow is still my favorite actress after all these years. And re-hearing the story makes it no less tragic. WIsh she would have had a happy ending but her poor health was going to cut short her life anyway. She was loved so much by her co workers. I'm happy William Powell did go on and have a good life although I was a little upset that he didn't marry Harlow. He paid his dues after she died.
In the thirties another famous actress was in the studio beauty shop under the dryer. She couldn't see who was next to her but did see a dainty little plump foot and the toenails being painted red. She asked who the juvenile was and they said that ain't no juvenile that's Jean Harlow. She was only 5'1 tall. What an exquisite little doll of a woman.
I am from Kansas City and Jean was born there too, she went to central high school, in kcmo, and so did William Powell decades prior, they lived in the same neighborhood. All of her abortions and her mother, so sad. Jean was kind, sweet, authentic and loved, like many people from Kansas City. Back then Kc had alcohol and all night clubs going, and obvi she liked to have fun, dance and have a good time but truly wanted a child and marriage. They were an amazing couple, I think he is the most handsome man of Hollywood, his voice, style and humor. Best films of them are Libelled lady and reckless the humor is awesome. Love Jean and bill, he passed march 5, she was born march 3, thank you for this documentary 💚
At a Hearst Castle tour, I was told the following story: Jean Harlow never wore underwear under her white satiny clothing. She came down to dinner in the big hall with a gown so revealing that Hearst had her told that she needed to wear a coverup or change. She huffed out and flounced back in with a man's jacket over her dress and ate dinner in that. Must have been quite the scene!
I've heard variations of that story. In one, she wore a trench coat or some such. I took the tour myself, and the docent was obnoxious. "We (staff) can use the pool, but you can't," and things like that. The whole place was Addams Family creepy, but not funny.
@@VintageVera It was my impression San Simeon was an alien planet we were visiting. We were told not to touch over and over, but if contamination was the issue, the docents were hypocrites, even boasting they had an annual party there. Much later, when I learned more about Marion, I could grasp how miserable she must have been in this awful place, how bizarre passing her daughter off as her niece, drinking enough to get cancer of the jaw.
She did have a sincere *sweetness" that came across in her spirit, and even through the brassy physical appearance of the times. To me she looked like an innocent cute little girl playing dress up.
@@janethayes5941 Janet dear,there will always be people that have a thumbs down attitude.They have no joy of life,and some just like to feel they're hurting someone and ruining someone else's happiness.Dont ever let them take away from how u feel.
Powell was not good enough for Jean. In other words, he was a pompous son of a bitch. Truthfully, I never did find him attractive which is a prerequisite for stardom, don't you agree?
What a tragic story! It's sad if William Powell blamed himself for her death, but it was probably more an opportunity lost that weighed on him so. Unfortunately, the outcome may not have been different and their time would have still been very short. Would marrying her and losing her have been better for him? Might he have gotten her to the hospital sooner? It doesn't sound like there was really anything the doctors could have done in that day and age. It's odd how some stars who burn so bright seem destined to die young, like there's only just so much lifeforce to fuel the flame! As for Mr. Powell, I've recently seen "My Man Godfrey" and some of the "Thin Man" movies again! Major crush! Bedroom eyes for days, a wonderful voice, dapper, handsome! Thank you for this documentary. Very tastefully done!
Beautifully done. As glamorous & chic as the Golden Era Of Hollywood was the stars faced many of the same issues behind the scenes then as they do today! Though of course then it was done with a little more responsibility to privacy as well as a lasting legacy for them..
@@Thewritingelf Thalberg spearheaded a smear campaign directed at ( goal was to defeat) then Democratic candidate for governor of California, author Upton Sinclair.
So sad About Paul Bern .Jeans Heart was broken.What was said about Paul i can't say.all i know is he made jean happy and treated her with respect.Rest in peace to both of them Amen🙏🙏🕊🕊🦋🦋🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🙏🕊🦋🕊🦋🕊
Poor young woman ' i just watched a TV movie about Her" Harlow Platinum blonde" so sad. The Real one seemed so sensitive ,so vulnerable despite Her appearance and luxury clothes .God bless Her
William Powell has long been my favorite male Star from the 20th Century's Golden Era. I adore Tyrone Powers and Cary Grant, feel each had substance as People, but William Powell had that "Twinkle of Mischief in his Eyes", and that is a rare tell of the personalities that have always made me weak in the knees. *He definitely would have been one that "I'd have taken home to meet Momma".* Tyrone Powers also had that Twinkle and he would have been welcomed, with open arms by Mother, being the fine Irish man he was. Mom was 100% Irish, and 100% proud of her County Kerry lineage. Clearly, the Studios made unreasonable demands upon their Staff of Actors, that level of stress had to impact their Health and Wellbeing. William Powell had no way of foreseeing the tragic outcome, and in time, I've little doubt they would have enjoyed a true loving marriage, given "the Mother" was managed. Relationships require the strength that is only found when both can be candid regarding their "strengths, weaknesses, and dreams, most particularly the fears that are everyone's true weaknesses. One must achieve a balanced self-love, establish a habit of "Conscious in Thought" (Present in the Now) + "Applying Higher Mind" (managing the Lower or Ego Mind, where all the negative thought energies reside, *and these are all related to fear"). Fear must be released, in order to step into our True Self and to live this Life Journey as intended. These points are the keys, that when applied with the *Practicing of the "Universal Law of Attraction"* give us our true value of clarity and our true Nature Mind, and its Thought's Focus, necessary for the "Soul's desires of the Human Life Journey experiences". From there we are creating our desires and consciously feeling these, appreciating the real *"feelings",* which is why we have the desires. *"Every desire is for the experiencing of the Feeling of having it,"* and whatever positive desire we can imagine is absolutely achievable through our: *"Thoughts + Feelings X Belief"* *= our Manifested Reality* ... as defined by Quantum Physics Science. The Belief at the Knowing level = *"the Mustard Seed"* "Ask and it is given..." "the body is a temple of God" "... faith the size of a Mustard Seed" "Pray as though it has already been received" - each are from the Teachings of Yeshua/Jesus (Oh, to have the Ancient Texts, translated accurately and absent of edits made by the Roman Priests that compiled the Bible and with those Gospels + Other writings that were left out, i.e., "Gospel of Thomas". ___________________________ (Ego Mind/Lower Mind, also known as Adolescent Mind: where our negative thought energies reside: fear, judgemental, prejudice, envy, jealousy, guilt, doubt, "the lacking": self-doubt, self-confidence, self-esteem, *all the lacking of realized we are worthy.* All our insecurities that lead to our mistakes and the failures of our relationships, are directly related to and are found in this area, our Lower Mind.) It is also how others can control and manipulate us, including the News Media. *The Higher Mind is where we fund all our Positive Thought Energies, from Love and Joy, to Happiness and Wisdom.* Make a point to keep these facts in mind and know you are worthy of your desires, Your Dreams. You are Worthy ... 😘
I keep thinking , What if William Powell eloped with Jean when she found out she was pregnant. I still think they were ment for each other , they looked so happy. I wish it ended that way. Both had a wonderful talent. May they r.i.p
There was a vulnerability in her coupled with an underlying sense of humor and honesty in addition to the sexuality that made her appealing to everyone. Her sexuality wasn't predatory or threatening adding to her enormous appeal.
We also wanted to see Asta (the sweetest and cleverest dog ever!) who helps in solving the latest crime...and whose name is inavaluable to this day in all the crossword puzzles.
I dont think so. Her death is a mystery so sad. Maybe drugs associated with depression .She lacked Her fathers love. Her mom isnt the only responsible. He never cared about Her unique daughter.
Jean's mother & stepfather, Marino Bello, were the WORST! William Powell refused to marry pregnant Jean Harlow, so she had an abortion. He didn't love her!
@@theresapierce3934 I read years ago her mothers religion didn't allow her medical treatment for a long time.I believe she was a Christian Scientist or something.
Powell had the opportunity to marry Jean but never followed through despite the fact that she wore her heart on her sleeve for all the world to see how much he meant to her. Powell should have been honest with her and not strung her along....
He already had two failed marriages to actresses. He was thinking you cannot have two actors in a marriage. He didn't feel it could work out. After Jean died, he got cancer and then he met the girl who he later married and who played bit parts. She quit acting to marry him and they had a very happy, long marriage.
He really should have felt guilty, and i think he did. He needed a year break to recover after her death, and he didn't talk about it with anyone after that.
Between the studio system during those times being so overly controlling of their talent, her failed marriages and abortions, her horrific parents, William Powell's inability to completely commit to her and then the tragic blow of her terminal health condition, I'm surprised she hadn't lost her mind first before her diagnosis...what a tragic story. 😞
She was abandoned and used by about everyone, but it was not her parent who were horrible -- it was her mother and her mother's lover who were horrific. And when she was getting sicker and sicker with kidney issues, where were all the people she worked with; where were all her friends? How did NONE of them intervene?
William Powell was a "paragon", not "paradigm" [of the urban, suave and courteous American gentleman ...] Geez, people. If you're going to use a big word, use the correct big word.
How so sad. Her mother ruined her life. She would have had beautiful children. But then we would never have had Jean Harlow. What actresses had to go through back then.
Very well done documentary but a little light on Wm Powell’s story. I think Harlow’s innocence was broken by the studios - that marriage to Bern and his death was very fishy.
My elderly cousin was a masseuse in the mid 1930’s. Jeans mother was one of his clients. He always said mother Jean not only had a better body but was much better looking then the baby.
ummm that was historically disabled about Jean calling William Poppy. It was a term of affection from women to men in the 30s, in fact in the folk song John Hardy his girlfriend tells him as he goes to jail, "Poppy I'll be true to you."
People always think about the negative ways the Studios ruled a star's life but although this is true--the flip side of that coin is that they protected you in their own way as well. Yes they are protecting their "investment" but there was something to be said for that !
The love of his life- what foolishness. If he was that in love he wouldn't have hurt her like he did. No, Wm. Powell's wife was the love of his adult, grown up life. It's what we do. Once we stop running around, we learn our lessons, we commit to someone, love them and are devoted to them. That is called growing up. Before that we have passion, but passion without committing is simply self serving.
What happened with Jean Harlow was truly tragic at such a young age. Her mother practically dominated her career. Then, she has an abortion which she didn't want. She loved William Powell. The abortion most likely led to kidney disease. Back in those days, botched abortions were common. 😪
@@lizdouglas1952 If you look at photos of Jean in the months prior to her death she looked horrible - bloated and sick. Her kidneys were already failing.
My great aunts who were R.N.s (since deceased) always swore they knew this was actually a botched abortion. Not making this political. They did not have the antibiotics back then.
Jean Harlow seems like "a regular girl" who had a Hollywood Makeover. (But why did they shave her eyebrows and make those lines??? In spite of it, she seemed to maintain a genuine beauty.) (She didn't have some of the attributes that the Movie moguls usually require for the "Starlet Role"). She seemed to have a very Authentic Nature, and apparently was very well loved by peers and fans. But if William Powell loved her, she had to be special. He's my favorite male actor of the 20th Century, (my favorite females are Carole Lombard and Irene Dunne.) William Powell had that "Stinker-Sparkle" in his eye and I adore his works.
@@monicamarino2122 no it was kidney disease perhaps triggered by scarlet fever she had as a teen. Also she was a heavy drinker which couldn’t have helped!
I'm really curious about Jean's mother after Harlow died. I mean this woman invested everything into Jean, good or bad. I'm sure her life was never the same. Part of the reason that the doctors misdiagnosed her, was that she had 4 wisdom teeth removed before the start of filming Saratoga, which resulted in a serious infection. By the time she started filming, she complained of stomach pain & thought she had the flu, so they injected her with dextrose. Duh?
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Jean Harlow was Marilyn Monroe's idol. William Powell once told Marilyn that "you remind me of a girl I loved very much. You don’t look like Jean (Harlow)-but you have the same warmth and inner radiance that made Jean such a lovable person." Marilyn said that was "the sweetest compliment I ever had.”
That man was ridden with guilt, guilt, guilt.
@@Canadiana71 it' s a shame, they were a wonderful couple and he surely loved her deeply. Had he not wasted time on fears of marriage...
What a compliment indeed!
They both had that natural soft voice of expression. They were quite similar.
Marilyn, Lana Turner, and Betty Grable were all strongly influenced by Harlow.
It was jean Harlow's lovely smile that caught movie goers. She was so lovely.
Even though they didn’t marry for whatever reasons-it doesn’t take away from how dearly they loved one another. Maybe with Harlows health, they simply ran out of time….which is so very sad.
I’ve tried to read a lot on Jean Harlow and I’ve not found anyone who actually knew her that is quoted of saying anything negative about her! Speaks highly of her!
Thank you for this documentary!❤
I thank you very much for this fine, well-done tribute to two such wonderful movie stars and people who remain favorites of mine. I'm 74 years old and have appreciated them so much through my years.
When Jean smiled she was just stunning. So young to have experienced so much life and tragic death. William Powell was so handsome I loved him in My Man Godfrey. I did not know they loved each other. It sure is hard to live life with regrets but no one knew she was so ill. I wish she had more time to do more great films and have her happy ending. We thank you stars for the wonderful films we cherish.
William Powell was so classy and attractive
Beautiful eyes
Yes, a very handsome man...
He sure was! Made m heart flutter! 🥰🥰🇨🇦
but did Jean Harlow wrong
Best documentary I have seen about Harlow, thanks to the excellent interviews with the biographers and historians who shed new light not only on the life of Jean Harlow, but the love of her life, the wonderful actor, William Powell. Thank you.
What a beauty she was. Thankfully we can learn about her now. Thanks for this documentary
If Jean Harlow had lived I'm sure she would have been in many classic movies, comedies etc
William Powell was such a a well spoken man. Rip.
I highly recommend the book “Harlow in Hollywood” it is a beautiful book and Mark Vieira is one of the co-authors. Wonderful documentary 💖 Jean is and always be one of my favorites 💖
Great book I have it!
Thank you! I left this documentary wanting to know more about Jean, so I’m looking forward to reading this book.
Oh I haven’t read that
Thank you
I watched all of the Thin Man movies a few weeks ago. Still good decades later!
Me too I love them their is no more movie stars ⭐️
These people were REAL STARS NOW ITS HOLLYWEIRD
I o so love these doc's. I managed a restaurant in west LA in the 80's. A lot of film people from this era and a little later later lived in the area. They would meet for lunch and fund raisers in the restaurant pretty regular. I had no idea who these people were and they loved it. The stories they had. They loved Joel McRea and James Cagney. They helped them by helping them invest their money in California real estate. It truly was the golden age of Hollywood. These doc's help me piece together many unanswered questions I had. So many secrets, so much gossip. They lived in interesting times.
This is wonderful! I never knew this about William Powell. Just love him as Philo Vance & the Thin Man but never knew about him & Jean Harlow. Terribly sad. 😢
I learned about their relationship about 40 years ago.
@@brendadavis5391 Wow!! Time flies doesn’t it? Ive found its not just a cliché but undeniably real. In my case it certainly snuck up on me & found me quite unprepared. Right when I was still saying, “When I get older...”. The good thing is that I can put one of Powell’s movies in & forget about the world for a little while. 👍😉
merci pour ce très beau documentaire sous titré en francais !. j'adore le monde hollywoodien de ces annees la.
Jean Harlow is still my favorite actress after all these years. And re-hearing the story makes it no less tragic. WIsh she would have had a happy ending but her poor health was going to cut short her life anyway. She was loved so much by her co workers. I'm happy William Powell did go on and have a good life although I was a little upset that he didn't marry Harlow. He paid his dues after she died.
In the thirties another famous actress was in the studio beauty shop under the dryer. She couldn't see who was next to her but did see a dainty little plump foot and the toenails being painted red. She asked who the juvenile was and they said that ain't no juvenile that's Jean Harlow. She was only 5'1 tall. What an exquisite little doll of a woman.
I am from Kansas City and Jean was born there too, she went to central high school, in kcmo, and so did William Powell decades prior, they lived in the same neighborhood. All of her abortions and her mother, so sad. Jean was kind, sweet, authentic and loved, like many people from Kansas City. Back then Kc had alcohol and all night clubs going, and obvi she liked to have fun, dance and have a good time but truly wanted a child and marriage. They were an amazing couple, I think he is the most handsome man of Hollywood, his voice, style and humor. Best films of them are
Libelled lady and reckless the humor is awesome. Love Jean and bill, he passed march 5, she was born march 3, thank you for this documentary 💚
At a Hearst Castle tour, I was told the following story: Jean Harlow never wore underwear under her white satiny clothing. She came down to dinner in the big hall with a gown so revealing that Hearst had her told that she needed to wear a coverup or change. She huffed out and flounced back in with a man's jacket over her dress and ate dinner in that. Must have been quite the scene!
I've heard variations of that story. In one, she wore a trench coat or some such. I took the tour myself, and the docent was obnoxious. "We (staff) can use the pool, but you can't," and things like that. The whole place was Addams Family creepy, but not funny.
@@akrenwinkle I was tired on the tour and sat down on one of the marble benches. Was told I had to get up!
@@VintageVera Okay, but did docent say, "Up... up! Move along, toots. (sits down on bench) But look at ME! I'm allowed!"
@@akrenwinkle No, I was really tired but they were polite about it, I just wondered what was wrong with sitting there.
@@VintageVera It was my impression San Simeon was an alien planet we were visiting. We were told not to touch over and over, but if contamination was the issue, the docents were hypocrites, even boasting they had an annual party there. Much later, when I learned more about Marion, I could grasp how miserable she must have been in this awful place, how bizarre passing her daughter off as her niece, drinking enough to get cancer of the jaw.
She did have a sincere *sweetness" that came across in her spirit, and even through the brassy physical appearance of the times. To me she looked like an innocent cute little girl playing dress up.
What a beautiful child Bill Powell, was.
People that give thumbs down must just hate life. This was great!👍👍👍👍👍👍
Yep. I don't know about others hating life but it's a great documentary for Golden Age of Hollywood fans. Different strokes for different folks.
I would never have noticed. Why bring it up?
@@johnjohnnie7319 because a year ago, YT was still showing thumbs down and there were a surprising amount of them. Glad YT changed that policy.
@@janethayes5941 My point is, you give power to the downvotes simply by bringing them up, especially when most of us wouldn't notice.
@@janethayes5941 Janet dear,there will always be people that have a thumbs down attitude.They have no joy of life,and some just like to feel they're hurting someone and ruining someone else's happiness.Dont ever let them take away from how u feel.
I read somewhere that he was known to have said "I should have married that girl"...meaning Jean Harlow.
This story absolutely broke my heart.
Powell was not good enough for Jean. In other words, he was a pompous son of a bitch. Truthfully, I never did find him attractive which is a prerequisite for stardom, don't you agree?
And because he did not, she had to have her second abortion. He continued to toy with her and alternately other women. A heel.
What a tragic story! It's sad if William Powell blamed himself for her death, but it was probably more an opportunity lost that weighed on him so. Unfortunately, the outcome may not have been different and their time would have still been very short. Would marrying her and losing her have been better for him? Might he have gotten her to the hospital sooner? It doesn't sound like there was really anything the doctors could have done in that day and age. It's odd how some stars who burn so bright seem destined to die young, like there's only just so much lifeforce to fuel the flame! As for Mr. Powell, I've recently seen "My Man Godfrey" and some of the "Thin Man" movies again! Major crush! Bedroom eyes for days, a wonderful voice, dapper, handsome! Thank you for this documentary. Very tastefully done!
Beautifully done. As glamorous & chic as the Golden Era Of Hollywood was the stars faced many of the same issues behind the scenes then as they do today! Though of course then it was done with a little more responsibility to privacy as well as a lasting legacy for them..
Beautiful and sensitive documentary of my two favorite stars of the Golden Era! Thank you!
I love this old Hollywood great channel ❤I love Jean Harlow and William
Powell great documentary 🎉 HOLLYWEIRD still runs stars lives
This was a great documentary, thank you for sharing.
I love Jean Harlow, my favorite movie is DINNER AT EIGHT. Absolutely fabulous.
I love William Powell. He is so attractive.
Thank you for sharing this ❤ she died young but lived a full amazing life and that’s what counts
Okay. I would like a Biopic movie on Jean Harlow and William Powell.
LOVE JEAN HARLOW.
I wish that JH could have had the strength to claim her independence. Her "Mom" cheated her out of so much, and Marino Bello was a bum.
I love David Stenn and his book on The Baby!! Amazing documentary!👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
But I feel something was off about her death.
Me Too! Never heard anyone else say so but I’ve wondered about it
@@pennyalexander2398 I feel she was poisoned. 100%
Super interesting documentay...thanks for upload❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Awww bless jean 💖💕
Thalberg was a genius and his premature death was a great loss to film.
That is true, but I cannot forgive him and Mayer for what they did to Upton Sinclair. Despicable!!!
@@nadyarossi5102 What did they do ???
@@Thewritingelf Thalberg spearheaded a smear campaign directed at ( goal was to defeat) then Democratic candidate for governor of California, author Upton Sinclair.
Thank you for sharing this documentary 🙏
Great one!
Thank you, really enjoyed this....Jean was lovely....xxx so sad she died so young...
We are only here for a speck of time. You have to grab happiness where you can.
I always loved William Powell in movies. Jean Harlow was strange looking to me but popular in that era.
She had genius comedic timing.
I think it’s the eyebrows of that era that is “strange” looking to some now….because Jean Harlow is very obviously a beautiful person.
Her costumes, makeup, and hair were really bizarre, yet underneath all that she seemed pretty and even wholesome.
what a wonderful movie. thank you!!
Jean was amazing, such a shame she died at just 26 years old.
My very favorite actor and one of my very favorite actresses.
I adore her. See "Dinner at Eight" and you'll see why.
So sad About Paul Bern .Jeans Heart was broken.What was said about Paul i can't say.all i know is he made jean happy and treated her with respect.Rest in peace to both of them Amen🙏🙏🕊🕊🦋🦋🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🙏🕊🦋🕊🦋🕊
Well done. And thanks for getting David Stenn, he wrote the definitive Harlow biography.
Poor young woman ' i just watched a TV movie about Her" Harlow Platinum blonde" so sad. The Real one seemed so sensitive ,so vulnerable despite Her appearance and luxury clothes .God bless Her
Her mother was a true Stage Mother. Just despicable.
So sad Marilyn was exact opposite of Jean Harlow but both had very sad and tragic endings.
Exact opposites? How so?
@@terry4137 Jean was upper middle class, sophisticated, and doted on by family.
@@cheapcraftygirlsweepstakes2338 I'm sorry but I think her mother was a user.I don't see that as doting.
Both had alot in common actually
William Powell has long been my favorite male Star from the 20th Century's Golden Era. I adore Tyrone Powers and Cary Grant, feel each had substance as People, but William Powell had that "Twinkle of Mischief in his Eyes", and that is a rare tell of the personalities that have always made me weak in the knees.
*He definitely would have been one that "I'd have taken home to meet Momma".* Tyrone Powers also had that Twinkle and he would have been welcomed, with open arms by Mother, being the fine Irish man he was. Mom was 100% Irish, and 100% proud of her County Kerry lineage.
Clearly, the Studios made unreasonable demands upon their Staff of Actors, that level of stress had to impact their Health and Wellbeing.
William Powell had no way of foreseeing the tragic outcome, and in time, I've little doubt they would have enjoyed a true loving marriage, given "the Mother" was managed.
Relationships require the strength that is only found when both can be candid regarding their "strengths, weaknesses, and dreams, most particularly the fears that are everyone's true weaknesses.
One must achieve a balanced self-love, establish a habit of "Conscious in Thought" (Present in the Now) + "Applying Higher Mind" (managing the Lower or Ego Mind, where all the negative thought energies reside, *and these are all related to fear"). Fear must be released, in order to step into our True Self and to live this Life Journey as intended.
These points are the keys, that when applied with the *Practicing of the "Universal Law of Attraction"* give us our true value of clarity and our true Nature Mind, and its Thought's Focus, necessary for the "Soul's desires of the Human Life Journey experiences".
From there we are creating our desires and consciously feeling these, appreciating the real *"feelings",* which is why we have the desires.
*"Every desire is for the experiencing of the Feeling of having it,"* and whatever positive desire we can imagine is absolutely achievable through our:
*"Thoughts + Feelings X Belief"*
*= our Manifested Reality*
... as defined by Quantum Physics Science.
The Belief at the Knowing level = *"the Mustard Seed"*
"Ask and it is given..."
"the body is a temple of God"
"... faith the size of a Mustard Seed"
"Pray as though it has already been received"
- each are from the Teachings of Yeshua/Jesus
(Oh, to have the Ancient Texts, translated accurately and absent of edits made by the Roman Priests that compiled the Bible and with those Gospels + Other writings that were left out, i.e., "Gospel of Thomas".
___________________________
(Ego Mind/Lower Mind, also known as Adolescent Mind: where our negative thought energies reside: fear, judgemental, prejudice, envy, jealousy, guilt, doubt, "the lacking": self-doubt, self-confidence, self-esteem, *all the lacking of realized we are worthy.* All our insecurities that lead to our mistakes and the failures of our relationships, are directly related to and are found in this area, our Lower Mind.)
It is also how others can control and manipulate us, including the News Media.
*The Higher Mind is where we fund all our Positive Thought Energies, from Love and Joy, to Happiness and Wisdom.*
Make a point to keep these facts in mind and know you are worthy of your desires, Your Dreams.
You are Worthy ...
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Wow!!!
I keep thinking ,
What if William Powell eloped with Jean when she found out she was pregnant.
I still think they were ment for each other , they looked so happy.
I wish it ended that way.
Both had a wonderful talent.
May they r.i.p
There was a vulnerability in her coupled with an underlying sense of humor and honesty in addition to the sexuality that made her appealing to everyone. Her sexuality wasn't predatory or threatening adding to her enormous appeal.
Marilyn M definitely reflected alot of characteristics that Jean had
Im crazy for David Stenn, hes so handsome and charming!
We also wanted to see Asta (the sweetest and cleverest dog ever!) who helps in solving the latest crime...and whose name is inavaluable to this day in all the crossword puzzles.
Excellent!❤
I just loved Jean Harlow. Her tragic end was the result of an overbearing mother. So sad.
Her mother never caused her death, there was no cure for what killed Jean Harlow.
I dont think so. Her death is a mystery so sad. Maybe drugs associated with depression .She lacked Her fathers love. Her mom isnt the only responsible. He never cared about Her unique daughter.
She had failing kidneys from her bout with Scarlet fever
Jean's mother & stepfather, Marino Bello, were the WORST! William Powell refused to marry pregnant Jean Harlow, so she had an abortion. He didn't love her!
@@theresapierce3934 I read years ago her mothers religion didn't allow her medical treatment for a long time.I believe she was a Christian Scientist or something.
The best Couple ever
Keep up the good work
Jean Harlow was gorgeous. And guess what? She didn't have a perfect nose or duck lips!
Powell had the opportunity to marry Jean but never followed through despite the fact that she wore her heart on her sleeve for all the world to see how much he meant to her. Powell should have been honest with her and not strung her along....
He already had two failed marriages to actresses. He was thinking you cannot have two actors in a marriage. He didn't feel it could work out. After Jean died, he got cancer and then he met the girl who he later married and who played bit parts. She quit acting to marry him and they had a very happy, long marriage.
@Candice Ferguson so he used her in my eyes
He really should have felt guilty, and i think he did. He needed a year break to recover after her death, and he didn't talk about it with anyone after that.
Jean Harlow said if William Powell married her she would quit acting...
He was so lucky to have the biggest star, gorgeous, and half his age, adore him.
Love this documentary
honest and respectful
He was devastated.
William Powell was cool. Not remembered as the other greats of that era. Harlow will always be remembered as dying young.
Harlow and lombard. . .fortunate man.
In one movie Powell had funny cigarettes 😂😂😂
Jewel Robbery w Kay Francis & William Powell the funny cigarettes. Very funny
I saw that movie too😂😂😂
William Powell complete gentleman
he used her
Aww, poor Jean. Had such a sad and short life.
Between the studio system during those times being so overly controlling of their talent, her failed marriages and abortions, her horrific parents, William Powell's inability to completely commit to her and then the tragic blow of her terminal health condition, I'm surprised she hadn't lost her mind first before her diagnosis...what a tragic story. 😞
She was abandoned and used by about everyone, but it was not her parent who were horrible -- it was her mother and her mother's lover who were horrific. And when she was getting sicker and sicker with kidney issues, where were all the people she worked with; where were all her friends? How did NONE of them intervene?
Nothing says rebel like playing a game of golf. 😃
21:18. 18-23 Compare these 2 guys, jeez, its the same guy!
William Powell behaved like a cad with Harlow. She was too good for him. He is crying so hard out of guilt.
I actually worked back stage in a London theator
William Powell was a "paragon", not "paradigm" [of the urban, suave and courteous American gentleman ...] Geez, people. If you're going to use a big word, use the correct big word.
Missing much ..but on the whole it was pretty good 😊..
this is why we have wicked hunter
Harlow and Powell ? It would never have lasted.
why?
I think it would have. Jean was very different to Carole.
34:50. Wow! Im a golf instructor and she has a nice swing! A few things to work on but she had to have been an avid golfer, very impressive!
Plays or Broadway really keep you in touch with audience's...as you learn trade...but Camara also has trickes
Did Powell know she was pregnant with his child if he did he should have married her dissapointed if did know?
he didn't know
I read he didn't know at the time...
David Stenn. I read his book. I wonder if he is doing any other work these days?
How so sad. Her mother ruined her life. She would have had beautiful children. But then we would never have had Jean Harlow. What actresses had to go through back then.
Very well done documentary but a little light on Wm Powell’s story. I think Harlow’s innocence was broken by the studios - that marriage to Bern and his death was very fishy.
My elderly cousin was a masseuse in the mid 1930’s. Jeans mother was one of his clients. He always said mother Jean not only had a better body but was much better looking then the baby.
ummm that was historically disabled about Jean calling William Poppy. It was a term of affection from women to men in the 30s, in fact in the folk song John Hardy his girlfriend tells him as he goes to jail, "Poppy I'll be true to you."
People always think about the negative ways the Studios ruled a star's life but although this is true--the flip side of that coin is that they protected you in their own way as well. Yes they are protecting their "investment" but there was something to be said for that !
The love of his life- what foolishness. If he was that in love he wouldn't have hurt her like he did. No, Wm. Powell's wife was the love of his adult, grown up life. It's what we do. Once we stop running around, we learn our lessons, we commit to someone, love them and are devoted to them. That is called growing up. Before that we have passion, but passion without committing is simply self serving.
What happened with Jean Harlow was truly tragic at such a young age. Her mother practically dominated her career. Then, she has an abortion which she didn't want. She loved William Powell. The abortion most likely led to kidney disease. Back in those days, botched abortions were common. 😪
@@joelyallen7999Yes it was
@@lizdouglas1952 If you look at photos of Jean in the months prior to her death she looked horrible - bloated and sick. Her kidneys were already failing.
My great aunts who were R.N.s (since deceased) always swore they knew this was actually a botched abortion. Not making this political. They did not have the antibiotics back then.
That makes sense. Quite a scandal. It would’ve been covered up and blamed on kidney disease.
Jean Harlow seems like "a regular girl" who had a Hollywood Makeover. (But why did they shave her eyebrows and make those lines??? In spite of it, she seemed to maintain a genuine beauty.)
(She didn't have some of the attributes that the Movie moguls usually require for the "Starlet Role"). She seemed to have a very Authentic Nature, and apparently was very well loved by peers and fans.
But if William Powell loved her, she had to be special. He's my favorite male actor of the 20th Century, (my favorite females are Carole Lombard and Irene Dunne.)
William Powell had that "Stinker-Sparkle" in his eye and I adore his works.
🥲❤❤true love does exist, beautiful memories
Beautiful You Are Love And Miss Beautiful Angel Died To Soon Baby Jean H
Did they do an autopsy of Jean Harlow , 26 years old , what happened to her ? What caused it ? Thank you
Kidney disease.
@@ninagill1407 I thought maybe it was a UTI that went to her Kidney’s . A big lost
@@monicamarino2122 no it was kidney disease perhaps triggered by scarlet fever she had as a teen. Also she was a heavy drinker which couldn’t have helped!
I'm really curious about Jean's mother after Harlow died. I mean this woman invested everything into Jean, good or bad. I'm sure her life was never the same. Part of the reason that the doctors misdiagnosed her, was that she had 4 wisdom teeth removed before the start of filming Saratoga, which resulted in a serious infection. By the time she started filming, she complained of stomach pain & thought she had the flu, so they injected her with dextrose. Duh?
En español?
How sad ... how sad ...
The Thin Man turned into what 5 movies?