Get the latest gossip

Who Is Clara Bow? All About the Woman Taylor Swift Named One of Her New Songs After

‘The Tortured Poets Department’ features a song called ‘Clara Bow,’ who was the “It Girl” actress of the 1920s.

View gallery Image Credit: Donaldson Collection/Getty Images/Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagicWhen Taylor Swift revealed the track list for her upcoming album, The Tortured Poets Department, her fans noticed that one of the songs is named after Clara Bow. “When sound came in, she was paid massive amounts of money to make a couple of talkies, and if she’d had more support early on, she could have carried on having a substantial career.” Some of the silent movies from the 1920s that Clara starred in included This Woman, Grit, Helen’s Babies, My Lady’s Lips, The Primrose Path, Mantrap, and Kid Boots.

Get the Android app