![Jean Harlow was 1930s Hollywood's reigning sex symbol—and greatest screwball actress. Why did she die at 26? Jean Harlow was 1930s Hollywood's reigning sex symbol—and greatest screwball actress. Why did she die at 26?](https://compote.slate.com/images/def3a60d-05f3-4965-bd90-fa13bbf2675e.jpg)
Jean Harlow was 1930s Hollywood's reigning sex symbol—and greatest screwball actress. Why did she die at 26?
![Charles Casillo on X: "Jean Harlow said, “Underwear makes me uncomfortable and besides my parts have to breathe.” Here she is catching her breath. https://t.co/UQblOfotNe" / X Charles Casillo on X: "Jean Harlow said, “Underwear makes me uncomfortable and besides my parts have to breathe.” Here she is catching her breath. https://t.co/UQblOfotNe" / X](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EnX-5zwXYAEDYCF.jpg:large)
Charles Casillo on X: "Jean Harlow said, “Underwear makes me uncomfortable and besides my parts have to breathe.” Here she is catching her breath. https://t.co/UQblOfotNe" / X
![Amazon.com: Jean Harlow Posed in White Lingerie and White Cape Photo Print (8 x 10): Posters & Prints Amazon.com: Jean Harlow Posed in White Lingerie and White Cape Photo Print (8 x 10): Posters & Prints](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61gLDputu3L.jpg)
Amazon.com: Jean Harlow Posed in White Lingerie and White Cape Photo Print (8 x 10): Posters & Prints
![The first celebrity car-crash life: Starlet Jean Harlow, the 1930s man-eater who never wore underwear | Daily Mail Online The first celebrity car-crash life: Starlet Jean Harlow, the 1930s man-eater who never wore underwear | Daily Mail Online](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/05/15/article-0-001431BF00000258-808_468x559.jpg)
The first celebrity car-crash life: Starlet Jean Harlow, the 1930s man-eater who never wore underwear | Daily Mail Online
![The first celebrity car-crash life: Starlet Jean Harlow, the 1930s man-eater who never wore underwear | Daily Mail Online The first celebrity car-crash life: Starlet Jean Harlow, the 1930s man-eater who never wore underwear | Daily Mail Online](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/05/15/article-0-04D86865000005DC-29_468x598.jpg)
The first celebrity car-crash life: Starlet Jean Harlow, the 1930s man-eater who never wore underwear | Daily Mail Online
![The first celebrity car-crash life: Starlet Jean Harlow, the 1930s man-eater who never wore underwear | Daily Mail Online The first celebrity car-crash life: Starlet Jean Harlow, the 1930s man-eater who never wore underwear | Daily Mail Online](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/05/15/article-0-04D86856000005DC-852_468x486.jpg)