Question 1

What major inaccuracy does the film make about Jean Harlow's death?

Accepted Answer

The film says she died from pneumonia, but in reality it was uremic poisoning.

Question 2

Which real-life people are given their actual names in the film?

Accepted Answer

Only Jean Harlow, her second husband Paul Bern, her agent Arthur M. Landau, and her mother and stepfather are given their real names.

Question 3

How close in age are Angela Lansbury and Carroll Baker, who played mother and daughter?

Accepted Answer

They have only a six-year age gap.

Question 4

What did critics jokingly predict after Carroll Baker played a Harlow-type in The Carpetbaggers?

Accepted Answer

Critics suggested that producer Joseph E. Levine might produce a biopic called 'Baker' in a few years.

Question 5

Which actress reportedly declined the role of Harlow's mother?

Accepted Answer

Shelley Winters reportedly declined an offer to play Harlow's mother.

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