songs on The Tortured Poets Department were about Joe Alwyn, historian David Stenn was focused on what the singer had to say about another star: Clara Bow. One lyric in particular left him speechless.

When it was announced, in early February, that one of the songs on Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department would be called “Clara Bow,” entertainment writers and Swift fans sprang to ...

Though she and Swift are worlds and decades apart, I can imagine the way Bow’s life story might have appealed to the star. Her arc wasn’t that different from that of many women in the media ...

The great-grandchildren of Clara Bow are feeling the love after Taylor Swift named a song after the iconic 1920s actress on The Tortured Poets Department. In a new interview with People ...

That was what happened to Clara Bow (1905–1965), a groundbreaking actor who electrified the silver screen a century ago — and who now lends her name to a song on Taylor Swift’s new album The ...

"You look like Clara Bow in this light" is how Taylor Swift begins the closing track of the standard edition of her latest album, "The Tortured Poets Department," which was released on Friday.

Here's a look at who Clara Bow is and why the pop sensation may have referenced her. Taylor Swift's latest album has been out for less than a day - but fans and critics alike are already deep into ...

Bow's great-granddaughters tell PEOPLE exclusively the song 'poetically draws parallels between Clara Bow and Taylor' Eugene Robert Richee/Hulton Archive/Getty; Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Clara Bow ...

"Clara Bow" is the final track on Taylor Swift's 11th album — here's why the scandalous silent movie star and Swift are a perfect pair. A movie star by the age of 20, Bow’s career was over at 28.

As historians of the 1920s, we’ve studied Bow’s fame and her cultural legacy. At her ranch in rural Nevada, we oversee a collection of her personal artifacts, including her clothing and a ...