Taylor Swift released the tracklist for her upcoming album, Tortured Poets Department, earlier this week, featuring a song named after silent film star: Clara Bow.
One of the late actress’s descendants, her great-granddaughter Brittany Grace Bell, spoke about the special tribute and said TMZ in an article published Friday that the family is excited that his “name can live on.”
On Tuesday, the Love Story singer, 34, released the full list of 17 songs from the album, which will be available later this year on April 19.
Bell informed the outlet that she and her family hope that the attention given to the song can help highlight Clara’s many talents and accomplishments throughout her life.
Brittany added that although Swift and her team never communicated before naming the song, she was excited for the special tribute.
Taylor Swift, 34, revealed the tracklist for her upcoming album, Tortured Poets Department, earlier this week, featuring a song named after silent film star Clara Bow; seen earlier this month at the 2024 Grammy Awards in Los Angeles
One of the late actress’s descendants, her great-granddaughter Brittany Grace Bell, spoke about the special tribute, telling TMZ in an article published Friday that the family is excited that her “name can live on”; seen in 1927
He also explained that he was curious about what had inspired the title.
Bow’s great-granddaughter told TMZ that she would love it if the award-winning singer’s team could contact her to discuss the meaning and “backstory” behind the song.
However, like many other Taylor Swift fans, Brittany has come up with her own theory on how to name the song Clara Bow.
She stated that the artist’s career is similar in terms of being in the spotlight and under media attention, much like Bow during the height of her career in the 1920s and also during part of the 1920s. 1930.
Bell also commented on Taylor’s recent appearance at the 66th Grammy Awards over this past weekend, where she notably announced the upcoming album onstage.
When it came to accessorizing Schiaparelli’s striking white dress, the beauty sported sparkling silver necklaces and a shiny black watch.
Clara had also worn a watch as a necklace along with pearls while posing for a photograph around 1925.
Brittany expressed interest in the post if Bow’s previous appearance had also been inspiration for Taylor’s Grammys outfit.
After the Tortured Poets Department tracklist appeared, Bell explained that he thinks Clara would be more than happy for “her last name to live on.”
On Tuesday, the Love Story singer, 34, released the full list of 17 songs from the album, which will be available later this year on April 19.
Brittany added that although Swift and her team never communicated regarding the song’s title, she expressed curiosity about what inspired her to name it after the silent film star; seen in 1920
Bell also commented on Taylor’s recent appearance at the 66th Grammy Awards over this past weekend, where she notably announced the upcoming album onstage.
To conclude, her great-granddaughter stated that she is looking forward to the release of the album to see the lyrics that accompany the song.
Clara Bow was prominent in the silent film era and was not only classified as a sex symbol in the 1920s, but also given the nickname ‘The It Girl’.
After working in silent films, he transitioned to talkies starting in 1929. Some of the films he starred in during his career included Mantrap (1926), Wings (1927), and Call Her Savage (1932).
Despite her success in Hollywood, the iconic actress also struggled when it came to mental health and, due to the pressures of working in the industry, she eventually retired in 1933.
Elaine Shepherd, who had previously produced a documentary based on Bow in 2012, told the bbc“The studies were killing her working.”
“She was taking a bunch of primitive pills to get her out of bed in the morning and make her sleep at night.”
“Executives were trying to exploit her as much as possible, gossip magazines were writing the most terrible lies about her, and she was dealing with it all alone, as a woman in her 20s,” Shepherd added.
“I just found it too stressful,” Elaine continued, shutting down rumors that Clara had been “kicked out of Hollywood.”
Clara Bow was prominent in the silent film era and was not only classified as a sex symbol in the 1920s, but also given the nickname ‘The It Girl’; seen in 1928 for Paramount Pictures
In 1931 she married Rex Bell and the two lived on a ranch in Nevada. The couple welcomed two children during the course of their marriage; Clara and Rex seen in 1932
Before teasing her fans with Tortured Poets Department’s tracklist, Swift announced the album at the Grammys last weekend (seen above).
“When sound came along, he was paid enormous amounts of money to make a couple of sound films, and if he’d had more support from the beginning, he might have gone on to have a substantial career.”
In 1931 she married Rex Bell and the two lived on a ranch in Nevada. The couple welcomed two children during the course of their marriage.
In September 1956, Bow died after a heart attack at the age of 60. She was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California.
Before teasing her fans with the Tortured Poets Department tracklist, Swift announced the album at the Grammys last weekend.
On Wednesday, Swift kicked off more international dates of her Eras Tour at the Tokyo Dome and will be performing additional dates in the city through Saturday, February 10; seen on Wednesday in Tokyo
Swift is scheduled to attend Super Bowl LVIII on Sunday, February 11 to watch her boyfriend Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs take on the San Francisco 49ers in Las Vegas; seen late last month in baltimore
After the shocking revelation, fans were also quickly convinced that the album title was a reference to her ex, Joe Alwyn.
She marked a milestone at the ceremony by becoming the first music artist to win four Album of the Year awards. The Bad Blood hitmaker also won Best Pop Vocal Album for Midnights.
On Wednesday, Swift kicked off more international dates of her Eras Tour at the Tokyo Dome and will perform additional dates in the city through Saturday, February 10.
Her next concert is scheduled for February 16 in Melbourne, Australia, which will give the singer a little time to return to the United States just in time to see her boyfriend Travis Kelce and the Chiefs participate in the Super Bowl LVIII on Sunday, February 11.