Jean Harlow was an actress and a sex symbol of the 1930's and Hollywood's "Original blonde bombshell" as she was nicknamed. She starred in films that showcased her sex appeal, suggestive lines and strong stage presence which lead her to become the popular woman she was. Harlow also had a talent in the land of comedy and the world would soon see when she got her big break in the 1932 film Red-Headed Woman with a role created just for her. Though it seemed her life was more than perfect the young star actually had quite a troubled life until her early death at just 26 years old. Previous to this she had several broken marriages, one of which was caused by her second husband to have apparently committed suicide. All this along with her poor health would be difficult for any young woman in her 20's to deal with especially being in the limelight.(Image above - http://cometoverhollywood.com/tag/jean-harlow/).
I see many similarities between Jean Harlow and Fraulein Kost, who I chose to create for this project. Both women ooze glamor, sex appeal and are both blondes. I have grasped a lot of inspiration from Harlow's image despite the fact they are from quite different periods of history, Harlow would have actually got inspiration from a woman like Kost herself. It's not just the looks where the similarities lie, personality wise the girls were very flirtatious, suggestive and confident in doing so.
Jean had a hard life running up to her death and I can only imagine it was the same for a woman like Kost having to earn her money the way that she did. Though the script doesn't state how Fraulein Kost's life is behind closed doors I'm sure that under that happy go lucky exterior is a pretty lonely person who craves acceptance and love. She needs money to survive so has to just grin and bare it rather than drive herself into a dark place, a lot like Jean must have done.
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