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Wikipedia July 21, 2026 at 04:12 PM

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Harlow

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Claim
In August 1993, Sharon Stone hosted a documentary about Harlow titled Harlow: The Blonde Bombshell, which aired on Turner Classic Movies.
Correction

This sentence misidentifies the network. The Sharon Stone-hosted documentary aired on TNT in August 1993, not on Turner Classic Movies, which did not launch until April 14, 1994.

Full reasoning

The date/network combination in this sentence is impossible.

  • Turner Classic Movies states that TCM launched on April 14, 1994.
  • A contemporaneous Los Angeles Times item from June 14, 1993 says: "Actress Sharon Stone will host a one-hour television retrospective on 1930s blond bombshell Jean Harlow on cable TV's TNT in August."

So a program airing in August 1993 could not have aired on TCM, because TCM did not yet exist. The documentary may have later been shown on TCM, but the article's statement about its original August 1993 airing is incorrect.

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Claim
they were married in 1928.
Correction

This marriage year is off by one. Reliable biographical sources place Harlow's marriage to Charles McGrew in 1927, not 1928.

Full reasoning

Multiple biographical reference sources give 1927 as the year of Jean Harlow's marriage to Charles McGrew.

  • Encyclopedia.com states that Harlow "married Charles McGrew, in 1927" and specifically says she "married without her mother's consent on September 21, 1927."
  • The University of Nebraska–Lincoln's Encyclopedia of the Great Plains likewise says that, "at sixteen she eloped with wealthy Charles McGrew II," which is consistent with 1927 given Harlow's March 3, 1911 birth date.

So the article's statement that "they were married in 1928" conflicts with reference sources that place the marriage in 1927. (The couple did move to Beverly Hills in January 1928, which may be the source of the confusion.)

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