Officially, Jean Harlow (born Harlean Carpenter) is said to have died from cerebral edema, or swelling on the brain, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The swelling was caused by the uremic poisoning that happened when her kidneys were no longer functioning, sending the waste that's normally filtered through the kidneys and eliminated in urine into her bloodstream instead, per Healthline.
While she was said to have appeared in better health on June 3, 1937, days later on June 6, she went into a coma, ultimately dying the following day.
During her final days, her breath reportedly had an odor, as she was reportedly no longer able to urinate, according to The Atlantic. "It was like kissing a dead person, a rotting person," actor Clark Gable, who appeared in films like "The Secret 6" and "Saratoga" with Harlow, shared after visiting her. She was also said to have appeared larger, as her body held onto water weight.
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