Harlow had suffered from scarlet fever at age 15 in 1926 . In January 1937 , Harlow and Robert Taylor traveled to Washington , D.C. , to take part in fundraising activities associated with President Franklin D. Roosevelt 's birthday , for the organization later known as the March of Dimes . The trip was physically taxing for Harlow and she contracted influenza . She recovered in time to attend the Academy Awards ceremony with William Powell
Academy Awards
9th Academy Awards
Jean Harlow