Mae West
Mae West, 1932
Born	Mary Jane West August 17, 1893(1893-08-17) Woodhaven, New York, US
Died	November 22, 1980 (aged 87) Los Angeles, California, US
Spouse(s)	Frank Wallace (1911–1942)

Mae West (August 17, 1893 – November 22, 1980) was an American actress, playwright, screenwriter, and sex symbol. Events 986 - A Byzantine army was destroyed in the pass of Trajan's Gate by the Bulgarians under the Comitopuli Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Woodhaven is a mostly residential upper middle-class neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Events 986 - A Byzantine army was destroyed in the pass of Trajan's Gate by the Bulgarians under the Comitopuli Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works A playwright, also known as a dramatist, is a person who writes dramatic literature or Drama. Screenwriters or scenarists are Scriptwriters who write the Screenplays from which Films and Television programs are made A sex symbol is a famous person of either gender typically an Actor, Musician, model, Teen idol, or Sports star

Famous for her bawdy double entendres, West made a name for herself in vaudeville and on the stage in New York before moving to Hollywood to become a comedian, actress and writer in the motion picture industry. Not to be confused with Puns which employ multiple phrases A double entendre is a Figure of speech similar to the Pun, in Vaudeville was a Genre of variety entertainment prevalent on the stage in the United States and Canada, from the early 1880s Theatre (or theater, see spelling differences) is the branch of the Performing arts defined by Bernard Beckerman as what "occurs when one The City of New York

One of the most controversial stars of her day, West encountered many problems including censorship. For other uses including various songs titled "Movie Star" see Movie star (disambiguation. Censorship is the suppression of speech or deletion of communicative material which may be considered objectionable harmful or sensitive as determined by a censor

When her cinematic career ended, she continued to perform on stage, in Las Vegas, in the United Kingdom, on radio and television, and recorded Rock and Roll albums. Las Vegas ( Spanish: "The Meadows" is the most populous City in the state of Nevada, the seat of Clark County, and an internationally The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Radio programming is the content that is broadcast by Radio stations The original inventors of radio such as Nikola Tesla and Guglielmo A television program (US television programme (UK or television show (U Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Early life 1.2 Career 1.3 Motion pictures 1.4 Quips 1.5 Radio 1.6 Marriage and divorce 1.7 Middle years 1.8 Later career 1.9 Final years 2 Popular culture references 3 Filmography 4 Stage Work 5 Books by West 6 Notes 7 External links

Biography

Early life

She was born Mary Jane West in Woodhaven, a middle class section of Queens, New York City. The City of New York In her childhood, West moved to various parts of Williamsburg and Greenpoint in Brooklyn, where she attended Erasmus Hall High School. Williamsburg is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, bordering Greenpoint, Bedford-Stuyvesant, and Bushwick Greenpoint is the northernmost Neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. Brooklyn (named after the Dutch town Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. Erasmus Hall Campus High School is a three-year Public high school in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, operated as part of the New ^[1] She was the daughter of John Patrick West (Nov 1865–1935) and Matilda "Tillie" Delker-Doelger (Dec 1870–10 Oct 1944). Her sister and brother were Mildred Katherine "Beverly" West (Dec 1898–1982) and John Edwin West (Feb 1900–1964).

Her father was a prizefighter known as "Battlin' Jack West" who later worked as a police officer and then as a detective who ran his own agency. Boxing (sometimes also known as English boxing or pugilism) is a Combat sport in which two participants generally of similar weight, A police officer (also known as a policeman or policewoman) is a warranted employee of a Police force. A private investigator or private detective (often shortened to PI or private eye) is a person who can be hired by individuals or groups to undertake Her mother was a former corset and fashion model. A corset is a Garment worn to mold and shape the Torso into a desired shape for Aesthetic or medical purposes (either for the duration of wearing it or Fashion refers to styles of dress (but can also include cuisine literature art architecture and general comportment that are popular in a culture at any given time A model is a person who is posed or displayed for the purpose of Art, Fashion, or other products and Advertising.

The family was Protestant, despite her Jewish mother,^[2] who was a Bavarian German immigrant. Protestantism refers to the forms of Christian faith and practice that originated in the 16th century Protestant Reformation. PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ Bavaria ( German:, with an area of 70553 Km² (27241 square miles and almost 12 The German people (Deutsche are an Ethnic group, in the sense of sharing a common German culture, descent and speaking the German language as Her Roman Catholic paternal grandmother, who was Irish, as well as other relations who were Roman Catholic, and the woman who helped deliver her, disapprobated her career and its choices. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world

Career

Mae West was only 5 years old when she started appearing in amateur shows and many times she won prizes for her performances. West began performing professionally in vaudeville in 1905 at the age of twelve. She performed at that time under the name The Baby Vamp, after trying out various personas as a male impersonator and blackface coon shouter unsuccessfully. Drag kings are mostly female Performance artists who dress in masculine drag and personify male Gender stereotypes as part of their performance Blackface in the narrow sense is a style of theatrical Makeup that originated in the United Coon songs were a genre of music popular in the United States from 1880 that presented a Racist and stereotyped image of African In 1913, the slinky, dark-haired Mae was performing a lascivious "shimmy" dance and was photographed for a song-sheet for the song "Everybody Shimmies Now" She was encouraged as a performer by her mother, who, according to West, always thought that whatever her daughter did was fantastic. A shimmy is a Dance move in which the Body is held still except for the Shoulders which are alternated back and forth

Her famous walk was said to have originated in her early years as a stage actress after she saw female impersonator Bert Savoy perform. West had special eight-inch platforms attached to her shoes to increase her height and enhance her stage presence.

Mae's first appearance in a legitimate Broadway show (after toiling with Ned Wayburn's "beef trust chorus") was in the 1911 revue A La Broadway. Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located Ned Wayburn, born Edward Claudius Weyburn, ( March 30, 1874 - September 2, 1942) was easily the most famous and influential choreographer Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Appearing with West in the cast was another newcomer: Al Jolson. Al Jolson (May 26 1886 October 23 1950 born in Lithuania, Russian Empire, was a highly acclaimed American singer comedian and actor and the first openly After a week's worth of performances, Mae left the cast. In 1918, after exiting several high-profile revues, West finally got her break in the Shubert Brothers revue Sometime opposite Ed Wynn. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Shubert family of New York City, New York was responsible for the establishment of the Broadway district in New York City, as the hub of Ed Wynn ( November 9 1886 - June 19 1966) was a popular American Comedian and Actor noted for both his Perfect As La Petite Daffy, she appeared in a 'shimmy' skit.

Eventually, she began writing her own risqué plays using the pen name "Jane Mast. A play, or stageplay, is a form of Literature written by a Playwright, almost always consisting of Dialogue between Fictional characters A pen name, nom de plume, or literary double, is a Pseudonym adopted by an Author or their publishers to conceal their identity " Her first starring role on Broadway was in a play she titled Sex, which she also wrote, produced and directed. Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located Sex is a 1926 play, written by and starring Mae West. It was very popular for about a year before the New York Police Department raided West Though critics hated the show, ticket sales were good. The notorious production did not go over well with city officials and the theater was raided with West arrested along with the cast.

She was prosecuted on morals charges and, on April 19, 1927, was sentenced to 10 days in jail for public obscenity. Events 1012 - Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich London. 1529 - At the Second Diet of Speyer Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Public is of or pertaining to the people relating to or affecting a nation state or community opposed to private; as the public treasury a road or lake Obscenity (in Latin obscenus, meaning "foul repulsive detestable" is a term that is most often used in a legal context to While incarcerated on Roosevelt Island, she was allowed to wear her silk underpants instead of the scratchy prison issue and the warden reportedly took her to dinner every night. Roosevelt Island, formerly known as Welfare Island, and before that Blackwell's Island, is a narrow island in the East River of New York She served eight days with two days off for good behavior. Media attention to the case enhanced her career.

Her next play, The Drag, was about homosexuality and alluded to the work of Karl-Heinrich Ulrichs. Homosexuality refers to sexual behavior with or attraction to people of the same sex or to a Homosexual orientation. for the (unrelated periodical directory see Ulrich's Periodicals Directory Karl-Heinrich Ulrichs weiner ( Aurich, 28 August It was a box office success but it played in New Jersey because it was banned from Broadway. New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. West regarded talking about sex as a basic human rights issue and was also an early advocate of gay and trans gender rights. Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender social movements share related goals of social acceptance of Homosexuality, Bisexuality and Transgenderism Lesbian West's theatrical treatments of gender and gender performativity were advanced, considering the times, and she deftly poked fun at society's strictures. But while gays and lesbians began a decades-long embrace of West, or at least West's public persona, the love affair wasn't exactly mutual. Every reputable biography of West has her believing that a gay man was actually a female soul housed in a male body, equating transvestism with homosexuality, and referring to gays and lesbians in the long-defunct pathological term "inverts. " (West once admonished policemen who raided a gay bar and beat up its male patrons, "Remember, you're hittin' a woman. ") Although during her entire lifetime, she surrounded herself with gay men and was appreciative that they comprised her hardcore fan base, Mae's concept of homosexuality as illness was in keeping with the popular notions of the early twentieth century. A feminist long before the term was coined, Mae took marching orders from no one, in her career or in her personal life. Feminism is a discourse that involves various movements theories, and Philosophies which are concerned with the issue of Gender difference, advocate

She continued to write plays including The Wicked Age, Pleasure Man and The Constant Sinner. Her productions were plagued by controversy and other problems. The controversy ensured that Mae stayed in the news and most of the time resulted in packed performances.

Her 1928 play, Diamond Lil, about a racy, easygoing lady of the 1890s, became a Broadway hit. Diamond Lil is a 1928 play by sultry American actress and playwright Mae West. This show enjoyed an enduring popularity and West would successfully revive it many times throughout the course of her career.

Motion pictures

In 1932, West was offered a motion picture contract by Paramount Pictures. A contract is an exchange of promises between two or more parties to do or refrain from doing an act which is enforceable in a court of law Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and Distribution company, based in Hollywood California. She was 38, unusually advanced for a first movie, especially for a sex symbol (though she kept her age ambiguous for several more years); her much younger appearance would be a notable feature for the rest of her life. She signed and went to Hollywood to appear in Night After Night starring George Raft. Night After Night is a 1932 Paramount Pictures drama motion picture starring George Raft, Constance Cummings George Raft ( 26 September 1895 – 24 November 1980) was an American Film Actor most closely identified Upon her arrival, she moved into an apartment in the Ravenswood at 570 North Rossmore Avenue, not far from the studio on Melrose. A movie studio (aka film studio) is in the established sense of the term a company that distributes films. She maintained a residence at the Ravenswood, her preferred abode, for the rest of her life, although she also owned a beach house and a ranch in the San Fernando Valley. The San Fernando Valley or The Valley is an urbanized Valley located in the north-western section of the city of Los Angeles California, United States At first, she did not like her small role in Night After Night, but was appeased when she was allowed to rewrite her scenes. In West's first scene, a hat check girl exclaimed, "Goodness, what lovely diamonds. " West crisply replied, "Goodness had nothing to do with it, dearie. " Reflecting on the overall result of her rewritten scenes, Raft is said to have remarked, "She stole everything but the cameras. "

She brought her Diamond Lil character, now renamed Lady Lou, to the screen in She Done Him Wrong (1933). She Done Him Wrong is a Pre-Code 1933 Paramount Pictures comedy / romance motion picture starring Mae The film is also notable for one of Cary Grant's first major roles, which boosted his career. West had spotted Grant at the studio and insisted that he be cast as the male lead. The movie was a huge financial success, and earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The Academy Award for Best Motion Picture is one of the Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to artists working

Her next release I'm No Angel (1933) paired her with Grant again. I'm No Angel ( 1933) is Mae West's third motion picture Mae West received sole story and screenplay credit I'm No Angel was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture. It was a tremendous financial blockbuster and, along with She Done Him Wrong, saved Paramount from bankruptcy. West was the largest box office draw in the United States at the time, and the second highest paid person in the US (after William Randolph Hearst). For other people named William Randolph Hearst see William Randolph Hearst (disambiguation William Randolph Hearst I (April 29 1863 &ndash However, the frank sexuality and steamy settings of her films aroused the wrath of moralists. On July 1, 1934, the censorship of the Production Code began to be seriously and meticulously enforced, and her screenplays were heavily edited. "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For the television broadcasting term please see Production code number. See also Pre-production Screenwriting A screenplay or script is a written plan authored by a Screenwriter, for a Film or Television Her tactical response was to increase the number of double entendres in her films, expecting the censors to delete the obvious lines and overlook the subtle ones. Not to be confused with Puns which employ multiple phrases A double entendre is a Figure of speech similar to the Pun, in

West's next movie was Belle of the Nineties (1934). Belle of the Nineties was Mae West 's fourth motion picture It was released by Paramount Pictures in 1934 and directed by Leo McCarey It was originally titled It Ain't No Sin but the title was changed due to the censor's objection. Other tentative working titles were That St. Louis Woman, Belle of St. Louis, and Belle of New Orleans. Her next film, Goin' To Town (1935) delighted her fans and this film remains a favorite for many. Goin' To Town is a 1935 comedy film released by Paramount Pictures. The film revealed the hypocrisy of the privileged rich class and Mae's fans were delighted with the finished product. It was another big financial hit for West.

Mae's next film was Klondike Annie (1936) which was very controversial. Klondike Annie is a 1936 Black-and-white comedy film starring Mae West and Victor McLaglen. Many critics have called this film her screen masterpiece. It concerned religion and hypocrisy and created a storm of controversy.

Go West, Young Man (1936) had West playing opposite Randolph Scott. Go West Young Man is a 1936 Paramount Pictures comedy starring Mae West. Randolph Scott ( January 23, 1898 – March 2, 1987) was an American motion picture actor whose career spanned from 1928 In this film, she adapted Lawrence Riley's Broadway hit Personal Appearance into a screenplay. Lawrence Riley (1896-1974 was a successful American Playwright and Screenwriter. Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located Personal Appearance (1934 is a stage Comedy by the American Playwright and Screenwriter Lawrence Riley (1896&ndash1974 which was The film, directed by Henry Hathaway, was one of the rare times when West starred in a role not originally conceived for her. Henry Hathaway ( March 13, 1898 – February 11, 1985) was an American film director and producer This was another financial success for West. After this film, West starred in Every Day's a Holiday (1937) for Paramount before their association came to an end.

Two years later, she starred opposite W. C. Fields in My Little Chickadee (1940) for Universal Studios. W C Fields ( January 29, 1880 &ndash December 25, 1946) was an American Juggler, Comedian, and Actor My Little Chickadee ( 1940) is a Universal comedy / western motion picture starring Mae West and W Universal Studios (sometimes called Universal Pictures or Universal City Studios) a subsidiary of NBC Universal, is a major Global American West and Fields, who were both accustomed to working with supporting players and not as co-stars, did not get along and she would not tolerate his drinking. Both have extended scenes that showcase their trademarked personae without the other, and without reference to the plot. According to legend, the only way Fields and West could be in the same scene was to film them separately and then splice the film together. My Little Chickadee was a huge box office success and outgrossed all other W. C. Fields movies. Universal was delighted with its success and offered West two more movies to star with Fields, but she refused, citing the difficulty of working with Fields.

Mae's next film was The Heat's On (1943) for Columbia Pictures. }} Columbia Pictures Industries Inc is an American Film production and distribution company Mae hated the film but she did it anyway to keep the producer from bankruptcy. The film initially did not work so well, but it has also became a cult favorite. Mae's performance in it did attract some good reviews one of which said she was still "the freshest thing on the screen". In this film, Mae appeared at her thinnest. She looked astonishingly youthful and the film has become a late night favorite. The Disney Channel even had a special concerning Mae West on their channel and showed many scenes from this film. For the Disney Channel in other countries see Disney Channel around the world. This film was a forerunner of what would happen in her movies from the 1970s (Myra Breckinridge and Sextette) in which West would emerge as an actress who triumphed with personality over art.

Quips

Mae West remains notable for a large number of quips, some firmly tied to herself and her characters, and others widely borrowed for very different settings. A famous Mae West quip, “Is that a pistol in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?”, is often varied to “Is that a banana in your pocket…” She made this remark in February 1936, at the train station in Los Angeles upon her return from Chicago, when a Los Angeles police officer was assigned to escort her home. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. ^[3] She first delivered the line on film in She Done Him Wrong, and again to George Hamilton in her last movie, Sextette. It is one of the most quoted lines in movie history.

Another line allegedly seducing a prospective boyfriend: "My left leg is Christmas; my right leg is Easter; why don't you come up and visit me between the holidays?"

Likewise, “When I'm good, I'm very good. When I'm bad, I'm better”, from I'm No Angel, is generally quoted with its original, faintly disreputable meaning. Conversely, however, some quips have been widely adapted to very different settings and meanings. For example, "Too much of a good thing can be wonderful" has been applied to many settings, including Warren Buffett (as a sound principle of informed financial investing). Warren Buffett (born August 30 1930 is an American Investor, Businessman, and Philanthropist. ^[4]

Radio

On December 12, 1937, West appeared in two separate sketches on ventriloquist Edgar Bergen's radio show that surprised both the listening audience and NBC executives. Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Radio programming is the content that is broadcast by Radio stations The original inventors of radio such as Nikola Tesla and Guglielmo The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's She appeared as herself, flirting excitedly with Charlie McCarthy, Bergen's dummy, utilizing her usual brand of sexy wit and risqué sexual references. Lines such as "Charles, I remember our date and have the splinters to prove it" and "Hello, long, dark, and slinky" drove the NBC censors and the FCC into panic.

Even more outrageous was a sketch earlier in the show, written by Arch Oboler, that starred West and Don Ameche as Adam and Eve in the Garden Of Eden. Arch Oboler ( December 7, 1909 - March 19, 1987) was a scriptwriter novelist producer and director who was active in films radio and television Don Ameche (born Dominic Felix Amici; May 31 1908 – December 6 1993) was an American actor Adam (אָדָם ʼĀḏām, "dust man mankind" آدم; Ge'ez: አዳ and Eve (חַוָּה Ḥawwā, "living Not to be confused with Eden Gardens.The Garden of Eden ( Hebrew "pleasure" גַּן עֵדֶן Arabic: جنات عدن, She told Ameche in the show to "get me a big one. . . I feel like doing a big apple!" The conversation between the two was considered so risqué, bordering on blasphemous, she was banned from being featured, or even mentioned, on the NBC network. She did not perform again on radio until 1949 on The Perry Como Show. Pierino Ronald "Perry" Como ( May 18 1912 &ndash May 12 2001) was an Italian-American singer and television personality

Marriage and divorce

West was married on April 11, 1911, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to Frank Wallace, a fellow vaudevillian whom she first met in 1909. Events 491 - Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, with the name of Anastasius I. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year She was 17, he was 21. In 1935, Wallace showed up in Hollywood with a marriage certificate seeking a share of "their" community property. Community property is a Marital-property regime that originated in civil law jurisdictions and is now also found in some Common-law jurisdictions An affidavit was also uncovered that West gave in 1927, during the Sex trial, in which she had declared herself married.

West at first denied ever marrying Wallace. She finally admitted in July 1937, in reply to a legal interrogatory, that they had been married. Even though the marriage was a reality, she never lived with Wallace as man and wife. She insisted they have separate bedrooms and she soon sent him away in a show of his own in order to get rid of him. She obtained a legal divorce on July 21, 1942, during which Wallace withdrew his request for separate maintenance, and West testified that she and Wallace had lived together for only "several weeks. Events 356 BC - Herostratus sets fire to the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. " The final divorce decree was granted on May 7, 1943.

West also had a secret marriage. In August 1913, she met a Vaudeville headliner who captured her heart, the Italian-born star of the piano-accordion: Guido Deiro. The accordion is a portable box-shaped Musical instrument of the hand-held Bellows -driven free-reed aerophone family sometimes referred to as a Squeezebox Count Guido Pietro Deiro ( September 1, 1886 - July 26, 1950) was a famous Vaudeville star international recording artist composer Her affair went "very deep, hittin' on all the emotions. You can't get too hot over anybody unless there's somethin' that goes along with the sex act, can you?" ^[5]

Deiro fell passionately in love with West and arranged his bookings so that the two traveled together. They became engaged in early 1914 ^[6] and were married ^[7] probably later that year after his divorce from his first wife ^[8] was finalized. West never mentioned that she had been married to Deiro, ^[9] undoubtedly because she was still legally married to Frank Wallace. After the couple split up, West filed for divorce from Guido Deiro on the grounds of adultery on July 14, 1920. The divorce was granted by the Supreme Court of the State of New York on November 9th of that year. ^[10]

Middle years

West appeared in her last movie during the studio age with The Heat's On (1943) for Columbia. }} Columbia Pictures Industries Inc is an American Film production and distribution company She remained active during the ensuing years. Among her stage performances was the title role in Catherine Was Great (1944) on Broadway, in which she spoofed the story of Catherine the Great of Russia, surrounding herself with an "imperial guard" of muscular young actors, all over six feet tall. Catherine II, called Catherine the Great (Екатерина II Великая Yekaterina II Velikaya;) reigned as Empress of Russia for 34 years Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending The play was produced by Mike Todd and went on a long national tour in 1945. Michael Todd ( June 22, 1907 or 1909 or June 19, 1911 &ndash March 22, 1958) was an American theatre and

She also starred in her own Las Vegas stage show, singing while surrounded by bodybuilders. Las Vegas ( Spanish: "The Meadows" is the most populous City in the state of Nevada, the seat of Clark County, and an internationally Jayne Mansfield met, and later married, one of West's muscle men, Mickey Hargitay, after which he was fired by West. Jayne Mansfield (April 19 1933 – June 29 1967 was an American actress working both on Broadway and in Hollywood. Miklós "Mickey" Hargitay ( January 6 1926 &ndash September 14 2006) was an actor and Mr

When Billy Wilder offered West the role of Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard, she refused and pronounced herself offended at being asked to play a "has-been," similar to the responses he received from Mary Pickford, Greta Garbo, and Pola Negri. Billy Wilder ( June 22, 1906 – March 27, 2002) was an Austrian born Jewish - American Journalist Norma Desmond is a main character in Billy Wilder 's film Sunset Boulevard. Sunset Boulevard is a 1950 American Film noir classic Directed and co-written by Billy Wilder, it was named Mary Pickford ( April 8, 1892 – May 29, 1979) was an Academy Award -winning Canadian motion picture Greta Garbo ( 18 September 1905 &ndash 15 April 1990) was a Swedish-American actress during Hollywood 's Pola Negri ( Barbara Apolonia Chałupiec) ( 3 January, 1897 - August 1, 1987) was a Polish film actress who achieved Ultimately the more amenable Gloria Swanson was cast in the role. Gloria Swanson (March 27 1899 – April 4 1983 was an Academy Award -nominated Golden Globe -winning American Hollywood

In 1958, West appeared at the Academy Awards and performed the song "Baby, It's Cold Outside" with Rock Hudson. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. "Baby It's Cold Outside" is a Pop standard with words and music by Frank Loesser. Rock Hudson (November 17 1925 &ndash October 2 1985 was an American Film and Television Actor, recognised as a romantic leading man during

Her autobiography, titled Goodness Had Nothing To Do With It, was published by Prentice-Hall in 1959, and was published again in an updated version in the 1970s. An autobiography, from the Greek αὐτός autos "self" βίος bios "life" and γράφειν graphein "to write" It was again a financial success.

Later career

West also made some rare appearances on television, including The Red Skelton Show in 1960. A television program (US television programme (UK or television show (U The Red Skelton Show was a staple of American Television for almost two decades from the early 1950s through the early 1970s She did a comedy sketch with Skelton regarding her recently published autobiography. Viewers reported astonishment at her youthful appearance and energy. In 1964, she guest starred as herself on the popular sitcom Mister Ed. Mister Ed is an American television Situation comedy that first aired in syndication on January 5, 1961 to July 2, The episode's ratings were well above usual for the series.

In order to keep her appeal fresh with younger generations, she recorded two Rock and Roll albums, Way Out West and Wild Christmas in the late 1960s. Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African The single "Treat Him Right," from Way Out West, made the album a financial success. She also recorded a number of parody songs including "Santa, Come Up and See Me Sometime," on the album Wild Christmas.

After a 26-year absence from motion pictures, she appeared in the role as Leticia Van Allen in Gore Vidal's Myra Breckinridge (1970) with Raquel Welch, Rex Reed, Farrah Fawcett, and Tom Selleck in a small part. Gore Vidal (born October 3 1925 ˌgɔər vɪˈdɑːl or /vɪˈdæl/ is an American Novelist, Screenwriter, Playwright, Myra Breckinridge was an American film released in 1970. It was based on the 1968 novel of same name by Gore Vidal, and was directed by Michael Sarne Raquel Welch (born September 5 1940 is a Golden Globe -winning American actor who achieved fame as a Hollywood sex symbol during the 1960s Rex Taylor Reed (born October 2, 1938) is an American Film critic and former co- host of the syndicated television show At Ferrah Leni Fawcett (born February 2 1947) is an American actress Thomas William Selleck (born January 29 1945 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American Actor, Screenwriter and This movie failed at the box office, despite the popularity of both Vidal's original satirical novel and the presence of Raquel Welch in the title role. Vidal and co-star Rex Reed publicly disavowed the film and the director, Michael Sarne. The devastating critical responses damaged Sarne's then-hot career. Some regard the film as a camp classic, however, due to its sex change theme. Sex reassignment surgery (SRS gender reassignment surgery, or sex-change operation is a term for the Surgical procedures by which a person's physical It has had multiple releases on DVD and VHS. The film has also been released several times to theatres and has found a cult following. The DVD release features an alternate ending filmed, but not used, that explains Myra's sex change.

This film generated a storm of publicity for West and she became a camp icon of the 70's. Her astonishing performance was documented in many fan magazines of the 1970s and boosted West's career considerably. Magazines of the 70's are full of praise for her performance in the film and West gained many new young fans because of this. It was suddenly the "in thing" to invite Mae West to a party and again, as in the past, her fans cheered her on.

To promote the film, West made many personal appearances to enthusiastic audiences. In New York, fans were held back by a large number of policemen, including those on horseback, who were there to control the crowd. Fans in Little Italyjpg|thumb|right|Fans in Little Italy Manhattan celebrating the victory of the Italian association football team after the 2006 FIFA World Cup]][[Image Wm-oly-de-cr College students held up signs saying "Mae West Fan Club. " Raquel Welch, then one of the most popular stars in Hollywood, was hardly noticed in the frenzy over Mae at the premiere.

West recorded another album in the 1970s on MGM Records titled Great Balls of Fire, which covered songs by Elvis Presley, The Beatles, and The Rolling Stones, among others, and her autobiography, Goodness Had Nothing To Do With It, was updated in a new version and republished. MGM Records was a Record label started by the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Film studio in 1946 The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960

In 1976, she appeared on the The Dick Cavett Show and gave an exclusive interview about her life and career along with insights into her proclivity toward bawdy humor and her battle with censorship. The Dick Cavett Show has been the title of several Talk shows hosted by Dick Cavett on various Television networks including Her appearance on the Dick Cavett special generated great excitement and led to her next movie Sextette. Dick Cavett said Mae was so fantastic that she only had to extend her hand, "to give you a jolt that could be felt in the floorboards. She is the eighth wonder of the world!" This was a statement that Rona Barrett also attributed to Miss West in her widely popular magazines in the 1970s. Other magazines of the 70's followed suit and West found herself wildly popular, especially with the younger generation.

At age 85, she returned to the screen for a final time as Marlo Manners in Sextette (1978) with an all-star cast including a cameo by George Raft which provided a touching tribute to both their long careers. Sextette is a 1978 Crown International comedy / musical motion picture starring Mae West. A cameo role or cameo appearance (often shortened to just cameo) is a brief appearance of a known person in a work of the Performing arts, such as George Raft ( 26 September 1895 – 24 November 1980) was an American Film Actor most closely identified Doctors for the insurance company that insured the film, reported that Mae West had "the health and the body of a 35 year old. " Many magazines reported this appraisal and it also was noted in one of the many biographies written about West in recent years.

Sextette premiered in Los Angeles and San Francisco (Mae attended both to packed houses) and the film did quite well initially in its limited engagement. Reviews were mixed and some were excoriating. Attendance fell off considerably. Some latter day critics have still remained brutal, but many have called for a re-evaluation of the film citing "unfairness" in the reviews.

Warner Brothers considered releasing the film but finally declined and then Crown International, a small, but ambitious company finally picked it up for general release in the US, but it attracted few paying viewers. New World Pictures released the film internationally, and the film did fairly well on the international market. New World Communications was an independent motion picture and television production company and later Television station owner in the United States from the In publicity releases, co-star Ringo Starr said that "Mae is so fan-bloody-tastic that she just wipes us out," referring to the rest of the actors in the movie. Ringo Starr, MBE (born Richard Starkey on 7 July 1940 is an English Musician, Singer, Songwriter and Actor TV Guide magazine quoted Tony Curtis as saying that "Mae never missed a beat. TV Guide is the name of a North American weekly magazine about television programming "

Although the movie was blistered by some critics and avoided by the public, After Dark magazine awarded West the "Star of the World" award for her performance in what became her final screen appearance. After Dark was an Entertainment Magazine that covered Theatre, cinema, stage plays, Ballet, Performance art, Sextette has become a cult classic and has done well on cable movie channels as well as VHS and DVD releases. A cult film is a Film that has acquired a highly devoted but relatively small group of fans. In fact, Time proclaimed Sextette an "instant classic, sure to be loved by her many fans. Time (trademarked in capitals as TIME) is a weekly American Newsmagazine, similar to Newsweek and "

Allegedly, fans crawled up telephone poles in order to get a better view of the star at the premiere. Many drag queens also came to the premiere dressed as Mae West. West even had to be escorted out of the theatre at the premiere because of the pandemonium of the fans.

Final years

Near the end of her life, she was known for maintaining a surprisingly youthful appearance. She stated in her autobiography that she spent two hours every day massaging cold cream into her breasts to keep them youthful. Cold cream is an Emulsion of water and certain fats usually including Beeswax and various scent agents designed to smooth skin and remove makeup West continued to surround herself with virile men for the rest of her life, employing companions, bodyguards and chauffeurs.

In the 1970s she was the only star in Hollywood who would allow reporters to search through her hair for signs of cosmetic surgery. They found no signs of this and this forever put to rest rumors of wigs and plastic surgery. May Mann, a popular author and magazine writer at the time, published stories telling of how she checked Mae's hair and teeth and had to admit that they were real. James Bacon, the writer and author, reported how surprised he was at her incredible skin and stamina. James Bacon (born May 12 1914 is an American journalist Bacon attended the University of Notre Dame from 1933–1936 dropping out during his senior year in order These were only two reporters of very many of the time that reported their astonishment at her preservation. Even a writer from the notorious magazines Whisper and Confidential reported astonishment on meeting Mae West at a Hollywood event, and printed in the magazines, "I had to fight my way to her because of people swarming around her like bees. Confidential was a Magazine founded in December 1952 by Robert Harrison. I could not believe how young she looked". This was a theme that was repeated time and time again in fan magazines from the 1970s.

After making Sextette, West did some radio commercials for Poland Springs Drinking Water saying she had been drinking Poland Springs water for 20 years, ". . . ever since I was six!"

Miss West continued seeing personally to her fan mail and actually corresponded with many of her fans. She listed her phone number in the Los Angeles directory and "Rona Barrett's Hollywood" magazine published her number so her fans could "call her up and see her sometime!"

In the late summer of 1980, she tripped on a rug after getting out of bed, falling and hitting her head. She had a concussion and stroke. Doctors were evenly divided on whether the concussion caused the stroke or she had a stroke which caused her to suffer the fall and concussion. She was rushed to the hospital and rallied. Later Mae would claim she "fell out of bed dreaming about Burt Reynolds. " In November, she suffered yet another stroke. The prognosis was not good and she was sent home. She died at her apartment on North Rossmore Avenue in Hollywood at age 87. Many fans cried openly over her death and it was reported hourly on national television.

Mae West is entombed with her family in Cypress Hills Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York City. Cypress Hills Cemetery was the first nonsectarian cemetery corporation organized in the Brooklyn / Queens area of New York City. Brooklyn (named after the Dutch town Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1560 Vine Street in Hollywood. The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a Sidewalk along Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Hollywood Los Angeles California, USA, that

Popular culture references

• During World War II, Allied soldiers called their yellow inflatable, vest-like life preserver jackets "Mae Wests" partly from Cockney rhyming slang for "life vest" and partly because of the resemblance to her curvaceous torso. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including In general allies are people groups or nations that have joined together in an association for mutual benefit or to achieve some common purpose Sleeveless Jackets or coats, known as vests in the US and as waistcoats in the UK and Ireland A personal flotation device (also referred to as PFD, lifejacket, life preserver, Mae West, life vest, life saver, Rhyming slang is a form of Slang in which a word is replaced either by another word or phrase that rhymes with it or by the first word of such a phrase in which A "Mae West" is also a type of round parachute malfunction which contorts the shape of the canopy into the appearance of an extraordinarily large brassiere, presumably one suitable for a woman of Mae West's generous (though in truth not extraordinary) proportions. A parachute is a device used to slow the motion of an object through an atmosphere by creating drag. ^[11]

• West is referenced in the title song of Cole Porter's Broadway musical Anything Goes. Cole Albert Porter (June 9 1891 &ndash October 15 1964 was an American Composer and songwriter from Peru, Indiana. Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located Musical theatre is a form of Theatre combining Music, Songs spoken Dialogue and Dance. Anything Goes is a musical with music and lyrics by Cole Porter.

If old hymns you like,

If bare limbs you like,

If Mae West you like

Or me undressed you like,

Why, nobody will oppose!

• West is also referenced in JG Ballard's The Atrocity Exhibition a chapter dedicated to her called "The Mae West Mammoplasty. "

• West is also referenced in You're The Top, also of Anything Goes

You're a boon,

You're the dam at Boulder,

You're the moon,

Over Mae West's shoulder

• In the PC game Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines, in which the protagonist searches for an ancient sarcophagus which frequently switches hands, one character, a Nosferatu who was a movie star in life, remarks that the sarcophagus "gets around more than Mae West". " You're The Top " is a Cole Porter song from the 1934 musical Anything Goes. Anything Goes is a musical with music and lyrics by Cole Porter. Vampire The Masquerade – Bloodlines, abbreviated as Bloodlines or VTMB, is a Computer role-playing game for

• A Mae West slot canyon is one that is too narrow at the bottom to traverse on foot. Instead, one uses chimneying techniques to negotiate above the floor.

• "Not feeling the Mae West" is Cockney rhyming slang for "not feeling the best". Rhyming slang is a form of Slang in which a word is replaced either by another word or phrase that rhymes with it or by the first word of such a phrase in which

• In nuclear physics, the graph of nuclear fission nuclide production versus atomic weight is called a Mae West diagram. The graph has two peaks, one near atomic weight 90 and the other near atomic weight 130, with a valley in between.

• In Canada, a May West (by Vachon) is a popular round dessert cake with cream filling and a thin shell of dark chocolate. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page For the actress see Mae West. A May West is a round dessert cake with cream filling similar to a Twinkie, except for its chocolate coating Saputo Inc ( is a Montreal based Canadian Dairy company Founded as a cheese store in 1954 by Italian immigrant Giuseppe Saputo

• A "Mae West Hold" is a term used to describe a United States Senate procedure that in effect stops a bill dead in its tracks, usually in secret. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives The Mae West version of the Senate hold occurs when the senator behind the objection is open to negotiation, inviting the author to “come up and see me sometime. ”

• On the Dubuque District of the Iowa Division of the Illinois Central Railroad, freight train number 78 was known as the Mae West from the late 1930s until the train number was abolished. Number 78 was a hot meat train out of Waterloo, Iowa, and since Mae West was very hot at this time the train was named after her. Waterloo is the County seat of Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States. In later years the meat train ran as number 76 but the name stuck with number 78. The crew was always referred to as the Mae West crew even coming west out of Freeport, Illinois, on the westbound counterpart of number 78--number 77. Freeport is the County seat of Stephenson County, Illinois, United States. Number 78 usually moved between Waterloo and Freeport on the 3rd trick, that is, between 1201 AM and 801 AM.

• MAE-West was also the name of the Metropolitan Area Exchange West, one of the first Internet tier-one hubs to connect all the major TCP/IP networks that made up the Internet back in 1992. MAE-West is a major Internet exchange point located on the west coast of the U It is not documented whether the founders of MAE-West named this early Internet Exchange after the actress.

• Mae West is one of the people to appear on the famous cover of the Beatles' 1967 album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. The Beatles ' 1967 album Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band has a widely-recognized album cover which depicts several dozen celebrities and other The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is the eighth studio album by the British rock band The Beatles. When permission to use her likeness was requested, she refused. "No, I won't be on it. What would I be doing in a lonely hearts club?" In response, the Beatles personally wrote a letter asking her to reconsider. She changed her mind.

• One of the most popular objects of the surrealist movement was the Mae West Lips Sofa, which was completed by artist Salvador Dalí in 1937 for Edward James. Surrealism is a cultural movement that began in the early-1920s and is best known for the visual artworks and writings of the group members The Mae West Lips Sofa (1937 is a surrealist Sofa by Salvador Dalí. Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech 1st Marquis of Púbol (May 11 1904 &ndash January 23 1989 was a Spanish Catalan Surrealist Edward William Frank James (1907&ndash1984 was a British Poet known for his Patronage of the surrealist art movement

• In an episode of Seinfeld, Jerry likens Elaine to Mae West because she asked the dentist Tim Watley if he wanted to go upstairs, without offering an explanation as to why they should go upstairs. Seinfeld is an American Situation comedy, or sitcom that originally aired on NBC from July 5 1989 to May 14 1998 lasting nine seasons

• In the 1999 film The Green Mile a kooky janitor, played by Harry Dean Stanton, who is staging an execution states, as his 'final words', "I want the fried chicken with gravy on the tators and have Mae West sit on my face 'cos I'm one horny motherfucker". Harry Dean Stanton (born July 14, 1926) is an American Actor.

• In the original stage production of A Streetcar Named Desire, Mitch has a Mae West doll in his hands at the beginning of Scene Six. A Streetcar Named Desire is a 1947 play written by American playwright Tennessee Williams for which he received the Pulitzer Prize

Filmography

Features:

• Night After Night (1932)
• She Done Him Wrong (1933)
• I'm No Angel (1933)
• Belle of the Nineties (1934)
• Goin' To Town (1935)
• Klondike Annie (1936)
• Go West Young Man (1936)
• Every Day's a Holiday (1937)
• My Little Chickadee (1940)
• The Heat's On (1943)
• Myra Breckinridge (1970)
• Sextette (1978)

Short Subjects:

• Hollywood on Parade No. Night After Night is a 1932 Paramount Pictures drama motion picture starring George Raft, Constance Cummings Events Katharine Hepburn 's film career begins Shirley Temple 's film career begins Disney released Flowers She Done Him Wrong is a Pre-Code 1933 Paramount Pictures comedy / romance motion picture starring Mae Events British Film Institute founded March 2 - King Kong premieres in New York City. I'm No Angel ( 1933) is Mae West's third motion picture Mae West received sole story and screenplay credit Belle of the Nineties was Mae West 's fourth motion picture It was released by Paramount Pictures in 1934 and directed by Leo McCarey Events January 26 - Samuel Goldwyn (formerly of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) purchases the film rights to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Goin' To Town is a 1935 comedy film released by Paramount Pictures. Events Judy Garland signs a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM Klondike Annie is a 1936 Black-and-white comedy film starring Mae West and Victor McLaglen. The year 1936 in film involved some significant events Events Nov 6 - first Porky Pig animated cartoon The year 1937 in film involved some significant events Events April 16 - Way Out West premieres in My Little Chickadee ( 1940) is a Universal comedy / western motion picture starring Mae West and W The year 1940 in film involved some significant events Events February 7 - Walt Disney 's animated Film The year 1943 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U Myra Breckinridge was an American film released in 1970. It was based on the 1968 novel of same name by Gore Vidal, and was directed by Michael Sarne The year 1970 in film involved some significant events Events February 11 - The film The Magic Christian Sextette is a 1978 Crown International comedy / musical motion picture starring Mae West. The year 1978 in film involved some significant events Top grossing films (U A-9 (1933)
• The Fashion Side of Hollywood (1935)

Stage Work

• A La Broadway (September 22 - September 30, 1911) (Broadway)
• Vera Violetta (November 20, 1911 - February 24, 1912) (Mae left show during previews) (Broadway)
• A Wisome Widow (April 11 - September 7, 1912) (Mae left show after opening night) (Broadway)
• Sometime (October 4, 1918 - June 1919) (Broadway)
• The Mimic World of 1921 (August 17 - September 10, 1921) (Broadway)
• Sex (April 26, 1926 - March 1927) (Broadway)
• The Drag (January 1927) (closed during out-of-town tryouts) (Bridgeport, Connecticut) (credited only as writer)
• The Wicked Age (November 1927) (Broadway)
• Diamond Lil (April 9 - September 1928) (Broadway)
• The Pleasure Man (October 1 - October 2, 1928) (Broadway) (credited only as writer)
• The Constant Sinner (September 14 - November 1931) (Broadway)
• Catherine Was Great (August 2, 1944 - January 13, 1945) (Broadway)
• Come On Up (1945 - 1946) (Tour)
• Diamond Lil (Revival) (September 1947 - May 1948) (United Kingdom and Scotland)
• Diamond Lil (2nd Revival) (February 5 - February 26, 1949, until Mae broke her ankle on the latter date. Events British Film Institute founded March 2 - King Kong premieres in New York City. Events Judy Garland signs a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Sex is a 1926 play, written by and starring Mae West. It was very popular for about a year before the New York Police Department raided West Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Diamond Lil is a 1928 play by sultry American actress and playwright Mae West. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Diamond Lil is a 1928 play by sultry American actress and playwright Mae West. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Diamond Lil is a 1928 play by sultry American actress and playwright Mae West. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The play resumed as a "return engagement" from September 7, 1949 - January 21, 1950) (Broadway)
• Diamond Lil (3rd Revival) (September 14 - November 10, 1951) (Broadway)
• Sextette (July 7, 1961 - closing date unknown) (Edgewater Beach Playhouse)

Other Plays As Writer:

• The Ruby Ring (1921) (Vaudeville playlet)
• The Hussy (1922) (Unproduced)
• Frisco Kate (1930) (Unproduced)
• Loose Women (1933) (Performed in 1935 under title Ladies By Request)
• Clean Beds (1936) (Sold treatment to George S. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Diamond Lil is a 1928 play by sultry American actress and playwright Mae West. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Sextette is a 1978 Crown International comedy / musical motion picture starring Mae West. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. George, who produced an unsuccessful Broadway play of West's treatment)

Books by West

• Babe Gordon (1930) (novelization of The Constant Sinner)
• Diamond Lil (1932) (novelization of play)
• Goodness Had Nothing to Do with It (1959, revised 1970)
• Mae West On Sex, Health and ESP (1975)
• Pleasure Man (1975)

Notes

External links

• Mae West at the Internet Movie Database
• Mae West at the TCM Movie Database
• Mae West at the Internet Broadway Database
• [1] Annual Mae West Gala
• [2] Mae West Color Site
• Mae West Photo Gallery
• 611 Ravenswood - Mae West Fan Site
• Mae West's Gravesite
• [3]Warren Buffett's Letters to Shareholders

Persondata
NAME	West, Mae
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	West, Mary Jane
SHORT DESCRIPTION	American actress, playwright, screenwriter, and sex symbol. Turner Classic Movies ( TCM) is a cable television channel featuring commercial -free classic movies mostly from the Turner Entertainment and Warner The Internet Broadway Database ( IBDB) is an online Database of Broadway theatre productions and their personnel The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works A playwright, also known as a dramatist, is a person who writes dramatic literature or Drama. Screenwriters or scenarists are Scriptwriters who write the Screenplays from which Films and Television programs are made A sex symbol is a famous person of either gender typically an Actor, Musician, model, Teen idol, or Sports star
DATE OF BIRTH	August 17, 1893
PLACE OF BIRTH	Queens, New York City
DATE OF DEATH	November 22, 1980
PLACE OF DEATH	Hollywood, California

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