Best mae west biography

  • The best one is one of the earliest--MAE WEST by George Eels and Stanley Musgrove (Musgrove was her publicist until her deathin 1980).
  • Actress, playwright, screenwriter, and iconic sex symbol Mae West (1893-1980) created a scandal and a sensation on Broadway with her play Sex in 1926.
  • My favorites are The Films of Mae West (by Jon Tuska, who apparently had a falling out with her as his new comments in the posthumous edition are rather sharp).

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    Mae West

    American actress (1893–1980)

    This article is about the actress. For other uses, see Mae West (disambiguation).

    Mae West

    West in 1932

    Born

    Mary Jane West


    (1893-08-17)August 17, 1893

    Brooklyn, New York, U.S.

    DiedNovember 22, 1980(1980-11-22) (aged 87)

    Los Angeles, California, U.S.

    Resting placeCypress Hills Cemetery
    Occupations
    • Actress
    • singer
    • comedian
    • screenwriter
    • playwright
    Years active1907–1979
    Spouse

    Frank Wallace

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    (m. 1911; div. 1943)​
    PartnerPaul Novak (1954-1980)

    Mary Jane "Mae" West (August 17, 1893 – November 22, 1980) was an American actress, singer, comedian, screenwriter, and playwright whose career spanned over seven decades.[1] Considered a sex symbol, she was known for her breezy sexual independence and her lighthearted bawdy double entendres, often delivered in a husky contralto voice.[2] She was act

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    Goodness Had ingenting to Do With It

    September 30, 2024
    I should read a biography of Mae West if I want the unvarnished full truth. While a fun read, the book reads as a promotional piece. It’s not like a modern celeb memoir where the person fryst vatten sharing their deep thoughts and experiences. I don’t feel like I “know” her after reading this memoir. inom know what she wants me to know. She does komma across as very smart and savvy so it makes sense she would hold back her true self and give the reader her persona instead.

    Personality is the most important thing to an actress's success.You can sing like Flagstad or dance like Pavlova or act like Bernhardt, but if you haven't personality you will never be a real star. Personality is the glitter that sends your little gleam across the footlights and the orchestra pit into that big black space where the audience is.Personality is what you as an individual radiate. What today we call charisma.

    I didn’t know a lot about her going in and was s

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    Mae West was born August 17, 1893 in Brooklyn, New York, to "Battling Jack" West and Matilda Doelger. She began her career as a child star in vaudeville, and later went on to write her own plays, including "SEX", for which she was arrested. Though her first movie role, at age 40, was a small part in Night After Night (1932), her scene has become famous. A coat check girl exclaims, "Goodness! What lovely diamonds!", after seeing Mae's jewelry. Mae replies, "Goodness had nothing to do with it". Her next film, in which she starred, came the following year. She Done Him Wrong (1933) was based on her earlier and very popular play, "Diamond Lil". She went on to write and star in seven more films, including My Little Chickadee (1940) with W.C. Fields. Her last movie was Sextette (1977), which also came from a play. She died on November 22, 1980.

    BornAugust 17, 1893

    DiedNovember 22, 1980(87)

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