Mae West
Acting
Born August 17, 1893 · Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Mae West (born Mary Jane West; August 17, 1893 – November 22, 1980) was an American actress, playwright, screenwriter and sex symbol whose entertainment career spanned seven decades. Known 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 comedienne, actress and writer in the motion picture industry. In consideration of her contributions to American cinema, the American Film Institute named West 15th among the greatest female stars of all time. One of the more co…
Known For · 40 titles
American Masters
Intimate Portrait
The Oscars
Mister Ed
Trailer Camp
I'm No Angel
Hollywood Uncensored
The Women Who Run Hollywood
Myra Breckinridge
Anthony Quinn: An Original
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
She Done Him Wrong
Becoming Cary Grant
The Casting Couch
Hollywood on Parade No. B-10
Starz Inside: Sex and the Cinema
Belle of the Nineties
Becoming Marilyn
Sextette
Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel
My Little Chickadee
Going Hollywood: The '30s
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
Hooray for Hollywood
Complicated Women
Hollywood on Parade No. B-5
Mae West: Dirty Blonde
The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful
Vito
Night After Night
Klondike Annie
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
Cleavage
Goin' to Town
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
Every Day's a Holiday
Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her