Mae West
Acting
- Born:
- 1893-08-17
- Died:
- 1980-11-22
- Place of birth:
- 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 controversial movie stars of her day, West encountered many problems including censorship. 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. She used the alias Jane Mast early in her career. Description above from the Wikipedia article Mae West, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
Marlene Dietrich: Home Movies
Becoming Marilyn
Mae West: Dirty Blonde
Becoming Cary Grant
The Women Who Run Hollywood
Vito
Starz Inside: Sex and the Cinema
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
Complicated Women
Cleavage
Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel
The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful
Trailer Camp
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
The Casting Couch
Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her
Intimate Portrait
Homo Promo
Anthony Quinn: An Original
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
Hollywood Uncensored
American Masters
Going Hollywood: The '30s
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Sextette
Hooray for Hollywood
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Hollywood Blue
Myra Breckinridge
The Best of Laurel and Hardy
Mister Ed
The Strange Case of the Cosmic Rays
The Oscars
The Heat's On
My Little Chickadee
Every Day's a Holiday
Go West Young Man
Klondike Annie
The Fashion Side of Hollywood
Goin' to Town
Belle of the Nineties
Hollywood on Parade No. B-10
Hollywood on Parade No. B-5
I'm No Angel
She Done Him Wrong
Night After Night
Homo Promo