Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1893-08-17
Day of Death
1980-11-22
Place of Birth
Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Mae West
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.
Filmography (39)
Becoming Marilyn
2022
Mae West: Dirty Blonde
2020
Becoming Cary Grant
2017
The Women Who Run Hollywood
2016
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
2009
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
2008
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
2007
Complicated Women
2003
Cleavage
2002
Trailer Camp
1995
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
1995
The Casting Couch
1995
Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her
1994
Homo Promo
1993
