Mae West
Acting
Born: 1893-08-17 in 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
Intimate Portrait
Self (archive footage)
American Masters
Self (archive footage)
Mister Ed
The Oscars
Self
Trailer Camp
(Archival)
Hollywood Uncensored
Self (archive footage)
Myra Breckinridge
Leticia Van Allen
I'm No Angel
Tira
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
Self (archive footage)
Becoming Marilyn
(archive footage)
The Women Who Run Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
Anthony Quinn: An Original
Self (archive footage)
Marlene Dietrich: Home Movies
Herself
Sextette
Marlo Manners
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Becoming Cary Grant
Self (archive footage)
Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel
Self (archive footage)
Starz Inside: Sex and the Cinema
Self (archive)
Vito
Self (archive)
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
Self (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
My Little Chickadee
Flower Belle Lee
Complicated Women
Self (archive footage)
Mae West: Dirty Blonde
Self (archive footage)
The Casting Couch
She Done Him Wrong
Lady Lou
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
Tira (archive footage)
Hollywood on Parade No. B-10
Self
Belle of the Nineties
Ruby Carter
The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful
Self (archive footage)
Klondike Annie
Rose Carlton / Annie Alden
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
Self (archive footage)
Goin' to Town
Cleo Borden
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
Self (archive footage)
Night After Night
Maudie Triplett
Going Hollywood: The '30s
Self (archive footage)
Hooray for Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
Every Day's a Holiday
Peaches O'Day
Go West Young Man
Mavis Arden
