Acting · b. 1893 · 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 co...

Acting
Becoming Marilyn 2022 Mae West: Dirty Blonde Self (archive footage) 2020 Becoming Cary Grant Self (archive footage) 2017 The Women Who Run Hollywood Self (archive footage) 2016 Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression Self (archive footage) 2009 Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood Tira (archive footage) 2008 Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema Self (archive footage) 2007 Complicated Women Self (archive footage) 2003 Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons Self (archive footage) 1995 Trailer Camp (Archival) 1995 The Casting Couch 1995 Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her Self (archive footage) 1994 Homo Promo (Archival) 1993 Anthony Quinn: An Original Self (archive footage) 1990 Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man Self (archive footage) 1988 Hollywood Uncensored Self (archive footage) 1987 Going Hollywood: The '30s Self (archive footage) 1984 Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 1983 Hooray for Hollywood Self (archive footage) 1976 Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? Self (archive footage) 1975 Myra Breckinridge Leticia Van Allen 1970 Hollywood Blue (archive footage) 1970 The Best of Laurel and Hardy (archive footage) 1968 The Strange Case of the Cosmic Rays Miss Ultraviolet (voice, archive footage) 1957 The Heat's On Fay Lawrence 1943 The Fashion Side of Hollywood Self 1935 Hollywood on Parade No. B-10 Self 1934 Hollywood on Parade No. B-5 Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 1933
Other Credits
Sextette Theatre Play 1978 My Little Chickadee Screenplay 1940 Every Day's a Holiday Screenplay 1937 Go West Young Man Screenplay 1936 Klondike Annie Screenplay 1936 Goin' to Town Screenplay 1935 Belle of the Nineties Writer 1934 I'm No Angel Screenplay 1933 She Done Him Wrong Writer 1933 Night After Night Additional Dialogue 1932
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