This article is about the actress. For other uses, see Mae West (disambiguation).
Mae West
West in 1932
Born
Mary Jane West
(1893-08-17)August 17, 1893
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Died
November 22, 1980(1980-11-22) (aged 87)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting place
Cypress Hills Cemetery
Occupations
Actress
singer
comedian
screenwriter
playwright
Years active
1907–1979
Spouse
Frank Wallace
(m. 1911; div. 1943)
Partner
Paul Novak (1954-1980)
Signature
Mary Jane "Mae" West (August 17, 1893 – November 22, 1980) was an American actress, singer, comedian, screenwriter, and playwright whose career spanned over seven decades.[1] Considered a sex symbol, she was known for her breezy sexual independence and her lighthearted bawdy double entendres, often delivered in a husky contralto voice.[2] She was active in vaudeville and on stage in New York City before moving to Los Angeles to begin a career in the film industry.
West was one of the most controversial movie stars of her day; she encountered problems especially with censorship. She once quipped, "I believe in censorship. I made a fortune out of it."[3][4] She bucked the studio system by making comedy out of conventional beliefs, and the Depression-era audience admired her for it. When her film career ended, she wrote books and plays, continued to perform in Las Vegas and London and on radio and television, and recorded rock and roll albums. In 1999, the American Film Institute posthumously voted her the 15th-greatest female screen legend of classic American cinema.
^"Mae West Biography, Plays, Movies, & Facts". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
^Doherty, Thomas (2009). Hollywood's Censor: Joseph I. Breen and the Production Code Administration. Columbia University Press. ISBN 978-0-231-14359-2.
^"Actress Mae West Sentenced for 'Sex'". History Channel. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
^Weekes, Karen (2011). Women Know Everything!. Quirk Books. p. 86. ISBN 978-1-59474-545-4.
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