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Mae West

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Overview

Date of Death:
22 November 1980, Hollywood, California, USA (complications from strokes) more
Mini Biography:
Mary Jane West was born in Brooklyn, New York, on August 17, 1893, to... more
Trivia:
Her parents converted to Protestantism, although her mother was, by heritage... more
Awards:
2 wins more
Alternate Names:
Jane Mast

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Soundtrack, Actress, Writer, Self, Archive Footage
Soundtrack:
  1. Sextette (1978) (performer: "Love Will Keep Us Together")
  2. Myra Breckinridge (1970) (performer: "Hard to Handle", "You Gotta Taste All the Fruit")
    ... aka Gore Vidal's Myra Breckinridge

  3. The 30th Annual Academy Awards (1958) (TV) (performer: "Baby, It's Cold Outside")

  4. The Heat's On (1943) (performer: "I'm Just a Stranger in Town" (1943), "Hello, Mi Amigo" (1943))
    ... aka Tropicana (UK)
  5. Double or Nothing (1940) (performer: "Now I'm a Lady")
    ... aka Broadway Brevities: Double or Nothing (USA: series title)
  6. My Little Chickadee (1940) (performer: "Willie of the Valley")

  7. Every Day's a Holiday (1937) (performer: "Jubilee", "Madamoiselle Fifi", "Flutter By, Little Butterfly", "Every Day's a Holiday", "Along the Broadway Trail")
  8. Go West Young Man (1936) (performer: "ON A TYPICAL TROPICAL NIGHT", "I WAS SAYING TO THE MOON")
  9. Klondike Annie (1936) (performer: "My Medicine Man", "Cheer Up, Little Sister", "It's Better to Give Than to Receive", "I'm an Occidental Woman in an Oriental Mood for Love", "Mister Deep Blue Sea", "Little Bar Butterfly")
  10. Goin' to Town (1935) (performer: "HE'S A BAD MAN", "NOW I'M A LADY", "MON COEUR S'OEUVRE A TA VOIX", "LOVE IS LOVE")
  11. Belle of the Nineties (1934) (performer: "Memphis Blues", "My Old Flame", "Troubled Waters", "When a St. Louis Woman Goes Down to New Orleans")
  12. I'm No Angel (1933) (performer: "They Call Me Sister Honky-Tonk" (1933), "I Found a New Way to Go to Town" (1933), "I Want You, I Need You" (1933), "I'm No Angel" (1933)) ("Nobody Loves Me Like That Dallas Man" (1933))
  13. She Done Him Wrong (1933) (performer: "She Done Him Wrong", "Easy Rider", "A Guy What Takes His Time", "Frankie and Johnny")
Actress:
  1. Sextette (1978) .... Marlo Manners/Lady Barrington
  2. Myra Breckinridge (1970) .... Leticia Van Allen
    ... aka Gore Vidal's Myra Breckinridge

  3. The Heat's On (1943) .... Fay Lawrence
    ... aka Tropicana (UK)
  4. My Little Chickadee (1940) .... Flower Belle Lee

  5. Every Day's a Holiday (1937) .... Peaches O'Day
  6. Go West Young Man (1936) .... Mavis Arden
  7. Klondike Annie (1936) .... The Frisco Doll/Rose Carlton/Sister Annie Alden
  8. Goin' to Town (1935) .... Cleo Borden
  9. Belle of the Nineties (1934) .... Ruby Carter
  10. I'm No Angel (1933) .... Tira
  11. She Done Him Wrong (1933) .... Lady Lou
  12. Night After Night (1932) .... Maudie Triplett
Writer:
  1. Sextette (1978) (play "Sextet")

  2. My Little Chickadee (1940) (screenplay)

  3. Every Day's a Holiday (1937) (writer)
  4. Go West Young Man (1936) (screenplay)
  5. Klondike Annie (1936) (play) (screenplay)
  6. Goin' to Town (1935) (screenplay)
  7. Belle of the Nineties (1934) (story "It Ain't No Sin")
  8. I'm No Angel (1933) (dialogue) (screenplay) (story)
  9. She Done Him Wrong (1933) (play "Diamond Lil")
Self:
  1. Backlot USA (1976) (TV) .... Herself
    ... aka Dick Cavett's Backlot USA (USA: complete title)

  2. "Mister Ed" .... Herself (1 episode, 1964)
        - Mae West Meets Mister Ed (1964) TV episode .... Herself
  3. "The Red Skelton Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1960)
    ... aka The Red Skelton Hour (USA: new title)
        - Episode dated 1 March 1960 (1960) TV episode .... Herself

  4. "Person to Person" .... Herself (1 episode, 1959)
        - Episode #7.1 (1959) TV episode .... Herself
  5. The 30th Annual Academy Awards (1958) (TV) .... Herself - Performer

  6. The Fashion Side of Hollywood (1935) .... Herself
  7. Hollywood on Parade No. A-9 (1933) (uncredited) .... Herself
Archive Footage:
  1. Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood (2008) (TV) .... Tira
  2. Sex at 24 Frames Per Second (2003) (V) .... Herself
  3. Complicated Women (2003) (TV) (uncredited) .... Herself
  4. Cleavage (2002) (TV) .... Herself
  5. "The 20th Century: A Moving Visual History" (1999) (mini) .... Herself
  6. Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 2 (1999) (TV) (uncredited) .... Herself
  7. Junket Whore (1998) .... Herself
  8. "The Real Las Vegas" (1996) .... Herself
  9. The Good, the Bad & the Beautiful (1996) (TV) .... Herself
  10. The Casting Couch (1995) (V)
  11. Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her (1993) (TV) .... Herself
  12. Hollywood on Parade (1990) (V) .... Herself
  13. Hollywood Sex Symbols (1988) (V)
  14. Going Hollywood: The '30s (1984) .... Herself
  15. Hollywood Outtakes (1983) .... Herself
  16. The Love Goddesses (1965) .... Herself
  17. Hollywood Without Make-Up (1963) .... Herself


Additional Details

Other Works:
She also made several "pop" albums from the 1950s onwards, including an album of the songs from her 1950s cabaret act, and two memorable '60s/'70s recordings: "Way Out West" (1967) and "Great Balls of Fire" (1973). more
Publicity Listings:
1 Biographical Movie | 10 Portrayals | 9 Print Biographies | 3 Articles | 7 Pictorials | 5 Magazine Cover Photos more
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