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Mae West
Acting
1893-08-16 - Present
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.
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Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?asSelf (archive footage)
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The Women Who Run HollywoodasSelf (archive footage)
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Myra BreckinridgeasLeticia Van Allen
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SextetteasMarlo Manners
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She Done Him WrongasLady Lou
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Night After NightasMaudie Triplett
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Hollywood UncensoredasSelf (archive footage)
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My Little ChickadeeasFlower Belle Lee
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Hollywood Out-takes and Rare FootageasSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
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The Good, The Bad, and the BeautifulasSelf (archive footage)
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I'm No AngelasTira
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Complicated WomenasSelf (archive footage)
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Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early CinemaasSelf (archive footage)
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Hooray for HollywoodasSelf (archive footage)
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Go West Young ManasMavis Arden
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Every Day's a HolidayasPeaches O'Day
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Goin' to TownasCleo Borden
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Klondike AnnieasRose Carlton / Annie Alden
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Becoming Cary GrantasSelf (archive footage)
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Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading ManasSelf (archive footage)
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Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great DepressionasSelf (archive)
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Mae West: Dirty BlondeasSelf (archive footage)
The Best of Laurel and Hardyas(archive footage)
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Hollywood Blueas(archive footage)
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Mae West and the Men Who Knew HerasSelf (archive footage)
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Going Hollywood: The '30sasSelf (archive footage)
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Anthony Quinn: An OriginalasSelf (archive footage)
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Betty Boop: Queen of the CartoonsasSelf (archive footage)
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The Heat's OnasFay Lawrence
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Trailer Campas(Archival)
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Belle of the NinetiesasRuby Carter
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Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code HollywoodasTira (archive footage)
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The Strange Case of the Cosmic RaysasMiss Ultraviolet (voice, archive footage)
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The Fashion Side of HollywoodasSelf
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Homo Promoas(Archival)
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Hollywood on Parade No. B-5asSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Homo Promoas(Archival)