THE trouble with writing a biography of someone like Mae West is that her image is not only larger than life, it’s also big enough to dwarf the portrait you are trying to create. For most of her life, ...
‘‘Is that a pistol in your pocket, or are you just glad to see me?’’ — Mae West, to a police officer. She was the diva of the double-entendre at a time when what was deemed clever, grown-up ...
August 17, 1893: Mary Jane West is born to John Patrick and Mathilda West on Bushwick Avenue in Brooklyn, NY. c.1896: Sister Mildred West is born (name later changed to Beverly). c.1900: Brother John ...
Mae West liked to be seen. As a precocious 7-year-old, she stepped onto the stage at the Royal Theatre in her native Brooklyn, New York, for a talent contest and immediately caused a fuss. “I looked ...
Mae West: Dirty Blonde is the first major documentary film to explore Mae West’s life and career as she “climbed the ladder of success wrong by wrong” to become a writer, performer and subversive ...
Of all the great things about television, the greatest is that it’s on every single day. TV history is being made, day in and day out, in ways big and small. In an effort to better appreciate this ...
He worked alongside the legendary actress in a Las Vegas and touring revue and in her 1977 film, 'Sextette.' By Mike Barnes Senior Editor Reg Lewis, the champion bodybuilder and actor who was a member ...
It’s opening night of the Comeback Tour, 2025. Mae West is 132 years old and hotter than ever. Sex symbol, gay icon, and the O.G prophet of Camp is back to do all her big hits and be commodified.
Hepburn and Hayworth, Mansfield and Monroe. When it comes to the world's most enduring female icons, Mae West is sure to be up there with the greats. "Dirty Blonde," which opens Thursday at Ephrata ...
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