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Biography

Name: Mae West
Variant Name: Mary Jane West
Birth Date: August 17, 1893
Death Date: November 22, 1980
Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York, United States of America
Place of Death: Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Nationality: American
Gender: Female
Occupations: actress, playwright

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Biography of Mae West
1,491 words, approx. 5 pages
Mae West (1893-1980) played the sultry, provocative woman in numerous popular films and plays. Her sexuality and off-color comments made her films and plays the frequent target of censors. West also wrote and produced several plays and recorded albums....
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Biography of Mae West
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Mae West's career as a screenwriter grew out of her background in vaudeville and her desire to fashion a distinctive identity as a sex symbol. By 1919 she was writing many of her vaudeville sketches, and her interest in writing increased as she...


Quotations
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Mae West Quotes
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Mary Jane West ( August 17 , 1893 – November 22 , 1980 ) was an American actress and playwright, most commonly known as "Mae" West . Contents 1 Sourced: 2 Unsourced 3 References 4 External Links // Sourced: Goodness had nothing to do with it, dearie....


Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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West, Mae (1893-1980) Summary
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Writer, stage performer, screen actress, and nightclub entertainer Mae West emerged, a ray of light during the Great Depression, as a uniquely independent, outspoken, flamboyant, and humorously erotic woman. She achieved legendary status in American...
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Mae West Information
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Mae West (August 17, 1893 – November 22, 1980) was an American actress, playwright, screenwriter, and sex symbol. Famous for her bawdy double entendres, West made a name for herself in vaudeville and on the stage in New York before moving to...


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The New York Observer
Wednesday: America Gets Older and NYC Gets 'Hondos'
7/5/2006: 271 words, approx. 1 pages
The Post gets a scorchingly hot scoop on the Post's very own headquarters in Rockefeller Center West. Boston's Beacon Capital will pay $1.5 billion for the building at 1211 Sixth Ave., which will merely amount to "the second-largest single asset sale in the world." (New...
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AP Features
Obituaries in the news
9/29/2007: 636 words, approx. 2 pages
Richard DuBoisSANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) _ Richard DuBois, a bodybuilder whose brawny physique landed him parts in 1950s movies and Mae West's stage act, has died. He was 74.DuBois died Wednesday of undetermined causes at Saint John's Health Center, said his wife, Gladys DuBois.The winner...
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AP News
Jackson family auction to begin Wed.
5/27/2007: 438 words, approx. 2 pages
Workers pulled glittery suits and platinum records out of cardboard boxes Sunday ahead of what's being called the largest auction of Jackson family memorabilia ever.Auction staff unpacked and displayed more than 1,100 lots including rhinestone-studded costumes, faded documents and other mementoes at the Hard Rock...
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Vegas hosting big Jackson family auction
5/28/2007: 438 words, approx. 2 pages
Workers pulled glittery suits and platinum records out of cardboard boxes Sunday ahead of what's being called the largest auction of Jackson family memorabilia ever.Auction staff unpacked and displayed more than 1,100 lots including rhinestone-studded costumes, faded documents and other mementoes at the Hard Rock...
 


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