Mae West

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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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2022
Becoming Marilyn
Movie (archive footage)
2020
Mae West: Dirty Blonde
Movie Self (archive footage)
2017
Becoming Cary Grant
Movie Self (archive footage)
2016
The Women Who Run Hollywood
Movie Self (archive footage)
2011
Vito
Movie Self (archive)
2009
Starz Inside: Sex and the Cinema
Movie Self (archive)
2009
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
Movie Self (archive footage)
2008
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
Movie Tira (archive footage)
2007
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
Movie Self (archive footage)
2003
Complicated Women
Movie Self (archive footage)
2002
Cleavage
Movie
2001
Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel
Movie Self (archive footage)
1996
The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful
Movie Self (archive footage)
1995
Trailer Camp
Movie (Archival)
1995
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
Movie Self (archive footage)
1995
The Casting Couch
Movie

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1994
Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her
Movie Self (archive footage)
1993
Intimate Portrait
TV show Self (archive footage)
1993
Homo Promo
Movie (Archival)
1990
Anthony Quinn: An Original
Movie Self (archive footage)
1988
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
Movie Self (archive footage)
1987
Hollywood Uncensored
Movie Self (archive footage)
1986
American Masters
TV show Self (archive footage)
1984
Going Hollywood: The '30s
Movie Self (archive footage)
1983
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Movie Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1978
Sextette
Movie Marlo Manners
1976
Hooray for Hollywood
Movie Self (archive footage)
1975
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Movie Self (archive footage)
1970
Hollywood Blue
Movie (archive footage)
1970
Myra Breckinridge
Movie Leticia Van Allen
1968
The Best of Laurel and Hardy
Movie (archive footage)
1961
Mister Ed
TV show
1957
The Strange Case of the Cosmic Rays
Movie Miss Ultraviolet (voice, archive footage)
1953
The Oscars
TV show Self
1943
The Heat's On
Movie Fay Lawrence
1940
My Little Chickadee
Movie Flower Belle Lee
1937
Every Day's a Holiday
Movie Peaches O'Day
1936
Go West Young Man
Movie Mavis Arden
1936
Klondike Annie
Movie Rose Carlton / Annie Alden
1935
The Fashion Side of Hollywood
Movie Self