Mae West (1893 - 1980)

American actress, playwright, screenwriter and sex symbol.

* August 17, 1893 Woodhaven, New York
 as Mary Jane West
 November 22, 1980 Hollywood, California



Vintage magazines

Photoplay, January 1933
Photoplay, January 1933
Photoplay, February 1933

Photoplay, February 1933
Photoplay, February 1933
Photoplay, February 1933

Photoplay, January 1936
Photoplay, January 1936
Photoplay, April 1936

Photoplay, April 1936

Books by Mae West

Mae West
Goodness Had Nothing to Do With It
1959

Books on Mae West

Jessica Hope Jordan The sex goddess in American film, 1930-1965 Jessica Hope Jordan
The sex goddess in American film, 1930-1965, Jean Harlow, Mae West, Lana Turner, and Jayne Mansfield
Amherst, NY, 2010

Charlotte Chandler
She always knew how, Mae West, a personal biography
New York, 2009

Simon Louvish Mae West Simon Louvish
Mae West
London, 2006

Jill Watts Mae West Jill Watts
Mae West, An Icon in Black and White
2005

Jill Watts Mae West Jill Watts
Mae West, An icon in black and white
Oxford; New York, 2001

Marybeth Hamilton
The Queen of Camp, Mae West, sex and popular culture
London, 1996

Maurice Leonard
Mae West, Empress of Sex
London, 1991

Carol M. Ward Mae West Carol M. Ward
Mae West, A Bio-Bibliography
New York - Westport, Connecticut - London, 1989

George Eels and Stanley Musgrove
Mae West
London, 1984

Michael Bavar Mae West Michael Bavar
Mae West, Ihre Filme - ihr Leben
München, 1981

Jon Tuska The Films of Mae West Jon Tuska
The Films of Mae West
Secaucus, NJ, 1973

Books with substantial mentioning of Mae West

Michelle Vogel & Liz Nocera Hollywood Blondes Michelle Vogel & Liz Nocera
Hollywood Blondes, Golden Girls of the Silver Screen
2007

 Leading Ladies
Leading Ladies, The 50 Most Unforgettable Actresses of the Studio Area
2006

Eva Gesine Baur Göttinnen des Jahrhunderts Eva Gesine Baur
Göttinnen des Jahrhunderts, 26 Porträts
2001

Tom Pendergast, Sara Pendergast (eds.)
International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, 3. Actors and Actresses
Detroit/New York/San Francisco/London/Boston/Woodbridge, CT, 2000

Amy L. Unterburger (editor) Women Filmmakers & Their Films Amy L. Unterburger (editor)
Women Filmmakers & Their Films
Detroit - New York - London, 1998

Vera Eckstein (Hg.) Kultfrauen Vera Eckstein (Hg.)
Kultfrauen, Fünfzehn Begegnungen
Mannheim, 1996

Ronald L. Smith
Who's Who in Comedy, Comedians, Comics and Clowns From Vaudeville to Today's Stand-ups
New York, Oxford, 1992

James Robert Parish & Michael R. Pitts Hollywood Songsters James Robert Parish & Michael R. Pitts
Hollywood Songsters, A Biographical Dictionary
New York & London, 1991

Ally Acker Reel Women Ally Acker
Reel Women, Pioneers of the Cinema 1896-Present
New York, 1991

Robert A. Nowlan and Gwendolyn Wright Nowlan
Movie Characters of Leading Performers of the Sound Era
Chicago and London, 1990

John Kobal
People Will Talk
New York, 1985

Ann Lloyd (ed.) Movies of the Thirties Ann Lloyd (ed.)
Movies of the Thirties
London, 1983

Michael Jay (editor) Hollywood Goddesses Michael Jay (editor)
Hollywood Goddesses
London, 1982

James Robert Parish and William T. Leonard with Gregory W. Mank and Charles Hoyt
The Funsters
New Rochelle, New York, 1979

Henk van der Meyden Privé over privé Henk van der Meyden
Privé over privé
Amsterdam, 1974

James Robert Parish Paramount Pretties James Robert Parish
Paramount Pretties
New Rochelle, N.Y., 1972

Books with an entry on Mae West

David Thomson The New Biographical Dictionary of Film David Thomson
The New Biographical Dictionary of Film
New York, 2003

Danny Peary Cult Movie Stars Danny Peary
Cult Movie Stars
New York, [..], 1991

Anthony Slide (ed.) Selected Vaudeville Criticism Anthony Slide (ed.)
Selected Vaudeville Criticism
Metuchen, N.J., & London, 1988

Joe Franklin Encyclopedia of Comedians Joe Franklin
Encyclopedia of Comedians
Secaucus, N.J., 1979

Paul Michael, editor in chief. James Robert Parish, associate editor The American movies reference book Paul Michael, editor in chief. James Robert Parish, associate editor
The American movies reference book, The sound era
Englewood Cliffs, N.J.,, 1969

Books with photograph(s) of Mae West

John Richard Finch and Paul Elby Close-Ups John Richard Finch and Paul Elby
Close-Ups, From the Golden Age of the Silent Cinema
South Brunswick and New York - London, 1978

John Kobal (ed.) Movie-Star Portraits of the Forties John Kobal (ed.)
Movie-Star Portraits of the Forties, 163 Glamor Photos
New York, 1977

Mary Dawn Earley
Stars of the Twenties, Observed by James Abbe
New York, 1975

Films

1932
Night After Night

1933
I'm No Angel
She Done Him Wrong
Hollywood on Parade No. A-9

1934
Belle of the Nineties

1935
Goin' to Town

1936
Go West Young Man
Klondike Annie

1937
Every Day's a Holiday

1940
My Little Chickadee

1943
The Heat's On

1965
The Love Goddesses

1970
Myra Breckinridge

1975
Brother Can You Spare a Dime

1978
Sextette

2003
Complicated Women

2011
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