Mae West Biography
Mae West is an American stage and film actress, singer, playwright, screenwriter, comedian, and sex symbol. Whose entertainment career spanned seven decades, known for her lighthearted bawdy double entendres and breezy sexual independence.
West was active in vaudeville and on the stage in New York City before moving to Hollywood to become a comedian, actress, and writer in the motion picture industry, as well as appearing on radio and television. The American Film Institute named her 15th among the greatest female stars of classic American cinema. She usually portrayed women who accepted their lives of dubious virtue with flippant good humor.
Mae West Age
West known as Mary Jane West was born on August 17, 1893, in Kings County, New York. She was 87 years old as of 1980 before she died.
Mae West Family
Her father was John Patrick West, a livery stable owner and prizefighter known as Battlin` Jack West, and her mother was Matilda (Tillie) Delker-Doelger, a corset, and fashion model. Mae had a brother and a sister; she was the middle child. Her family had a Protestant background. Her paternal grandmother, Mary Jane for whom she was named, was of Irish Catholic descent and West’s paternal grandfather, John Edwin West, was of English–Scots descent and a ship’s rigger.
Mae West Husbands
West was married on April 11, 1911, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Frank Szatkus (1892–1966), whose stage name was Frank Wallace a fellow vaudevillian whom she met in 1909. She kept the marriage a secret, but a filing clerk discovered the marriage certificate in 1935 and alerted the press. The final divorce decree was granted on May 7, 1943.
In August 1913, she met Guido Deiro (1886–1950), an Italian-born vaudeville headliner and star of the piano-accordion. Her affair went “very deep, hittin’ on all the emotions”. West later said Marriage is a great institution. I’m not ready for an institution yet.
West later became involved with Chester Rybinski, one of the muscle-men in her Las Vegas stage show, who was 30 years her junior. He later changed his name to Paul Novak. Their relationship lasted until West’s death.
Mae West Career
Mae West began her professional career in vaudeville in the Hal Clarendon Stock Company in 1907 at the age of 14. Initially, she performed under the stage name of “Baby Mae” and also used the alias of “Jane Mast” in her early career.
She made her Broadway debut in a 1911 review ‘A La Broadway’ put on by her former dancing teacher, Ned Wayburn. The show was not successful, but Mae got noticed for her skills. She went on to appear in several other plays over the next few years, earning a reputation as a sex symbol because of her risqué performances.Mae West Death Famous Quotes
- You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.
- When I’m good I’m very, very good, but when I’m bad, I’m better.
- Too much of a good thing can be taxing.
Mae West Songs
- The Temperance Lecture
- The Day I Drank A Glass of Water
- Frankie & Johnny
- My Man Friday
- Page 54
- That’s All Brother
- Pardon Me For Loving and Running
- Put It Off Until Tomorrow
- Slow Down
- Come Up and See Me Sometime
Mae West Height And Weight
Her height is 1.52 m and weight 55 kg.
Mae West Net Worth
West was an American actress, singer, screenwriter, playwright, and sex symbol who had a net worth of $20 million.
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— Mae West (@RealMaeWest) April 6, 2018
Remembering the life and career of Mae West
Mae West is photographed during the early days of her stage and movie career. In 1907, at only 14-years-old, West was a vaudeville performer and at 18-years-old she made her Broadway debut as a singer and dancer. In 1926, she began to write, produce and star in her own plays on Broadway. West moved to Hollywood in 1932 and starred in movies, including “She Done Him Wrong” (1933), with the character Lady Lou based on the bawdy character from her famous play “Diamond Lil,” which opened on Apr. 9, 1928, in New York. (AP)
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