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• Mae West was an American film actress and screenwriter who appeared in Night After Night, Myra Breckinridge and Sextette. She was one of Hollywood's highest paid actresses of her time.

• Fast Facts

  1. Birth name: Mary Jane West
  2. Born: August 17, 1893
  3. Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York
  4. Spouse: Frank Wallace
  5. Debut movie/TV show: Night After Night
  6. 1935 Highest paid woman in the U.S., earning $480,833Yahoo! Movies: Mae West Biography
  7. Died: November 22, 1980

• Notable Roles

  • Maudie Triplett in Night After Night (1932)
  • Lady Lou in She Done Him Wrong (1933)
  • Tira in I'm No Angel (1933)
  • Ruby Carter in Belle of the Nineties (1934)
  • Mavis Arden in Go West Young Man (1936)
  • Flower Belle Lee in My Little Chickadee (1940)
  • Fay Lawrence in The Heat's On (1943)
  • Leticia Van Allen in Myra Breckinridge (1970)
  • Marlo Manners in Sextette (1978)

• Quotes

  • "It is better to be looked over than overlooked."MSN Encarta: Mae West Quotations
  • "It's hard to be funny when you have to be clean."MSN Encarta: Mae West Quotations

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