West, Mae, 1893-1980
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Mae West (b. Mary Jane West, Aug.t 17, 1893, Brooklyn, NY–d. Nov. 22, 1980, Los Angeles, CA) was an actress, singer, playwright, screenwriter, comedian, and sex symbol, known for her lighthearted bawdy double entendres and breezy sexual independence. She began her career 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.
Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| referencedIn | Stark, Samuel. Theatre scrapbook collection., 1860-1950 | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
| referencedIn | Walter Terry papers, 1913-1982 | The New York Public Library. Jerome Robbins Dance Division. | |
| MAE WEST INTERVIEW | National Archives at College Park | ||
| referencedIn | Charles Pierce papers, 1954-1998 | The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division. | |
| referencedIn | Stanley Musgrove papers pertaining to Mae West, 1948-1976 | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
| referencedIn | Duke Ellington recordings collection | Eda Kuhn Loeb Music Library, Harvard College Library | |
| contributorOf | MAE WEST INTERVIEW | National Archives at College Park | |
| referencedIn | Souvenir programs for theatrical productions, 1906-2005. | Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University | |
| referencedIn | John Mason Brown papers, 1922-1967. | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | Bob Bailey Studios Photographic Archive 2004-167., ca. 1932-1998 | Dolph Briscoe Center for American History | |
| referencedIn | Records Relating to U.S. Pavilion Designs, ca. 1989 - 1989 | National Archives at College Park | |
| referencedIn | American Vaudeville Museum collection, 1845-2007, (bulk 1910-1940) | University of Arizona Libraries, Library Special Collections | |
| referencedIn | Georgia Doble Sitwell Collection TXRC03-A?., 1901-1974 | Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center | |
| referencedIn | Fred Schiller papers, 1942-1995 | Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. | |
| referencedIn | John Eldon Thayer collection of motion picture memorabilia, 1916-1979. | Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University | |
| referencedIn | Robert Baral papers, 1876-1980 | The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division. | |
| referencedIn | Will Rapport papers, 1931-1964. | Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University | |
| referencedIn | Miscellaneous screen, stage, and radio scripts, ca. 1859-2007. | Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University | |
| referencedIn | American screen and theater : photographs and lobby cards, 1914-1965, (bulk: 1930-1949) | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
| referencedIn | Paramount Pictures, Inc., Collection. 1951 - 1951. Motion Picture Newsreel Films. 10/1941 - 3/1957. PARAMOUNT NEWS [APR. 12] | National Archives at College Park | |
| referencedIn | Arthur Unger collection of recorded interviews [sound recording] | The New York Public Library. Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound. | |
| referencedIn | Hasty Pudding Club Theatricals souvenir programs, 1899-2003. | Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University | |
| referencedIn | Guide to the Daily Worker and Daily World Photographs Collection, 1920-2001 | Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives | |
| referencedIn | Paramount Pictures, Inc., Collection. 1951 - 1951. Motion Picture Newsreel Films. 10/1941 - 3/1957. PARAMOUNT NEWS [MAY 29] | National Archives at College Park | |
| referencedIn | George Brinton Beal papers, circus collection, and other theatrical collections, 1862-1969. | Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University | |
| referencedIn | Mark Linder papers, 1933-1950 | The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division. |
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| associatedWith | American Museum of Vaudeville | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Bailey (Bob) Studios | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Baral, Robert | person |
| associatedWith | Beal, George Brinton. | person |
| correspondedWith | Brown, John Mason, 1900-1969 | person |
| associatedWith | Communist Party of the United States of America. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Cullen, Frank, 1936- | person |
| associatedWith | Dodge, Joseph Jeffers | person |
| associatedWith | Linder, Mark, d. 1950 | person |
| associatedWith | McNeilly, Donald, 1945- | person |
| associatedWith | Musgrove, Stanley | person |
| associatedWith | Pierce, Charles, 1926-1999 | person |
| associatedWith | Rapport, Will. | person |
| associatedWith | Samuel Stark | person |
| associatedWith | Schiller, Fred | person |
| associatedWith | Sitwell, Georgia Doble, 1906-1980 | person |
| associatedWith | Terry, Walter | person |
| associatedWith | Thayer, John Eldon, 1899-1980 | person |
| associatedWith | Unger, Arthur | person |
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| Los Angeles | CA | US | |
| Brooklyn | NY | US |
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Birth 1893-08-17
Death 1980-11-22
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