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Mae West
Mae West 1893-1980, American stage and movie comedienne, b. Brooklyn, N.Y., as Mary Jane West. The unparalleled mistress of double entendre, West began in burlesque and continued in vaudeville, stage, and films, making a career of self-admiration and treating sex with broad humor. As a result, she... Read more |
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Mae
Mae ♀ Variant spelling of May, possibly influenced by Maeve. It was borne by the American film actress Mae West (1892–1980), whose prominent bust led to her name being given, by members of the RAF, to a type of inflatable life jacket used in the Second World War. This spelling is... Read more |
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Kanye West
Kanye WestRap musician, record producer Kanye West began his career in music as a producer for top hip-hop artists such as Jay-Z, but he wanted more: he wanted to rap, too. Though his middle-class background and preppy dress made him seem ill-fitted for a hip-hop scene dominated by gangsta... Read more |
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Hermione(ferdinanda) Gingold
Gingold, Hermione[ferdinanda] (1897–1987), comic actress. The frowsy‐miened comedienne, who combined a certain hauteur with a streak of raffishness, was born in London and was long a favorite on West End stages before making her American debut in John Murray Anderson's Almanac (1953).... Read more |
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Come Hither, Movie Fans, For a Look At Mae West
...Madonna, there was Mae West, the queen of...The titles are "Belle of the Nineties," "Night After...Holiday," "Go West Young Man...turned Hollywood star, West was well aware...James Belushi ... |
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GHOSTS OF HOLLYWOOD PAST AND PRESENT
...seeds of the movies get planted...with its movies that fail...old classy movie star like Myrna...worth of stars and moguls...role in the movie and described...dressed the movies - "Breakfast...saucers. ... |
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Overlooked Achievements.(directors left out of '100 Greatest American Movies'...
...celebrations of stars, directors...Unfortunately, movie channels...American movies" by the...American Movie Classics...a Kind; Mae West in Belle of the Nineties; Charles...marriage. These ... |
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HAILING MAE WEST, PIONEER OF FEMINISM AND EROTICISM
...birth, Mae West remains a...interest in a star who died...Because Mae West, of all...everlasting stars. The sultry...minded star, who sold...Miss West recalled...work." The ... |
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Video releases a good way to rediscover nearly forgotten Hollywood great....
...of her 12 movies, and challenged...s greats. Mae was always...she was 6, Mae was already...but so had Mae _ the resulting...in brief: West foils gangster...s a circus star seeking the...works. _BELLE OF THE ... |
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still pleased to see me?; books on friday.
...gossip, Mae West was a male...humour', Mae's death...and screen star who died almost...Diamond Lil and Belle Of The Nineties. Perhaps...Battling Jack' West. BUT why...lineage for Mae, who ... |
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