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Mae West
Mary Jane "Mae" West (August 17, 1893 – November 22, 1980) was an American actress, singer, comedian, screenwriter, and playwright whose career spanned over seven decades. Considered a sex symbol, she was known for her breezy sexual independence and her lighthearted bawdy double entendres, often delivered in a husky contralto voice. She was active in vaudeville and on stage in New York City before moving to Los Angeles to begin a career in the film industry. West was one of the most controversial movie stars of her day; she encountered problems especially with censorship. She once quipped, "I believe in censorship. I made a fortune out of it." She bucked the studio system by making comedy out of conventional beliefs, and the Depression-era audience admired her for it. When her film career ended, she wrote books and plays, continued to perform in Las Vegas and London and on radio and television, and recorded rock and roll albums. In 1999, the American Film Institute posthumously voted her the 15th greatest female screen legend of classic American cinema. |
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | PBS-79181 | 10-in. | 4/23/1934 | My old flame | Duke Ellington Orchestra ; Mae West | Dubbed recording from film : Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist | |
Decca | 87085 | 11/23/1954 | Havana for a night | Mae West | vocalist | |||
Decca | 87086 | 11/23/1954 | I'm in the mood for love | Mae West | vocalist | |||
Decca | 87087 | 11/23/1954 | Pecado | Mae West | vocalist | |||
Decca | 87088 | 11/23/1954 | They call me Sister Honky Tonk | Mae West | vocalist | |||
Decca | 87122 | 11/26/1954 | Criswell predicts | Mae West | vocalist | |||
Decca | 87123 | 11/26/1954 | I want you-I need you | Mae West | vocalist | |||
Decca | 87124 | 11/26/1954 | Love is the greatest thing | Mae West | vocalist | |||
Decca | 87125 | 11/26/1954 | Frankie and Johnny | Mae West | vocalist | |||
Decca | 87126 | 11/29/1954 | If I could be with you | Mae West | vocalist | |||
Decca | 87127 | 11/29/1954 | All of me | Mae West | vocalist | |||
Decca | 87128 | 11/29/1954 | A guy that takes his time | Mae West | vocalist | |||
Decca | 87129 | 11/29/1954 | My Daddy rocks me | Mae West | vocalist | |||
Decca | L 15434 | 7/1/1970 | The sayings of Mae West | Mae West | vocalist | |||
Decca | L 15435 | 7/1/1970 | Mae West uncensored | Mae West | vocalist | |||
Decca | L 15436 | 7/1/1970 | Mae West and friends | Mae West | vocalist | |||
Decca | L 15437 | 7/1/1970 | Around the world with Mae West | Mae West | vocalist | |||
Decca | L 15438 | 7/1/1970 | Mae West has the last word | Mae West | vocalist | |||
Decca | L 15439 | 7/1/1970 | Mae West and W.C. Fields together | Mae West | vocalist | |||
Decca | L 15440 | 7/1/1970 | I want you-I need you | Mae West | vocalist | |||
Decca | L 15441 | 7/1/1970 | Mae West teaches a class | Mae West | vocalist | |||
Decca | L 15442 | 7/1/1970 | A swingin' sermon (Little bar butterfly) | Mae West | vocalist | |||
Decca | L 15443 | 7/1/1970 | Personal appearance | Mae West | vocalist | |||
Decca | L 15444 | 7/1/1970 | Mae West sings: Frankie and Johnny ; Mister deep blue sea ; My old flame | Mae West | vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "West, Mae," accessed August 20, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/101870.
West, Mae. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved August 20, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/101870.
"West, Mae." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 20 August 2024.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Mae West
Discogs: Mae West
RILM: Mae West
IMDb: Mae West
Britannica: Mae West
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: West, Mae - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50003369
Wikidata: Mae West - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q202878
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/7521525
MusicBrainz: Mae West - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/9cde9e3a-e8af-4659-9c59-bdbf96acb558
ISNI: 0000 0001 2119 5175 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000121195175
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