Mary Jane West was born in either the Greenpoint or Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn on August 17, 1893, before New York City was consolidated. She was delivered at home by … See more

In August 1980, West tripped while getting out of bed. After the fall, she was unable to speak and was taken to Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles, where tests revealed that she had suffered a stroke. She died three months later on November 22, at the age of … See more

Beginning of stage career
West was five when she first entertained a crowd at a church social, and she started appearing in amateur … See more

Mae West was noted for her "voluptuous figure". The Mae West look has been described as "a figure-hugging floor-length gown with a very low … See more

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 … See more

• In the 1937 film Stand-In, the stage mother (Anne O'Neal) who has her young daughter (Marianne Edwards) auditioning for Dodd ( See more

Albums:
• 1956: The Fabulous Mae West; Decca D/DL-79016 (several reissues up to 2006)
• 1960: W.C. Fields His Only Recording Plus 8 Songs by Mae West; Proscenium PR 22
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