Mae West

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author comedian film actress human playwright screenwriter sex symbol singer stage actress

Mae West was a legendary American actress, playwright, and sex symbol of early Hollywood, famed for her witty double entendres and bold, provocative persona.

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Label Occurrences
Mae West canonical 14
Mae West as Flower Belle Lee 1

Statements (71)

Predicate Object
instanceOf author ⓘ
comedian ⓘ
film actress ⓘ
human ⓘ
playwright ⓘ
screenwriter ⓘ
sex symbol ⓘ
singer ⓘ
stage actress ⓘ
activeIn Broadway theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ
Hollywood cinema ⓘ
causeOfDeath stroke ⓘ
citizenship United States of America ⓘ
coStarredWith Cary Grant NERFINISHED ⓘ
George Raft NERFINISHED ⓘ
W. C. Fields NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfBirth United States of America ⓘ
countryOfDeath United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1893-08-17 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1980-11-22 ⓘ
era Pre-Code Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ
ethnicity German American ⓘ
Irish American ⓘ
familyName West NERFINISHED ⓘ
famousQuote Is that a gun in your pocket, or are you just glad to see me? ⓘ
When I’m good, I’m very good, but when I’m bad, I’m better. ⓘ
fullName Mary Jane West NERFINISHED ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
givenName Mary NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasStarOn Hollywood Walk of Fame NERFINISHED ⓘ
influenced Bette Midler NERFINISHED ⓘ
Madonna NERFINISHED ⓘ
Marilyn Monroe NERFINISHED ⓘ
language English ⓘ
movement Vaudeville NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor provocative persona ⓘ
witty double entendres ⓘ
notableWorkAdaptedToFilm Diamond Lil NERFINISHED ⓘ
occupation actress ⓘ
author ⓘ
comedian ⓘ
playwright ⓘ
screenwriter ⓘ
singer ⓘ
parent John Patrick West NERFINISHED ⓘ
Matilda Doelger NERFINISHED ⓘ
placeOfBirth Brooklyn NERFINISHED ⓘ
New York City ⓘ
placeOfDeath California, United States ⓘ
surface form: California

Los Angeles ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
residence Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ
Los Angeles ⓘ
starredIn Belle of the Nineties NERFINISHED ⓘ
Every Day’s a Holiday NERFINISHED ⓘ
Go West, Young Man NERFINISHED ⓘ
Goin’ to Town NERFINISHED ⓘ
I’m No Angel NERFINISHED ⓘ
Klondike Annie NERFINISHED ⓘ
My Little Chickadee NERFINISHED ⓘ
Myra Breckinridge NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sextette NERFINISHED ⓘ
She Done Him Wrong NERFINISHED ⓘ
style double entendre ⓘ
risqué humor ⓘ
subjectOf biographical films ⓘ
biographies ⓘ
wroteWork Diamond Lil NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sex NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Drag NERFINISHED ⓘ
yearsActive 1890s–1970s ⓘ

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Cypress Hills Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York, United States → hasNotableBurial → Mae West ⓘ
subject surface form: Cypress Hills Cemetery
Pre-Code Hollywood → notableFigure → Mae West ⓘ
Sophie Tucker → influenced → Mae West ⓘ
St. John Cemetery, Queens, New York City, United States → burialPlaceOf → Mae West ⓘ
Travis Banton → collaboratedWith → Mae West ⓘ
Mae West Room → hasSubject → Mae West ⓘ
Mae West Room → inspiredBy → Mae West ⓘ
Cypress Hills Cemetery, New York City → hasNotableInterments → Mae West ⓘ
subject surface form: Cypress Hills Cemetery
My Little Chickadee → screenwriter → Mae West ⓘ
My Little Chickadee → starring → Mae West ⓘ
My Little Chickadee → castMember → Mae West ⓘ
My Little Chickadee → portraysCharacter → Mae West ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mae West as Flower Belle Lee
St. John's Cemetery, Queens → hasNotableBurial → Mae West ⓘ
Erasmus Hall High School → hasNotableAlumni → Mae West ⓘ
Myra Breckinridge → adaptationStars → Mae West ⓘ