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Mae West

1893 - 1980

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Mary Jane "Mae" West (August 17, 1893 – November 22, 1980) was an American actress, singer, comedian, screenwriter, and playwright whose career spanned more than seven decades. Recognized as a prominent sex symbol of her time, she was known for portraying sexually confident characters and for her use of double entendres, often delivering her lines in a distinctive contralto voice. West began performing in vaudeville and on stage in New York City before moving on to film in Los Angeles. She was frequently associated with controversies over censorship and once stated, "I believe in censorship. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mae West is the 685th most popular actor (down from 548th in 2019), the 1,419th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,007th in 2019) and the 352nd most popular American Actor.

Mae West was most famous for her risque double entendres and her sex appeal.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Mae West ranks 685 out of 13,578Before her are Lee Byung-hun, Robert Englund, Margot Robbie, Cantinflas, Totò, and Lucia Bosè. After her are Jim Broadbent, Jeremy Renner, Nebahat Çehre, Pat Carroll, Robin Wright, and Marion Cotillard.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1893, Mae West ranks 48Before her are Hans Fallada, James B. Conant, Hermann Balck, Viktor Shklovsky, Hattie McDaniel, and Ana Pauker. After her are Prince Felix of Bourbon-Parma, Ernst Toller, Clemens Krauss, Edward G. Robinson, Ernst Öpik, and Roy O. Disney. Among people deceased in 1980, Mae West ranks 49Before her are Bill Evans, Marian Rejewski, Kim Jae-gyu, Gustav Wagner, Lewis Milestone, and Salah al-Din al-Bitar. After her are Tadao Takayama, Mohammad Hatta, Fritz Strassmann, Yigal Allon, Heinz Linge, and Ludwig Guttmann.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Mae West ranks 1,419 out of 20,380Before her are Robert Englund (1947), William Morris Davis (1850), William J. Burns (1956), E. Donnall Thomas (1920), Matt Groening (1954), and Timothy M. Dolan (1950). After her are Sam Jones (1933), Jeremy Renner (1971), Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. (1917), Nellie Bly (1864), Ed Bradley (1941), and Don Cherry (1936).

Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Mae West ranks 352Before her are Walter Brennan (1894), Robert Walker (1918), John Heard (1946), Michelle Phillips (1944), Sam Elliott (1944), and Robert Englund (1947). After her are Jeremy Renner (1971), Pat Carroll (1927), Robin Wright (1966), Vincent Price (1911), Betty White (1922), and John Corbett (1961).