Mae West: It Ain't No Sin
Author(s): Simon Louvish
Sex goddess, Hollywood star, transgressive playwright, author, blues singer, and vaudeville brat---Mae West remains the twentieth century's greatest comedienne. She made an everlasting mark in trailblazing Broadway plays such as "Sex "and "The Constant Sinner" and in films such as "She Done Him Wrong, ""Klondike"" Annie, "and "I'm No Angel."
Simon Louvish, biographer of W. C. Fields, the Marx Brothers, Laurel and Hardy, and Keystone's Mack Sennett, brings Mae to vibrant life in this unparalleled new biography. He charts her amazing seven decades in show business, from early years in teenage summer stock to her last reincarnation as 1960s gay icon and grande dame of Hollywood survivors.
"Mae West: It Ain't No Sin "is the first biography to make use of Mae's recently uncovered personal papers, offering an unprecedented view into the endless creative drive and daring wit of this legendary star.
General Information
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- : St. Martin's Griffin
- : St. Martin's Griffin
- : 0.658
- : 26 November 2007
- : United States
- : books
Other Specifications
- : Simon Louvish
- : Paperback / softback
- : 791.4302
- : 491
- : illustrations
More About The Product
Simon Louvish has written eleven works of fiction and four previous movie biographies of Hollywood's star comedians: W. C. Fields, the Marx Brothers, Laurel and Hardy, and Mack Sennett. He lives in London, is married, and holds forth occasionally at the London Film School.
