She was delivered at home by an aunt who was a midwife. Mary Jane West was born on August 17, 1893, in Brooklyn (either Greenpoint or Bushwick, before New York City was consolidated in 1898). In 1999, the American Film Institute posthumously voted West the 15th greatest female screen legend of classic American cinema. When her film career ended, she wrote books and plays, and continued to perform in Las Vegas and the United Kingdom, on radio and television, and recorded rock 'n roll albums.
I made a fortune out of it.' She bucked the system by making comedy out of conventional mores, and the Depression-era audience admired her for it. She once quipped, 'I believe in censorship. West was one of the most controversial movie stars of her day she encountered problems especially with censorship. She was active in vaudeville and on stage in New York City before moving to Los Angeles to pursue a career in the film industry. She was known for her breezy sexual independence, and her lighthearted bawdy double entendres, often delivered in a husky contralto voice. Mae West (born Mary Jane West Aug– November 22, 1980) was an American stage and film actress, playwright, screenwriter, singer, and sex symbol whose entertainment career spanned over seven decades.
