| LC control no. | n 50003369 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| LC classification | PS3545.E8332 |
| Personal name heading | West, Mae |
| Variant(s) | Mast, Jane West, Mary Jane Jayne, Mary Mary Jayne |
| Birth date | 1892-08-17 |
| Death date | 1980-11-22 |
| Place of birth | Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) |
| Place of death | Los Angeles (Calif.) |
| Profession or occupation | Actresses Singers Comedians Dramatists Screenwriters |
| Found in | Her Babe Gordon, c1930. Tuska, J. The complete films of Mae West, 1992: CIP publr. info. (d. Nov. 1982) Internet movie database, May 7, 2006 (Mae West; b. 17 Aug. 1892, Brooklyn, N.Y.; d. 22 Nov. 1980; sometimes credited as Jane Mast; actress, writer) Malotte, A.H. Bring back that old-fashioned waltz, c1923: cover (Mary Jayne) Lieder, E.W. Becoming Mae West, 1997 (b. Mary Jane (Mae) West, 1893, Brooklyn, N.Y.; toured in vaudeville, 1912-1924, mainly on the Keith circuit) Shorpy.com WWW site, July 2, 2009: Image galleries; Pretty girls; Loaded legs, 1922 (Mary Jayne of Keith's vaudeville circuit) Wikipedia, May 1, 2017 (Mae West, Mary Jane "Mae" West; b. Aug. 17, 1893, 17, 1893 Brooklyn, New York; d. Nov. 22, 1980, Los Angeles, Calif.; actress, singer, playwright, screenwriter, comedian) Oxford Reference, September 1, 2020: Mae West (1892-1980) American actress and dramatist. New York Times, January 22, 1964, viewed September 1, 2020: "According to “Who's Who in the Theater,” Miss West was born in Brooklyn on Aug. 17, 1892, although her autobiography, “Goodness Had Nothing to Do With It,” lists the as 1893." |
| Associated language | eng |
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