Mae West

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‘Too much of a good thing can be wonderful,” Mae West said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

Later, Hollywood's golden era saw the likes of Mae West, Katharine Hepburn, Bette Davis and Marilyn Monroe take the spotlight.

From BBC • Jun. 20, 2023

She seems like she’s having a fine time, a little Bette Midler, a little Mae West, a little Etta James.

From New York Times • May 24, 2023

To answer your question more pointedly, yes, I grew up on, from the '30s, a lot of Mae West, Laurel and Hardy from the '20s.

From Salon • Mar. 20, 2023

Snowden was lying on his back on the floor with his legs stretched out, still burdened cumbersomely by his flak suit, his flak helmet, his parachute harness and his Mae West.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller