Mae West
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After sound came in, full-length feature comedies—by Laurel and Hardy, Mae West, W.C.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 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
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
Mae West showed up on Sundays and faithfully ordered the cold melon soup, while Gregory Peck and Paul Newman fancied the shrimp toast and crab puffs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2022
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
