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Mae West: Dirty Blonde (2020)

Overview

Mae West achieved great acclaim in every entertainment medium that existed during her lifetime, spanning eight decades of the 20th century. A full-time actress at seven, a vaudevillian at 14, a dancing sensation at 25, a playwright at 33, a silver screen ingénue at 40, a Vegas nightclub act at 62, a recording artist at 73, a camp icon at 85 - West left no format unconquered. She possessed creative and economic powers unheard of for a female entertainer in the 1930s and still rare today. Though a comedian, West grappled with some of the more complex social issues of the 20th century, including race and class tensions, and imbued even her most salacious plotlines with commentary about gender conformity, societal restrictions and what she perceived as moral hypocrisy. Mae West: Dirty Blonde is the first major documentary film to explore West's life and career, as she "climbed the ladder of success wrong by wrong" to become a writer, performer and subversive agitator for social change.
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Julia Marchesi profile
Julia Marchesi

Director

Sally Rosenthal profile
Sally Rosenthal

Director

Cast

Mae West profile
Mae West

Self (archive footage)

Margaret Cho profile
Margaret Cho

Self

Dita Von Teese profile
Dita Von Teese

Self

Natasha Lyonne profile
Natasha Lyonne

Self

Ringo Starr profile
Ringo Starr

Self

Kathy Najimy profile
Kathy Najimy

Self

George Schlatter profile
George Schlatter

Self

Mae West profile
Mae West

Self (archive footage)

Margaret Cho profile
Margaret Cho

Self

Dita Von Teese profile
Dita Von Teese

Self

Natasha Lyonne profile
Natasha Lyonne

Self

Ringo Starr profile
Ringo Starr

Self

Kathy Najimy profile
Kathy Najimy

Self

George Schlatter profile
George Schlatter

Self

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Release Date

June 16, 2020

Original Language

English, French

Budget

$0.00

Production Company

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Videos

Mae West: Dirty Blonde | Official Trailer | American Masters | PBS thumbnail
Mae West: Dirty Blonde | Official Trailer | American Masters | PBS

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