Mae west appreciation thread

[ShyTwink]

Mae West was an American actress, singer, playwright, screenwriter and sex symbol whose entertainment career spanned seven decades. Wikipedia
Born: August 17, 1893, New York City
Died: November 22, 1980, Los Angeles
Height: 5' 0" (1.52 m)
Plays: The Drag
Spouse: Guido Deiro (m. 1914–1920), Frank Szatkus (m. 1911–1943)

"I used to be Snow White, but I drifted."
"It is better to be looked over than overlooked."
"Save a boyfriend for a rainy day - and another, in case it doesn't rain."

 

[crimsonpaine]

Back before they toned down Hollywood

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pre-Code

 

[ShyTwink]

 

[ShyTwink]

 

[sixthson]

Isn't she given credit for the line "Is that a gun in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?"?

 

[ShyTwink]

Yep that's Mae West.

 

[palbert]

Love her.

 

[Falcon16]

Mae West...one of a kind. What a sexpot she was

 

[ShyTwink]

Mae West...one of a kind. What a sexpot she was

And ahead of her time. She was also the first woman to write the movies she starred in.

 

[BillyT]

Mae with another Hollywood classic.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?=FYCFMBC7Glo

 

[BillyT]

 

[gingentleman]

"...Anytime ya got nothin' to do, and lotsa time to do it, come on up."

"A hard man is good to find."

 

[ShyTwink]

"Good sex is like good Bridge ... if you don't have a good partner, you'd better have a good hand."

 

[ShyTwink]

 

[ShyTwink]

"Marriage is a fine institution, but I'm not ready for an institution"

 

[ShyTwink]

"To err is human but it feels divine"

 

[Native Son]

Yeah, ok. But she's no Liberace.

 

[ShyTwink]

"I do all my writing in bed; everybody knows I do my best work there."