Mae West, the wild woman of film and stage
<p><span word="VOICE">VOICE</span> <span word="ONE">ONE</span>:</p><p><span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="Barbara">Barbara</span> <span word="Klein">Klein</span>.</p><p><span word="VOICE">VOICE</span> <span word="TWO">TWO</span>:</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="Steve">Steve</span> <span word="Ember">Ember</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="People">People</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="VOA">VOA</span> <span word="Special">Special</span> <span word="English">English</span>. <span word="Today">Today</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="film">film</span> <span word="actress">actress</span> <span word="Mae">Mae</span> <span word="West">West</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="writer">writer</span>, <span word="producer">producer</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="businesswoman">businesswoman</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="sexual">sexual</span> <span word="nature">nature</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="art">art</span> <span word="represented">represented</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="liberal">liberal</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="disputed">disputed</span> <span word="ideas">ideas</span>. <span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="funny">funny</span> <span word="jokes">jokes</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="culture">culture</span>.</p><p>(<span word="MUSIC">MUSIC</span>)</p><p><span word="VOICE">VOICE</span> <span word="ONE">ONE</span>:</p><p><span word="Mae">Mae</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Brooklyn">Brooklyn</span>, <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="eighteen">eighteen</span> <span word="ninety">ninety</span>-<span word="three">three</span>. <span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="father">father</span>, <span word="John">John</span> <span word="West">West</span>, <span word="had">had</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="career">career</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="competitive">competitive</span> <span word="fighter">fighter</span>. <span word="Mae">Mae</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="mother">mother</span>, <span word="Matilda">Matilda</span>, <span word="played">played</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="daughter">daughter</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="career">career</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="entertainer">entertainer</span>.</p><p><span word="Mae">Mae</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="perform">perform</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="theater">theater</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="child">child</span>. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="nineteen">nineteen</span>-<span word="oh">oh</span>-<span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="vaudeville">vaudeville</span> <span word="tour">tour</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="performed">performed</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>. <span word="Vaudeville">Vaudeville</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="theatrical">theatrical</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="entertainers">entertainers</span> <span word="performing">performing</span> <span word="songs">songs</span>, <span word="dances">dances</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="jokes">jokes</span>. <span word="Vaudeville">Vaudeville</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="nineteen">nineteen</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span>.</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="Mae">Mae</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="eighteen">eighteen</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="performing">performing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Broadway">Broadway</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="theater">theater</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="City">City</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="appeared">appeared</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="musical">musical</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> "<span word="Hello">Hello</span>, <span word="Paris">Paris</span>" <span word="and">and</span> "<span word="A">A</span> <span word="la">la</span> <span word="Broadway">Broadway</span>." <span word="For">For</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="fifteen">fifteen</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="sang">sang</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="danced">danced</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="Broadway">Broadway</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="vaudeville">vaudeville</span> <span word="shows">shows</span>.</p><p><span word="VOICE">VOICE</span> <span word="TWO">TWO</span>:</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="nineteen">nineteen</span> <span word="twenties">twenties</span>, <span word="Mae">Mae</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="write">write</span>, <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="act">act</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="plays">plays</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="create">create</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sexual">sexual</span> <span word="jokes">jokes</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> -- <span word="and">and</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="trouble">trouble</span>. <span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="Broadway">Broadway</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="called">called</span> "<span word="Sex">Sex</span>."</p>
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