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Mae West (Mary Jane West ("Queen of the World", "The Statue of Libido")) was born on 17 August, 1892 in Brooklyn, New York, USA, is a soundtrack,actress,writer. Discover Mae West's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 88 years old?

Popular As Mary Jane West ("Queen of the World", "The Statue of Libido")
Occupation soundtrack,actress,writer
Age 88 years old
Zodiac Sign Leo
Born 17 August 1892
Birthday 17 August
Birthplace Brooklyn, New York, USA
Date of death 22 November, 1980
Died Place Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Nationality United States

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Mae West Height, Weight & Measurements

At 88 years old, Mae West height is 5' (1.52 m) .

Physical Status
Height 5' (1.52 m)
Weight Not Available
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Who Is Mae West's Husband?

Her husband is Guido Deiro (1914 - 9 November 1920) ( divorced), Frank Wallace (11 April 1911 - 23 July 1942) ( divorced)

Family
Parents Not Available
Husband Guido Deiro (1914 - 9 November 1920) ( divorced), Frank Wallace (11 April 1911 - 23 July 1942) ( divorced)
Sibling Not Available
Children Not Available

Mae West Net Worth

Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Mae West worth at the age of 88 years old? Mae West’s income source is mostly from being a successful Soundtrack. She is from United States. We have estimated Mae West's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Night After Night (1932)$50,000 for 10 weeks work
She Done Him Wrong (1933)$130,000
I'm No Angel (1933)$300,000
Belle of the Nineties (1934)$400,000
Myra Breckinridge (1970)$350,000 for 10 days work

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1560

Has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1560 Vine St.

1892

Mae West was born 1892 in Brooklyn, New York, to "Battling Jack" West and Matilda Doelger. She began her career as a child star in vaudeville, and later went on to write her own plays, including "SEX", for which she was arrested.

1911

Graduated from Brooklyn's Erasmus Hall High School in 1911, as did silent film star Norma Talmadge.

1918

Playing opposite Ed Wynn in Arthur Hammerstein's "Sometime," with music by Rudolf Friml, she introduced the shimmy to the Broadway stage in 1918. The dance requires hardly any movement of the feet but continuous movement of the shoulders, torso and pelvis. She had seen the dance at black cafés in Chicago.

1920

Guido Deiro claims that West married his father, Guido Deiro, in 1914 under an assumed name, Catherine Mae Belle West, and on the condition of secrecy. West filed for divorce from Deiro on the grounds of adultery on July 14, 1920. The divorce was granted by the Supreme Court of the State of New York on November 9, 1920.

1926

The comedy entitled "Sex" she wrote in 1926 revived in NY, off Broadway, Dec. 1999.

1927

In April 1927 she was convicted of "producing an immoral play", the title of which was "Sex". She was sentenced to ten days in jail in New York City, but was given one day off for good behavior.

1930

Her films are credited with single-handedly saving failing and debt-ridden Paramount Pictures from bankruptcy in the early 1930s.

1932

Though her first movie role, at age 40, was a small part in Night After Night (1932), her scene has become famous. A coat check girl exclaims, "Goodness! What lovely diamonds!", after seeing Mae's jewelry. Mae replies, "Goodness had nothing to do with it". Her next film, in which she starred, came the following year.

1933

She Done Him Wrong (1933) was based on her earlier and very popular play, "Diamond Lil".

1937

After two years of denying that she had ever been married, West admitted in a reply to a legal interrogatory in 1937 that she and Frank Wallace had married in 1911. During her divorce trial in 1942, she testified that they had lived together only "several weeks".

1940

She went on to write and star in seven more films, including My Little Chickadee (1940) with W. C. Fields.

1950

Was in consideration for the part of Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard (1950) but Gloria Swanson, who went on to receive a Best Actress Oscar nomination for her performance, was cast instead.

1955

Hollywood's outrageous, self-proclaimed psychic Criswell predicted in 1955 that she would win the 1960 Presidential election, and would fly to the moon in 1965 with him and friend Liberace!.

1964

Turned down a role in Roustabout (1964), which eventually went to Barbara Stanwyck.

1977

Her last movie was Sextette (1977), which also came from a play.

1982

Is portrayed by Ann Jillian in Mae West (1982) and by Gloria Gray in Marlene (2000)