When I'm Bad, I'm Better

Mae West, Sex, and American Entertainment

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by Marybeth Hamilton

Type

Biographies

Subject

Actress > Mae West

Keywords

Mae West, 1930s

Publishing date

1997

Publisher

University of California Press

Language

English

Relative size

Physical desc.

Paperback • 317 pages
6 x 9 inches (15 x 23 cm)

ISBN-10
ISBN-13

0-520-21094-8
978-0-520-21094-3

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Book Presentation:
In a world of trendsetting film icons, few are more familiar than Mae West. Yet for all her public controversy, West is also a mystery. Marybeth Hamilton combines elements of biography, cultural analysis, and social history to unmask West and reveal her commercial savvy, willpower, and truly shocking theatrical transgressions.

About the Author:
Marybeth Hamilton holds a Ph.D. in History from Princeton University and teaches American History at Birkbeck College, University of London.

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