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When I'm Bad, I'm Better

Mae West, Sex, and American Entertainment

by Marybeth Hamilton

Type
Biographies
Subject
ActressMae West
Keywords
Mae West, 1930s
Publishing date
1997
Publisher
University of California Press
Language
English
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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.

See the publisher website: University of California Press

See the complete filmography of Mae West on the website: IMDB ...

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