Mae West: A Bio-Bibliography

by Carol M. Ward

This provocative work analyzes Mae West's long life and productive career in three major phases: the early theater years, her meteoric film career in the thirties, and her subsequent life as a popular culture legend. It examines her theatrical approach to life and her unique talent for translating a low comic variety style into a subtle satire of melodramatic conventions. West's attempts to control her comic creation led her into many public battles...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313247161
• ISBN13: 9780313247163
• Release Date: March 1989
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 241 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.5"