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Mae West - Actress (Hollywood Classic Era)

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==================================================================================================== Monday 23, February 2026, 20:45. West in 1932 About: Born Mary Jane West, August 17, 1893. Brooklyn, New York, U.S. Died November 22, 1980 (aged 87), Los Angeles, California, U.S. Resting place Cypress Hills Cemetery Occupations: Actress, singer, comedian, screenwriter, playwright. Years active 1907–1979 Spouse Frank Wallace - (m. 1911; div. 1943)​ Partner Paul Novak (1954–1980) Introduction:  Mary Jane "Mae" West (August 17, 1893 – November 22, 1980) was an American actress, singer, comedian, screenwriter, and playwright whose career spanned more than seven decades. Recognized as a prominent sex symbol of her time, she was known for portraying sexually confident characters and for her use of double entendres, often delivering her lines in a distinctive contralto voice. West began performing in vaudeville and on stage in New York City before moving on to film in Lo...

Evelyn Keyes-Actress (Hollywood Classic Era)

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==================================================================================================== Monday 09, February 2026, 20:30. Keyes c. 1940s About: Born- Evelyn Louise Keyes, November 20, 1916 Port Arthur, Texas, U.S. Died- July 4, 2008 (aged 91), Montecito, California, U.S. Occupation Actress Years active 1938–1993 Spouses: 1.Barton Bainbridge - (m. 1938; died 1940)​ 2.Charles Vidor- (m. 1944; div. 1945)​ 3.John Huston-(m. 1946; div. 1950)​ 4.Artie Shaw-(m. 1957; div. 1985)​ 5.Partner: Michael Todd (1953–1956) Introduction:  Evelyn Louise Keyes (November 20, 1916 – July 4, 2008) was an American film actress. She is best known for her role as Suellen O'Hara in the 1939 film Gone with the Wind. Early life: Evelyn Keyes was born in Port Arthur, Texas, to Omar Dow Keyes and Maude Ollive Keyes, the daughter of a Methodist minister. After Omar Keyes died when she was three years old, Keyes moved with her mother to Atlanta, Georgia, where they lived with her grandpare...