Born: 17 August 1893 · Died: 22 November 1980 · Age at death: 87
How old was Mae West when she died?
Mae West died aged 87. She was born on 17 August 1893 and died on 22 November 1980.
American actress and playwright of She Done Him Wrong, famous for her witty double entendres and line come up and see me sometime
Did you know?Because of her suggestive scripts, she was a primary target for film censors and once spent time in jail for one of her plays.
Quick facts
Date of birth17 August 1893
Date of death22 November 1980
Age at death87
Cause of deathStroke
NationalityAmerican
BirthplaceBrooklyn, United States
Occupationplaywright, television actor, film actor
Editor's Take:
Mae West made sex and wit her trademarks long before it was acceptable. She began performing in vaudeville as a child in Brooklyn. In 1926 she wrote and starred in a Broadway play called Sex, and was jailed for ten days for obscenity. Hollywood signed her in her late thirties. Her films She Done Him Wrong and I'm No Angel saved Paramount from bankruptcy. Her lines, such as "Come up and see me sometime", are still quoted. The stricter film censorship code of 1934 was partly aimed at her.
Mary Jane West (August 17, 1893 – November 22, 1980), known as Mae West, was an American actress, singer, comedian, screenwriter, and playwright.
