Mae West: It Ain't No Sin

Mae West: It Ain't No Sin by Louvish, Simon. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780312348786.

Sex goddess, Hollywood star, transgressive playwright, author, blues singer, and vaudeville brat---Mae West remains the twentieth centurys greatest comedienne. She made an everlasting mark in trailblazing Broadway plays such as Sex and The Constant Sinner and in films such as She Done Him Wrong, Klondike Annie, and Im No Angel. Simon Louvish, biographer of W. C. Fields, the Marx Brothers, Laurel and Hardy, and Keystones Mack Sennett, brings Mae to vibrant life in this unparalleled new biography. He charts her amazing seven decades in show business, from early years in teenage summer stock to her last reincarnation as 1960s gay icon and grande dame of Hollywood survivors. Mae West: It Aint No Sin is the first biography to make use of Maes recently uncovered personal papers, offering an unprecedented view into the endless creative drive and daring wit of this legendary star.