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Back to Episodes"The Scandalous Screen Siren" Pt. 1: Mae West
Episode 139
Published 5 years, 4 months ago
Description
When one of the most famous entertainers in America couldn’t find another good role, she wrote one for herself. The result was a play titled “Sex,” and it became a Broadway smash in 1926 — but moral reformers couldn’t handle its heat, and took drastic action.
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