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010 $a 2008048182
020 $a9781416579090
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050 00 $aPN2287.W4566$bC43 2009
082 00 $a791.4302/8092$aB$222
100 1 $aChandler, Charlotte.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n77019046
245 10 $aShe always knew how :$bMae West, a personal biography /$cCharlotte Chandler.
250 $a1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed.
260 $aNew York :$bSimon & Schuster,$c2009.
300 $axiii, 317 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates :$billustrations ;$c25 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
500 $aIncludes index.
505 00 $gCh. 1.$tChildhood (1893-1910) -- $gCh. 2.$tIngenue (1911-1921) -- $gCh. 3.$tBroadway (1922-1931) -- $gCh. 4.$tHollywood (1932-1943) -- $gCh. 5.$tOn the Road (1944-1964) -- $gCh. 6.$tHollywood Encore (1965-1980) -- $gCh. 7.$tThe Last Act (1980).
520 1 $a"In She Always Knew How, her new biography of legendary actress Mae West, acclaimed biographer Charlotte Chandler draws on a series of interviews she conducted with the star just months before her death in 1980. From their first meeting, where West held out a diamond-covered hand in greeting and lamented her interviewer's lack of jewels, to their farewell, where the star was still gamely offering advice on how to attract men, Mae West and Charlotte Chandler developed a warm rapport that glows on every page of this biography." "Actress, playwright, screenwriter, and iconic sex symbol Mae West was born in New York in 1893. She created a scandal - and a sensation - on Broadway with her play Sex in 1926. Convicted of obscenity, she was sentenced to ten days in prison. She went to jail a convict and emerged a star." "In Hollywood she played opposite George Raft, Cary Grant (in one of his first starring roles), and W. C. Fields, among others. She was the number one box-office attraction during the 1930s and saved Paramount Studios from bankruptcy. Her films included some notorious one-liners - which she wrote herself - that have become part of Hollywood lore: from "too much of a good thing can be wonderful" to "When I'm good, I'm very good. When I'm bad, I'm better." She saw through the double standard of the time that permitted men to do things that women would be ruined for doing." "In addition to her extensive interviews of Mae West, Chandler also spoke with actors and directors who worked with and knew the star, the man with whom she lived for the last twenty-seven years of her life, as well as her closest assistant at the end of her life. Their comments and insights enrich this fascinating book. She Always Knew How captures the voice and spirit of this unique actress as no other biography ever has."--BOOK JACKET.
600 10 $aWest, Mae.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50003369
650 0 $aMotion picture actors and actresses$zUnited States$vBiography.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008107993
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0902/2008048182-b.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0903/2008048182-d.html
856 41 $3Sample text$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0905/2008048182-s.html
856 41 $3Table of contents only$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0905/2008048182-t.html
852 00 $bglx$hPN2287.W4566$iC43 2009