Leider, Emily Wortis <br/><br/>
Becoming Mae West 
/ Emily Wortis Leider 
 - New York  : Farrar, Straus Giroux  , 1997 
 - 431 p.  : illus.  ; 24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/> Brooklyn-bred like her subject, the author shares narration and b&w photographs illustrating how Baby Mae (1893-1980)--the offspring of a classic stage mother and boxer father--evolved from vaudeville performer to the popular, but not critically acclaimed, liberated stage and movie actress of "My Little Chickadee" (1940) fame.  Always trying to stay one step ahead of the censors, and losing out temporarily to the Hayes Office in 1930 when it put "Diamond Lil" on the banned list, West represented adventuresomeness in sexuality and career savvy by a female entertainer. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780374109592 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>West, David---Trials, litigation<br/>Motion picture actors and actresses--- United States - Biography
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>92 WES