Mae West
Writer Kathy Lette chooses Hollywood's 'queen of the quip', Mae West. With Francine Stock and Simon Louvish. From 2005.
As the blondest bombshell of them all and one of Hollywood's most outrageously camp icons, Mae West was certainly never ignored during a career spanning almost seven decades.
As a novelist, playwright, businesswoman, producer and performer she always attracted scandal, controversy and men.
Writer Kathy Lette proposes Mae West for great-life status and discusses the 'queen of the quip' with Francine Stock.
Providing expert analysis is Mae West biographer Simon Louvish.
Producer: Lucy Lunt
First broadcast on 麻豆官网首页入口 Radio 4 in October 2005.
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