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She always knew how : Mae West a personal biography / by Charlotte Chandler.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Thorndike Press large print biography seriesPublication details: Waterville, Me. : Thorndike Press, 2009.Description: 477 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 1410416704 (alk. paper)
  • 9781410416704 (alk. paper)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Summary: Acclaimed biographer Charlotte Chandler draws on a series of interviews she conducted with legendary actress Mae West 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, with the star still gamely offering advice on how to attract men, West and Chandler developed a warm rapport that glows on every page of this biography.
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Large Print Book Large Print Book Main Library Large Print NonFiction West, M. C455 Available 33111005682097
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The acclaimed biographer of Bette Davis, Ingrid Bergman, and Joan Crawford once again draws on personal interviews to examine of of Hollywood's most colorful--and frequently off-color--icons. bw photographs.

Acclaimed biographer Charlotte Chandler draws on a series of interviews she conducted with legendary actress Mae West 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, with the star still gamely offering advice on how to attract men, West and Chandler developed a warm rapport that glows on every page of this biography.

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