"The Scandalous Screen Siren" Pt. 1: Mae West
Nov 04, 2020•42 min•Ep. 139
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Episode 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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