Mae West

Mae West, Hollywood 1969

Photograph by Roddy Mcdowell

This postcard was printed in 1980. 

- - -

Here is a postcard from 2011 with one of her most famous quotes.... 

- - - - - - 

Mary Jane "Mae" West (August 17, 1893 – November 22, 1980) was an American actress, singer, playwright, screenwriter, comedian, and sex symbol whose entertainment career spanned seven decades.  The American Film Institute named her 15th among the greatest female stars of classic American cinema.

West often used a husky low voice and was one of the more controversial movie stars of her day; she encountered many problems, especially censorship. She once quipped, "I believe in censorship. I made a fortune.