Mae West: When She's Bad, She's Better Quiz

Answer: Brooklyn

Mary Jane West was born on August 17, 1893 in Brooklyn, NY. Her father, John Patrick West was a professional boxer and her mother, Matilda Doelger, designed corsets.

Answer: 18 years old

Mae and Frank wed on April 11, 1911. Shortly after, the stage partnership and the marriage partnership ended, but they weren't divorced until July 23, 1942.

Answer: False

Katie was the first born, but died after a few months. Mae was second, then followed her sister, Mildred, and her brother, John Patrick West Jr.

Answer: Sex

Although her first Broadway appearance was in 1911, ("A la Broadway" and "Hello Paris"), "Sex" was her first play that she had written, produced and directed. "Sex" hit Broadway in 1926 and caused a scandal that led to her spending time in jail for more than a week on obscenity charges.

In 1927, she wrote and directed her second play, "Drag", which was about homosexuality. The play was a hit in New Jersey, but she was told not to bring it to Broadway. "Diamond Lil" hit Broadway in 1928. "Night After Night" was her screen debut in 1932.

Answer: Goodness Had Nothing to Do with It

"Goodness Had Nothing to Do with It" was published in 1959 in paperback form by Manor Books. It was re-released in 1970 by publishers, Macfadden-Bartell. In it you will find stories about her career and her love life.

Answer: Way Out (Mae) West

In the 1960s, she recorded the album "Way Out (Mae) West". She appeared on the cover of the LP with David Clark Allen and his band. Songs included on this album are, "Treat Him Right", "When a Man Loves a Woman", "You Turn Me On", "Shakin' All Over", "If You Gotta Go", "Lover, Please Don't Fight", "Day Tripper", "Nerveous", "Twist and Shout", "Boom Boom" and "Mae Day".

Answer: True

In 1999, "She Done Him Wrong" made it in their list of films that are "culturally, historically, or esthetically important". This movie was based on her play, "Diamond Lil". Mae co-starred in this film with Cary Grant.

Answer: 1560 Vine Street

Audrey Hepburn's star is located at 1652 Vine Street. Marlon Brando's star is located at 1765 Vine Street and Cecil B. DeMille's star is located at 1725 Vine Street.

Answer: 87 years old

Mae died on November 22, 1980 due to complications of a series of strokes. She was buried in Cypress Hills Cemetery, in Brooklyn, New York.

Answer: False

On June 15, 1999, the American Film Institute (AFI) selected Hollywood's 50 greatest screen legends. In order to qualify for this list, the actors had to make their screen debuts in or before 1950, or, if their screen debuts occurred after 1950, have died leaving behind a completed body of work. Mae ranked in at #15 on AFI's "Top 50 Screen Legends" list. The actresses that made it to the top 3 are, Audrey Hepburn (#3), Bette Davis (#2) and Katharine Hepburn (#1).