Aug. 17, 2026
Mae West's birthday.
Mae West's birthday: Hollywood's original sirens, sharp-witted actresses, and timeless one-liners.
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Calarugus shark media. Hi, I'm Mark Ellison and today's theme
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is May West's Birthday? Hollywood's original sirens, sharp witted actresses
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and timeless one liners. Question one. May West was Hollywood's
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queen of the double entendre long before censors cracked down,
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But first things first, on what date is her birthday? Celebrated,
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marking the arrival of the pre code era's wittiest star.
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Question two, which nineteen thirty three May West film popularized
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her flirtatious invitation, often quoted as why don't you come
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up and see me sometime, showcasing her signature blend of
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innuendo and charm. Question three. May West's riskue humor thrived
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in the early nineteen thirties until the industry began strictly
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applying which set of rules in nineteen thirty four that
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curtailed suggestive content on screen. Question four among Hollywood's original sirens,
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which European born star famously wore a tuxedo in top
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hat in the nineteen thirty film Morocco, making androgynist glamour
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aus sensation on the silver screen. Question five, continuing the
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tradition of razor sharp screen lines, which actress delivered the
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immortal quip fasten your seat belts, It's going to be
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a bumpy night. And in which nineteen fifty film. We'll
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be right back with these answers after this break, welcome back.
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Question one on what date is May West's birthday celebrated?
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Answer August seventeenth, eighteen ninety three. May West was born
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on August seventeenth, eighteen ninety three, in Brooklyn, New York.
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Her birthday often prompts remembrances of her sharp wit and
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boundary pushing roles in early nineteen thirties Holly. Question two,
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which film features Mae West come up and see me? Line? Answer,
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She'd done him wrong? Nineteen thirty three She done him Wrong,
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adapted from West's stage character Diamond Lil, turned her suggestive
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quips into box office gold and earned a Best Picture nomination.
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The line became one of classic Hollywood's most quoted. Question three,
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what nineteen thirty four crackdown curtailed May West's racy humor?
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Answer the Motion Picture Production Code Hays Code. Strict enforcement
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of the Production Code began in mid nineteen thirty four
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under the Production Code Administration. It forced studios to tone
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down innuendo and moral transgressions, transforming Hollywood's storytelling for decades.
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Question four, who Donda tucks in Morocco nineteen thirty Answer
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Marlene Dietrich. Dietrich's tuxedo clad performance in Morocco helped cement
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her sultry, boundary pushing image. The look became an emblem
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of old Hollywood's sophistication and gender defying style. Question five
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Who said fasten your seat belts? And in what film?
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Answer Betty Davis in All About Eve nineteen fifty Bette
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Davis as Margot Channing fires off the line in Joseph L.
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Mankiwitch is All About Eve. It's one of cinema's great zingers,
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fitting right into Hollywood's legacy of unforgettable one liners. That
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concludes today's five Daily Trivia questions. I'm Mark Ellison, and
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today's questions were crafted with the help of AI technology.
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See you tomorrow.
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