Mae West
by Linda SeidaBuxom actress Mae West employed clever double-entendres throughout the course of her long career on stage and screen. More than once she managed to squeeze something suggestive past the eagle eyes and ears of her rigid censors, and her public came to adore her for it. In fact she boasted of the feat, saying, I believe in censorship. I made a fortune out of it. Similarly, the titles of Wests recordings veered toward the suggestive and risqué. The Rosetta Records release Mae West Sings Sultry Songs includes such numbers as A Guy That Takes His Time, Easy Rider, and Pardon Me for Loving & Running. The album Im No Angel from Jasmine Records, which was named for one of her early films, features the title song and I Want You, I Need You. The Fabulous Mae West from MCA Records offers Im in the Mood for Love and All of Me. The Minds Eye issued a cassette featuring such classic West numbers as Come Up and See Me Sometime, as well as Slow...