Skip to main content
Mae West: Dirty Blonde

Up Next

Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am

Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am

Season 34 Episode 3
1:56:29
Season 34

Laura Ingalls Wilder: Prairie to Page

Season 34 Episode 7
1:23:02
Keith Haring: Street Art Boy

Keith Haring: Street Art Boy

Season 34 Episode 8
52:28
A singer belts out in song during a performance.

How It Feels To Be Free

Season 35 Episode 1
1:53:19
Twyla Moves

Twyla Moves

Season 35 Episode 3
1:22:31
Authors

Amy Tan: Unintended Memoir

Season 35 Episode 7
1:39:49
American Masters Season 35

Becoming Helen Keller

Season 35 Episode 11
1:22:50
Ailey

Ailey

Season 36 Episode 1
1:23:21
Waterman – Duke: Ambassador of Aloha

Waterman – Duke: Ambassador of Aloha

Season 36 Episode 3
1:23:57
Back to Show
American Masters

Mae West: Dirty Blonde

Season 34 Episode 2

Dive into the life and career of groundbreaking writer, performer and subversive star Mae West. Over a career spanning eight decades, she broke boundaries and possessed creative and economic powers unheard of for a female entertainer in the 1930s.

Watch Preview
Support Provided By
Season
Julia Alvarez: A Life Reimagined
Unlock with PBS Passport
1:23:57
Explore the story of writer Julia Alvarez, who blazed a trail for a generation of Latino authors.
Blake Edwards: A Love Story in 24 Frames
Unlock with PBS Passport
1:23:35
Explore the story of filmmaker Blake Edwards, known for his comedies like the "Pink Panther" series.
Thought Leaders
Unlock with PBS Passport
1:40:39
Discover the intellectual evolution and political legacy of William F. Buckley, Jr.
Moynihan
Unlock with PBS Passport
1:43:31
Discover the life and legacy of former U.S. Senator and diplomat Daniel Patrick Moynihan.
HOPPER: An American love story
Unlock with PBS Passport
53:03
Discover the secrets behind Edward Hopper’s most iconic and enigmatic works.
José Clemente Orozco: Hombre de Fuego (En Español)
54:31
El artista José Clemente Orozco (1883-1945) encabezó el movimiento muralista en México.
Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
Unlock with PBS Passport
1:22:29
Experience the groundbreaking sounds of bebop pioneer and virtuoso composer Max Roach.
A Song for Cesar
Unlock with PBS Passport
1:22:12
Trace the life and legacy of labor activist Cesar Chavez through music and the arts.
Floyd Abrams: Speaking Freely
Unlock with PBS Passport
1:22:45
Follow the 50-year career of First Amendment lawyer and legal expert Floyd Abrams.
Jerry Brown: The Disrupter
Unlock with PBS Passport
1:33:44
Experience the political and personal journey of California governor Jerry Brown.
Little Richard: King and Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll
Unlock with PBS Passport
1:29:31
Experience the meteoric rise and enduring legacy of Little Richard.
Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV
Unlock with PBS Passport
1:45:01
See the world through the eyes of Nam June Paik, the father of video art.
Active loading indicator