Mae West
Brief Synopsis
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Ann Jillian's portrait of legendary actress Mae West in this customarily white-washed TV biography, covering her flamboyant career through her triumphant Broadway return in "Diamond Lil" in 1948, won her an Emmy Award nomination. James Brolin plays Mae West's long-time lover and manager, Jim Timony,
Cast & Crew
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Lee Philips
Director
Bill Morey
Redmond Gleeson
Chuck Mccann
Martin Azarow
Rita Taggart
Film Details
Genre
Biography
Release Date
1982
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
Ann Jillian's portrait of legendary actress Mae West in this customarily white-washed TV biography, covering her flamboyant career through her triumphant Broadway return in "Diamond Lil" in 1948, won her an Emmy Award nomination. James Brolin plays Mae West's long-time lover and manager, Jim Timony, and Roddy McDowall is a fictionalized female impersonator who helps her develop her distinctive stage and screen persona. Director Lee Philips also received an Emmy nomination, as did Jean-Pierre Dorleac and Richard Blair for costume design and makeup, respectively.
Director
Lee Philips
Director
Cast
Bill Morey
Redmond Gleeson
Chuck Mccann
Martin Azarow
Rita Taggart
Roddy Mcdowall
Louis Giambalvo
Jay Garner
Nicholas Mayer
Woody Eney
Michael Currie
Ed Call
Donald Hotton
Ann Jilliann
James Brolin
J.p. Bumstead
Piper Laurie
Dennis Alwood
Fredric Franklyn
Paul Willson
Blane Savage
Lee De Broux
Burke Byrnes
Debbie Lytton
Lew Horn
Bridgette Andersen
Harry Reems
Narrator
Than Wyenn
Fred Stuthman
Ian Wolfe
Crew
Lupe Amador
Assistant
Todd Arnow
Production Accountant
Bill Beasley
Assistant Director
Richard Blair
Makeup
Patrick Blymyer
Gaffer
Hazel Catmull
Hair
Mark Conte
Assistant Editor
Jean-pierre Dorleac
Costume Designer
Brad Fiedel
Music
Susan Gallegy
Production Coordinator
James Glennon
Camera Operator
Greg A Hall
Costumes
Duncan Henderson
Assistant Director
Leonard Hill
Executive Producer
C Robert Holloway
Location Manager
Sallie Jo Houston
Assistant
William L Hudson
Property Master
Dale Johnston
Sound Editor
E Arthur Kean
Screenplay
Richard Kent
Set Decorator
Lily Lacava
Script Supervisor
Matthew F. Leonetti
Director Of Photography
John Linder
Key Grip
Robert J Litt
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Philip Mandelker
Executive Producer
Janet Knutsen Mccann
Associate Producer
Rick Mercier
Transportation Coordinator
Terry Morse Jr.
Production Manager
Terry Morse Jr.
Producer
George Jay Nicholson
Editor
Ruchard Raguse
Sound Mixer
Dom Salinaro
Choreographer
Lynn Stalmaster
Casting
Kim Swados
Art Director
Peggy Thorin
Costumes
Jim Weidman
Music Editor
Anne Welch
Consultant
Film Details
Genre
Biography
Release Date
1982
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
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Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States May 2, 1982
