Sextette

film by Rapper [1978]

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The film Sextette, released in 1978, was directed by Irving Rapper and starred Mae West. West, a renowned actress known for her frank sensuality and witty dialogue, wrote the play on which the film was based. She had a long career in theater and film, often portraying independent women. Sextette was one of her later film appearances, alongside Myra Breckinridge (1970). Irving Rapper, a British-born American director, was known for his literary adaptations during Hollywood's golden age.123

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Irving Rapper
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…as a dialogue director on Sextette (1978), a Mae West musical, Rapper retired. He died just weeks before his 102nd birthday.
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…as a dialogue director on Sextette (1978), a Mae West musical, Rapper retired. He died just weeks before his 102nd birthday.
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Mae West
…novel by Gore Vidal, and Sextette (1978), based on a play that she wrote. The title of her autobiography, Goodness Had Nothing to Do with It (1959), captured her style precisely—it was a retort one of her characters made to the exclamation “Goodness, what beautiful diamonds!”
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…novel by Gore Vidal, and Sextette (1978), based on a play that she wrote. The title of her autobiography, Goodness Had Nothing to Do with It (1959), captured her style precisely—it was a retort one of her characters made to the exclamation “Goodness, what beautiful diamonds!”
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