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Mae West: A biography

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British entertainment writer, Fergus Cashin ghosted a number of show business autobiographies prior to undertaking his examination of Mae West's career published in 1981, shortly after her death. Cashin referred to West being "of indeterminate sex" and claimed "the marathon love sessions of nonstop bed pounding...went on in Mae's head and probably nowhere else."
Critics panned Cashin for raising rhetorical questions and not conducting any original research. His book was released in England in hardback edition, and sold in the American market in a paperback version. The Library of Congress had a copy of Cashin's book in its collection, which has since inexplicably gone missing.
Perhaps the wrath of Miss West's spirit vapourized this offensive text. For Mae West completists, this bizarre tome makes for an amusing, if inaccurate account of perhaps the most fascinating entertainer of the twentieth century.

This book is full of speculation (among other things) from cover to cover. The author is obsessed with the notion that Mae West was a man. This was written just after she passed away, and clearly Mr. Cashin wanted to "cash-in". Not recommended.