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Mae West achieved success in virtually every kind of media that existed during her lifetime. This is a rarity now, but it was especially rare in the 1930s. She was the epitome of power in Hollywood and she didnt even make her first film until she was in her late 30s.West was a stage actress by age seven who became professional vaudeville entertainer by 14. She danced her way into audiences hearts in her mid-20s, and then began writing provocative plays (some of which led to police raids).Click here to view slideshowOn top of all this, she had a nightclub act, recorded a number of music albums, and, in her later years, enjoyed her role as a self-styled campy parody of the bold persona she helped create. Fans loved her and critics panned her, and she likely wouldn't have wanted it any other way.Today, we remember her for her snide, sexy demeanor and killer curves. However, Mae West was more than just eye candy with an edge. See some of the most memorable photos of this Hollywood icon in the gallery above, then learn more about her incredible life story below.The Early Life Of Mae WestBorn on August 17, 1893 to a prizefighter father and (fittingly) a fashion model mother in Brooklyn, New York, Mary Jane "Mae" West had the world wrapped around her finger at an early age. Her mother doted on her and supported her in fulfilling her every dream. To some, Mae was seen as spoiled or difficult but she simply knew what she wanted and how to get it.Her mother took her to see popular vaudeville acts like Eva Tanguay, whose wild shows teetered between avant-garde and burlesque. Many say that Mae's mother had wanted to be a star herself, so she gladly encouraged the attention-seeking behavior that Mae already possessed.Mae West wowed at amateur talent competitions at a young age, and one such show in 1901 at the Royal Theater in Brooklyn sealed her fate. A stage manager promised to give her a spotlight during her rendition of "Movin' Day." But when 7-year-old Mae stepped onstage, there wasn't a spotlight.Wikimedia CommonsA publicity still of Mae West from 1936."I stepped out on the stage, looked up angrily at the spotlight man in the balcony, stamping my foot," Mae West later wrote in her autobiography, according to Vanity Fair. "'Where is my spotlight!' I stamped it again and the spotlight moved across stage onto me and caught me in the act of demanding my light. The audience saw me and laughed and applauded."Her nickname "Baby Mae" was coined and quickly stuck with viewers, and audiences never stopped wanting more of Mae West. So, she dropped out of school in the third grade to become a full-time performer.From The Stage To Court To HollywoodFor the next few years, Mae West performed in several plays put on by Hal Clarendon's stock company, then later in William Hogan's stage adaptation of Huck Finn. It was during this show that she met Frank Wallace, a vaudeville song-and-dance man whom she started a relationship with. The couple secretly married in 1911 when West was 17, but they separated soon after. West quickly made a name for herself on the vaudeville circuit, turning heads the entire way. Never one to shy away from the limelight, she had a solo comedienne act as the "Original Brinkley Girl" in 1913. Eventually, West began to write her own original plays by the 1920s. An early supporter of gay rights in America, she created a play called The Drag, which spoke out against gay conversion therapy. NYPL/Digital CollectionsMae West in a stage production of Diamond Lil (with an unidentified actor). Then in 1927, her Broadway play Sex was raided by the police, and West was indicted for immorality, according to PBS. She was fined $500 and sentenced to 10 days in jail on Welfare Island (now Roosevelt Island). West correctly predicted that the jail sentence would garner more attention for her show, and she ended up getting released two days early for good behavior. Upon her release, she began writing again, and it wouldn't be long before her 1928 play The Pleasure Man was raided by police... twice. However, she and her cast members would soon be acquitted in this case.She continued to garner attention thanks to both her legal battles and the provocative nature of her performances. It's little wonder why Hollywood's Paramount Pictures soon took notice. The film production company was struggling mightily due to the Great Depression, and they saw Mae West as their next meal ticket. Intrigued, she left her native New York for California.How Mae West Became A 1930s IconParamount studio head Adolph Zukor likely entered negotiations with Mae West not knowing what would hit him. West demanded the ability to re-write her roles as she saw fit, and design her own costumes. When Zukor asked what she expected to be paid for all this, West asked him what he made, and then asked for $1 more. She received exactly that. Her initial contract in 1932 pulled in an impressive $5,000 a week.By 1935, West would be the highest-paid woman in Hollywood and the entire United States. She had the final say on her leading men, the lighting, the backgrounds, the scripts, you name it. West was very specific about what she wanted, and, again, knew how to get it. Mae West didn't enter Hollywood until her late 30s, but she quickly made a splash. Despite being in her late 30s by the time she got to Hollywood then widely considered "advanced years" for female starlets West's beauty, sensuality, and clear talent for writing was more than enough to make her a star both on set and behind the scenes.This was evident by the time she started filming her first movie appearance in 1932's Night After Night. West insisted on heavily revising her role. This led to one of her most memorable scenes, in which a younger woman admires her jewelry, saying, "Goodness, what beautiful diamonds!" and West's character responds, "Goodness had nothing to do with it, dearie."Mae West's first starring role in She Done Him Wrong came in 1933 and was a box-office hit. Next came I'm No Angel, also released in 1933, and that was also a major success. Before long, the actress was a bona fide icon.Her Personal Life And Later YearsMae West's first serious relationship was the one with Frank Wallace, the vaudeville song-and-dance man who she secretly married in 1911 and then separated from shortly thereafter. (Despite their separation, however, she wouldn't officially divorce him until decades later, in 1942.)A few years after her failed romance with Wallace, in 1914, she began a relationship with Guido Deiro, another vaudeville performer.Before long, West was romantically linked to numerous other men, including her manager James Timony, gangster Owney Madden, and actor George Raft. At one point, West became pregnant and underwent a botched abortion procedure, which left her unable to ever bear children.Eventually, West dated boxer William "Gorilla" Jones. During this relationship, she encountered trouble from her landlords, who had a problem with West dating a Black man and didn't want any Black people in her apartment. In response, West purchased the entire building and lifted the racist ban.Finally, during the 1950s, she somewhat settled down with wrestler Paul Novak, who was about 30 years younger than her. Though the pair never officially married, their romantic partnership lasted for over 25 years, and West called him the love of her life, according to The Independent.Even in West's later years, she continued to work, with her last two films Myra Breckinridge and Sextette being released in the 1970s. Nothing could stop her but her death from a stroke on November 22, 1980. She was 87 years old, and had Novak at her deathbed during her final moments.After learning about Mae West, read about these nine scandals of Old Hollywood that tarnished its sparkling image. Then, find out about the 1920s pop-culture sensation that was Clara Bow.The post 33 Iconic Photos Of Mae West And The Little-Known Story Behind The Old Hollywood Star appeared first on All That's Interesting.

Wikimedia CommonsThe Tsar Tank, pictured during field tests, with soldiers standing on the carriage.From 1914 to 1918, the killing fields of Europe were a place of bloody stalemate. The Great War or World War I, as we know it today resulted in massive casualties on a frightening scale as belligerent empires became bogged down in trench warfare, with hundreds of thousands of lives sacrificed for mere yards of territory.To break the deadlock, numerous military innovators turned to the drawing board. Several countries simultaneously came up with the concept of the tank, as in water tank, coined by the British to disguise the real purpose of the armored vehicle that they were secretly developing.Most World War I tanks followed a similar design: a motorized protective barrier with treads to plow over obstacles and rough terrain, while also providing shielding for troops. Some early versions included machine guns and cannons to add offensive capabilities to strike at enemy positions.All kinds of tank designs and features were considered during the world conflict. But perhaps the most unusual prototype to emerge from the new era of military technology was the Russian Tsar Tank.What Was The Tsar Tank?Standing nearly 30 feet tall and weighing 60 tons, this monstrous machine looked more like Paul Bunyans tricycle. It included two enormous wheels that were intended to roll over any impediments.Also known as the Lebedenko Tank or the Netopyr (a Russian name for Pipistrellus, a genus of bats), this behemoth was the brainchild of Nikolay Lebedenko, a Russian military engineer who worked on the original design with Nikolai Zhukovsky, Boris Stechkin, and Alexander Mikulin.The Tsar Tank was gigantic even by todays standards, so it wouldve been considered especially massive during the advent of modern weaponry. It was nearly 60 feet long and almost 30 feet wide. The tank featured a large armored T-shaped carriage with a main top turret bristling with machine guns. Lower sponsons were also equipped with machine guns for covering fire. A crew of at least 10 men operated the vehicle.Each large wheel was powered by a 250-horsepower engine that was adapted from motors captured from a destroyed German Zeppelin. On firm ground, the Tsar Tank reached a top speed of 11 miles an hour. At the rear, a small metal rotor provided balance, giving the military vehicle the appearance of a tricycle on steroids. It also boasted some of the best weapons of the time, making its presence all the more intimidating.A design of the infamous Russian Tsar Tank, which was never used in a single battle.The Tsar Tank got its most famous name from Nicholas II, who was then the ruler of Russia. He took a keen interest in the project after Lebedenko showed the Tsar a small working version of the tank in 1915. They played with the small tank on the floor, setting up obstacles of books and other barriers, which the miniature model easily overcame. In theory, it seemed like a larger version of the tank could really give Russia the edge during World War I, and perhaps even break an agonizing deadlock on the battlefield.Nicholas was impressed with the idea and gave Lebedenko a reported 250,000 rubles (about $125,000, an enormous sum at the time) so that he could embark on the project for real-life battles. Construction then promptly began, under incredible secrecy. All of the parts for the Tsar Tank were produced as if they were intended for use in battleships or heavy industrial machines so that no one would know the truth about the projects nature.Inside The Infamous Failure Of The Tsar TankOn August 27, 1915, the Tsar Tank was put through its first field test, which initially seemed promising. The vehicle moved along a corduroy road a path lined with logs across a swamp. It crushed a tree and then moved off the roadway into the wetland. But thats where it stopped. The wheels spun and could not dislodge the rest of the Tsar Tank from the muck. The vehicles weight was too far to the back, causing the rear rotor to easily sink into the soft ground. Even with large engines, the two massive wheels did not have enough power to pull the rest of the tank out of the bog. It was clear that the tank had failed its tests miserably.Surprisingly, after this discouraging testing stage, many attempted to free the vehicle from the mud and even outlined plans to possibly redesign it for future tests. Some were so confident in the tanks potential for success that they ensured it would be guarded at its site in the wetland. But in the end, the vehicle was abandoned during the Russian Revolution.The tank then sat in the swamp until 1923, when it was salvaged for scrap.RedditThough the Tsar Tank failed its field tests, some hoped to improve the tanks design and give it another try in the future.Military historians have since debated whether or not the Tsar Tank would have been effective on the battlefield if it had been properly designed. Its sheer size certainly would have intimidated enemy soldiers, especially at a time when tanks were still relatively unknown (one might even imagine a War of the Worlds-style alien craft attacking average military units).However, the impressive bulk of the Tsar Tank would have also likely been a detriment, as heavy artillery would have easily damaged or destroyed its front wheels. Though it may have appeared powerful and indestructible from a distance, perhaps it wouldve been taken down once it got too close to enemy troops, stopping it right in its tracks.Chalk it up to another case of interesting idea, but maybe we should have thought it out a bit further.After this look at the Tsar Tank, go inside the story of Tsar Bomba, historys biggest nuclear weapon that created the largest man-made explosion the world has ever seen. Then, read about the Panjandrum, a disastrous experimental weapon that was supposed to help the Allies during World War II.The post Inside The Wild Story Of The Tsar Tank, Russias Absurd Experimental Vehicle From World War I appeared first on All That's Interesting.

An ARPG "unlike any other," spearheaded by a handful of former Diablo 1 and 2 developers? That's a prospect that I'm sure will make loot goblins everywhere sit up and take note. Well, that's what the team behind Darkhaven is setting out to achieve. Shaking up the action RPG space with a procedurally generated world featuring an unprecedented amount of environmental destruction and evolution for the genre, hopes are understandably quite high. Despite only being revealed at the end of January, a new "pre-alpha" demo for Darkhaven has just hit Steam, so you can already go and see for yourself how developer Moon Beast Productions is getting on.Read the full story on PCGamesN: Former Diablo devs aim to shake up the ARPG space with Darkhaven, and you can see how they're getting on in its new demo