1911-04-11 Actress Mae West (17) weds fellow vaudevillian Frank Wallace (21) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1942-07-21 Actress Mae West (48) divorces vaudeville performer Frank Wallace after 31 years of marriage
Historical Events
1918-10-04 Musical "Sometime" with Mae West premieres in NYC
1927-04-19 Actress Mae West found guilty of “obscenity and corrupting the morals of youth” in a New York stage play entitled "Sex". She is sentenced to 10 days in prison and fined $500, the resulting publicity launches her Hollywood career.
1928-04-09 Mae West's NYC debut in a daring new play "Diamond Lil"
1937-12-27 Mae West performs Adam & Eve skit that gets her banned from NBC radio