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This novel is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents are either the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events or locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental. Vandalia Press, Morgantown 26506© 2005 by Priscilla A. Rodd and by West Virginia University Press All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 ISBN 1-933202-07-6 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Priscilla A. Rodd 1974 Surviving Mae West/Priscilla A. Rodd viii, 208p. 23 cm. Library of Congress Control Number: 2005937637 Vandalia Press is an imprint of West Virginia University Press Cover image: “Self-portrait with Fingers, Eye and Ear” © 2001 Helen Payne Book design by Than Saffel Printed in USA by Bookmasters, Inc.. iW For my husband, Deane, my lover, best friend, and colleague. Life began anew when we met, and I am forever grateful to have you at my side. And to my parents, Judy and Tom, who demonstrated how to pursue a dream. Your support and love have carried me. ...

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