nytimes July 1, 2021 8:00am Mae West Vamped and Winked. She Also Blazed a Trail We’re Still Following. #movies #womenandgirls #westmae #news Mae West Vamped and Winked. She Also Blazed a Trail We’re Still Following. New editions of her early films reveal a screenwriter with a deep interest in lives on the margins. That was just one reason the censors couldn’t abide her.