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PBS to air documentary about Mae West titled 'Dirty Blonde'

PBS to air documentary about Mae West titled 'Dirty Blonde'
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Just before curtain call, Mae West puts on the "prop" diamonds which she wears in Diamond Lil, in her dressing room at the Plymouth Theatre in New York on Dec. 15, 1949. The props are given a value of $2,000. (AP Photo)
PBS to air documentary about Mae West titled 'Dirty Blonde'
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Legendary film star Mae West is getting a documentary.

The documentary, "Mae West: Dirty Blonde" will explore the Hollywood legend's life and career, as she "climbed the ladder of success rung by rung to become a writer, performer and subversive agitator for social change," PBS said in a press release.

According to People , performer Bette Midler is an executive producer on the documentary.

PBS is set to air "Dirty Blonde" on June 16 at 8 p.m. ET.

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