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Re: Mae West - "Is that a gun in your pocket or are you glad to see me?" (nt)

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In Reply to: Greatest zinger in a movie? I'd say Kathleen Turner's posted by tinear on April 28, 2004 at 06:58:58:

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Mae was the queen of the memorable one liners............. - danj 23:17:24 04/29/04 (0)
Her wit and charisma were legendary. She was, at her peak, the best.
On the male side, W.C. Fields had some splendid zingers - most of which were his, and not some writer's. Same can be said for Mae. Both she and W.C. wrote most of their own dialogue.
Some other notables would be Groucho Marx, Robert Benchley, Kate Hepburn, and Bette Davis. Few current writers and/or performers can match their acerbic wit.

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