Mae West
At a period when the entertainment business was still in its infancy, the actress, singer, dramatist, screenwriter, comedian, and sex symbol was one of the most active persons in Hollywood. In her early years, the actress was secretly married to Frank Wallace, who she divorced in 1942 after 30 years of marriage. Since then (and reputedly even during her marriage), the actress has been linked to a number of men, including a guy 30 years her junior when she was 61.
The vixen’s love life is a jumbled mess that resembles something out of a soap opera more than anything else. “Men are my pastime – If I ever got married, I’d have to give it up,” she once quipped when asked about her personal connections. May was able to find a partner in Chester Rybinski, the muscular guy from her performance, despite her avant-garde beliefs and choices (who was 30 years her junior). Mae was cared for by Rybinski until her death in 1980, at the age of 87, although there was no ring on her finger at the time.