A Brief History of Cougars

Western Cat
Always bold, always bawdy, Mae West was the first woman to inquire, "Is that a pistol in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?" A cougar till the end, West married a former Mr. California (a man 30 years her junior) and starred in Sextette at the age of 84.

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