Mae West Signed Personal Check to Sak's Fifth Ave W/8"x10" Photograph - This signed personal check was issued by Mae West to Sak's Fifth Ave. on August 4, 1975 for the amount of $27.56. Mae West was an iconic American actress, singer, playwright, screenwriter, comedian and sex symbol, whose career spanned seven decades. At the height in the early 1930s she was one of the largest box office draws in the United States, and by 1935, West was the highest paid woman and the second-highest paid person in the United States. West was also named the 15th greatest female star of classic American cinema by The American Film Institute. The check from United California Bank is signed by the actress on the signature line and comes with a beautiful 8"x10" black and white photograph of the star.