Follies (1947). She appeared uncredited as "the cook" in Rhythm on the River (1940) and as "woman in theater" in Birth of the Blues (1941). Retirement After her husband Al Charles died, West lived quietly as Amy Charles in Hollywood, Florida. When Tempest Storm and Blaze Starr appeared to full houses at the Mitchell Brothers in San Francisco, Art and Jim Mitchell approached West to come to their theatre. At nearly sixty, Evelyn West declined the offer. A long time St. Louis Cardinals baseball fan, late in life she rooted for the Florida Marlins. She sold collectibles through eBay and made friends with fans online. Death Evelyn West died as Amy Charles in 2004 in Florida. Notes 1921 births 2004 deaths People from Adair County, Kentucky American burlesque performers American female erotic dancers American erotic dancers American vedettes 20th-century American actresses 20th-century American dancers 21st-century American women