Yet, though brightened, his Troilus is not bowdlerized: at the big moments Achilles is gangster enough, and Cressida (well played by lovely Rosemary Harris) enough of a bawd.
For a lady, Auntie Mame wasn't too bawd at all.
Moll Flanders, another notable 18th century bawd, was of course the creation of Daniel Defoe.
Dustin Hoffman in San Francisco Chronicle Answering the question, Hoffman says, "Emma and I have this connection. It's like if you meet someone at a party and you thought about them the next day. Also, she wanted to do stand-up. I wanted to do stand-up, too. She's a classy lady who's a bawd...