Mae West: Timing

MAE WEST clashed on the set of "Night After Night" [1932] while she was in a couple of scenes with veteran actress Alison Skipworth.
• • The portly British-trained thespian, suspecting that the younger woman would steal the scene by injecting it with jolt of energy, told the director that Mae West's timing was off.
• • "You forget," she declared, turning to West, "I've been an actress for forty years."
• • "Don't worry, dear," West tartly replied. "I'll keep your secret."
• • Alison Skipworth was born in July in London, England on 25 July 1863.
• • Skipworth also died in the month of July — — on 5 July 1952 — — in New York City.
• • In August 1932, Paramount Pictures began production on "Night After Night"; the Prohibition-themed story, conceived as a vehicle for George Raft, was released in theatres on 30 October 1932. Raft plays Joe Anton, a former speakeasy owner and gangster who longs to be a gentleman.
• • Which house in the West 50s inspired the plot of "Night After Night" [originally titled "Number 55"]? Which heiress was raised in that stately residence [once a posh single-family dwelling]? Which Pulitzer Prize-winner wrote the short story that Hollywood adapted for the screenplay? Which gangster met a crimson death on the white marble staircase?
• • On 17 August 2007, a tour group will stop at that location in midtown Manhattan — — the "Mae West Side Story" walking tour.
• • Recharge your Mae West battery on Friday evening 17 August 2007, when a guided tour will explore Manhattan's WEST-side during the "Mae West Side Story" walking tour. The event — — open to the public — — is timed to salute Brooklyn's own sexpot on her birthdate. [See the Annual Mae West Gala posting below.]
• • Only 20 more days until Mae's birthday!
• • Come up and see Mae every day online: http://MaeWest.blogspot.com/
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