Mae West: Calculating

Calculating the MAE WEST arithmetic ought to be easy. Born in 1893 in Brooklyn, the actress lived in New York City for thirty-nine years until the summer of 1932 when she left for Los Angeles. Box office success in Tinseltown turned Mae into a California real estate investor. She resided at her apartment building on North Rossmore from 1932 —1980.
• • Since the empress of sex is often referred to as the Brooklyn bombshell, and since Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz is a big Mae West fan, at his annual "State of the Borough" address (on 7 February 2008), over two dozen residents of Kings County were informally polled about her birthplace.
• • The first question was: "Do you like Mae West?"
• • Only when the adult responded enthusiastically — — saying things like "I love her! I've seen all her movies!" — — was the second question posed: "Where was Mae West born?"
• • Not one Brooklynite guessed correctly.
• • Incorrect guesses included: the midwest, the West Coast, Philadelphia, and California.
• • Misguided New Yorkers are especially invited to come up and see Mae during July 2008 when Brooklyn-based director Louis Lopardi will direct the play "Courting Mae West: Sex, Censorship & Secrets" at the 99-seat Algonquin Theatre [123 East 24th Street, NYC].
• • This serious-minded comedy, based on true events 1926 — 1932, follows the controversial actress around her hometown as she gets involved in lawsuits that will change her life.
• • Tickets, indicates Lopardi, will be under $20. Are you listening, big spender?
• • Come up and see Mae every day online: http://MaeWest.blogspot.com/
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