Mae West: January 31st

Two actors who were cast-mates with MAE WEST in "Go West Young Man" [1936] share the last day in January.
• • Born on 31 January 1887 in Curragh, Ireland, Charles Irwin starred on Broadway in Ned Wayburn's show Gambols (1929). A year after, he began appearing in motion pictures. The busy bit parts player was seen in 180 big screen roles from 1930 — 1964.
• • He played the Master of Ceremonies in "Go West Young Man."
• • Charles Irwin died at the age of 82 on 2 November 1969 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California.
• • Born in Savannah, Tennessee on 22 November 1875, Elizabeth Patterson felt she was destined for the footlights. The determined five-foot-five Southerner overrode her strict parent's objections and became a member of Chicago's Ben Greet Players, performing Shakespearean roles at the turn of the century. She followed this up with numerous roles on Broadway and did not, in fact, turn her thoughts to Hollywood until she was 51 years old.
• • She played Aunt Kate in "Go West Young Man."
• • Often cast as a neighbor, a busybody, a persnickety relative, or meddler, Elizabeth Patterson was seen in over 100 productions between 1926 — 1961.
• • Elizabeth Patterson died at the age of 90 on 31 January 1966 in Los Angeles, California.
• • The cast of "Go West Young Man" included:
• • Mae West — — Mavis Arden
• • Warren William — — Morgan
• • Randolph Scott — — Bud Norton
• • Alice Brady — — Mrs. Struthers
• • Elizabeth Patterson — — Aunt Kate Barnaby
• • Lyle Talbot — — Francis X. Harrigan
• • Charles Irwin — — Master of Ceremonies
• • 31 January 1936 • •
• • According to the archives of The Hutchinson News [published in Hutchinson, Kansas]: In Hollywood, police raided an alleged "indecent" stage show and arrested the business manager for Mae West, along with 13 of the cast of "Ladies by Request." The play had run for several weeks. [This news item ran on 31 January 1936 and refers to a Los Angeles production produced by Jim Timony, Mae's manager.]
• • Sixty-Six Minutes • •
• • According to the Illinois "Answer Man" Roger Schlueter, who wrote a column on 31 January 2011: Mae West's "She Done Him Wrong" — — at 66 minutes, it is the shortest movie ever nominated for best picture. And, of course, it was the only Mae West flick ever nominated for an Oscar.
• • Come up and see Mae every day online: http://MaeWest.blogspot.com/
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