• • Born in Bronte-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada on 10 November 1875, Maude Eburne began her career on the stage in Ontario and then moved on to New York. She was seen on Broadway from 1913 — 1930, usually in comedies or a musical comedy, and often cast as a Cockney servant.

• • Maude Eburne died in Hollywood on Saturday, 15 October 1960. She was 84.
• • Calvin Lockhart [18 October 1934 — 29 March 2007] • •
• • Born as Bert Cooper in Nassau in the month of October — — on Thursday, 18 October 1934 — — he was raised in the Bahamas before relocating to The Big Apple with ambitions of becoming a civil engineer. He entered Cooper Union but dropped out to forge a performing arts career.
• • In "Myra Breckinridge" [1970] Calvin Lockhart was cast as Irving Amadeus.
• • Complications from a stroke brought about his demise. He died in his homeland, Nassau, Bahamas on 29 March 2007. He was 72,
• • On Friday, 18 October 1918 • •
• • In Billboard's review of "Sometime" printed on 18 October 1918, they reserved several sentences filled with praise for Mae West.
• • On Sunday, 18 October 1931 • •
• • The Herald Tribune reviewed Mae's Harlem play on Sunday, 18 October 1931.
• • On Tuesday, 18 October 1932 • •
• • On Tuesday, 18 October 1932 Will Hays wrote to remind studio boss Adolph Zukor that he must not register the titles "Diamonds" or "Diamond Lady" for any film project with Mae West.
• • On Sunday, 18 October 1936 • •
• • The East Coast readers of The New York Times read this frightening headline on Sunday, 18 October 1936 — — "Mae West Escapes Apartment Hold-Up; Other Residents, Victims in Hollywood, Are Glad She and Her Bodyguard Were Away."
• • On Monday, 18 October 2010 • •
• • The release date of the song "Mae West's Dress" — — inspired by the Brooklyn Bombshell — — was on Monday, 18 October 2010. If you check online, then you'll find the sites where you can download this track from Desmond Star's debut album "Boxette" [Bullhit Records, catalogue number: BULL001CD].
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "Gay boys are taking over the business."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • An article on a Broadway play mentioned Mae West.
• • Billboard wrote: "Mae West, a pretty young girl of attractive personality, gave a fine performance of a vampire lady, exhibiting a delightful talent for comic art."
• • Source: Review of "Sometime" in Billboard; published on Friday, 18 October 1918
• • By the Numbers • •
• • The Mae West Blog was started eight years ago in July 2004. You are reading the 2461st blog post. Unlike many blogs, which draw upon reprinted content from a newspaper or a magazine and/ or summaries, links, or photos, the mainstay of this blog is its fresh material focused on the life and career of Mae West, herself an American original.
• • The Mae West Blog was started eight years ago in July 2004. You are reading the 2461st blog post. Unlike many blogs, which draw upon reprinted content from a newspaper or a magazine and/ or summaries, links, or photos, the mainstay of this blog is its fresh material focused on the life and career of Mae West, herself an American original.
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