Gloria de Haven skipped out on her own show to see MAE WEST onstage. Let's discuss this escapade during July, Gloria's birth month.
• • Frances Langford and Gloria de Haven went AWOL from their own shows in Las Vegas to sneak a look at Mae West's fabulous first night at the Sahara Hotel. ...
• • Source: Item in Albuquerque Journal (Albuquerque, New Mexico); published on Friday, 30 July 1954.
• • Gloria de Haven [23 July 1925 — ] • •
• • Born in Los Angeles on 23 July 1925, sultry Gloria de Haven became an actress and a singer. For many years, she was a contract star for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and then worked in television.
• • On 23 July 2014, she turned 89 years old. Happy Birthday, Gloria de Haven.
• • Born in Florida, pretty Frances Langford [4 April 1913 — 11 July 2005] was a singer who was featured on radio programs and also made film appearances. In the month of July, it's nice to commemorate her, too.
• • On Wednesday, 31 July 1974 • •
• • "Sex is good for you," says Mae West. And an interview published in The Australian Women's Weekly began with that provocative, bold opening when they printed a profile of the sultry star. "I've never had anything to worry about," Mae assured the Aussie reporter. "It's always been success, success, success." ...
• • Source: The Australian Women's Weekly on page 29; published on Wednesday, 31 July 1974.
• • Save the Date: Wednesday, August 13th • •
• • Wednesday, 13 August 2014 will be the next Mae West Tribute in Manhattan and the event will start at 6:30 pm at 425 Sixth Avenue. The theme will be: "Mae West in Bohemia — — Gin, Sin, Censorship, and Eugene O'Neill."
• • Details: August 13th event
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • King-siding at Mae's sensational nightclub debut in Las Vegas was laughing boy, Johnny Ray — — once again with his ex — — Marilyn Morrison.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: “The wages of sin are sables and a film contract.”
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • An article in a newspaper discussed Mae West.
• • "Movie-Go-'Round — Mae West's Success in Las Vegas Stirs Talk of Picture Deals" • •
• • Dorothy Manners wrote: HOLLYWOOD (INS) — — It figures that a passel o' plans would be announced for Mae West now that she and her chorus of gladiators are selling out all their shows. The muscle boys are the riot of Las Vegas at The Sahara. Producers are ready to sit down with her as soon as Mae completes driving her nightclub swine. If she ever does, that is. They're battering down the doors to see the indefatigable old gal in Vegas. ...
• • Source: Syndicated column rpt in Albuquerque Journal (New Mexico); published on Saturday, 31 July 1954
• • The Mae West Blog celebrates its 10th anniversary • •
• • Thank you for reading, sending questions, and posting comments during this past decade.
• • By the Numbers • •
• • The Mae West Blog was started ten years ago in July 2004. You are reading the 2969th 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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up
and
see
Mae
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More and more lodge-owners are dedicating one unit to commemorate MAE WEST. Here are some "Mae West Room reviews" written by satisfied globe-trotters (but no pictures, alas).
• • The Mae West Room • •
• • Hotel Keizershof (Amsterdam, The Netherlands) • •
• • A traveler wrote: The Hotel Keizershof is located in a great location — — within walking distance of all the main attractions, yet in a quiet enclave. However, it can get loud if you have a room facing the canal. We stayed in the Mae West Room, the smallest of all the rooms. The room, very comfortable and clean, comes with a shared bathroom and shower, which was fine and we never had to wait. . . .
• • The Inn at Long Lake (Naples, Maine) • •
• • A married couple wrote: We were in the Mae West Room. Place is very charming, friendly, and full of antiques and memorabilia. The veranda is a perfect spot to enjoy hors d' oeuvres and the innkeeper's fabulous cookies!
• • On Friday, 30 July 1937 • •
• • The headline read: "Marriage of Mae West — Court Order Sought." And the legal battle was ever so much longer than their relationship.
• • Los Angeles, July 28 — A petition by Frank Wallace, a vaudeville performer, for an order decreeing that he and Mae West, the film star, were still man and wife, was refused by the Court today. The Court was satisfied, however, that the two had been married on April 11, 1911.
• • Miss West admitted early this month that she had married Mr. Wallace in 1911, but denied that she had ever lived with him. She alleged that he had married again without having obtained a divorce from her. Mr. Wallace brought an action to compel Miss West to admit their relationship and divide their community property, which, he said, exceeded £20,000.
• • Source: The Argus (Australia); published on Friday, 30 July 1937.
• • On Tuesday, 30 July 1957 in The N.Y. Times • •
• • Mae West sued Hollywood Confidential Magazine for defamation and the trial began in early August 1957 in Los Angeles. On Tuesday, 30 July 1957, The N.Y. Times ran an item explaining the issues at stake. Mae submitted sworn depositions to avoid testifying in person.
• • Save the Date: Wednesday, August 13th • •
•
• Wednesday, 13 August 2014 will be the next Mae West Tribute in
Manhattan and the event will start at 6:30 pm at 425 Sixth Avenue. The
theme will be: "Mae West in Bohemia — — Gin, Sin, Censorship, and Eugene O'Neill."
• • Details: August 13th event
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • Only Mae West and Marlene Dietrich were permitted to choose their parts at Paramount.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "She who laughs lasts."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • An article in a newspaper discussed Mae West.
• • "Miss Mae West — — Court Declares She Was Married in 1911" • •
• • "Husband's Request Refused" • •
• • The Court's order Is the outcome of a lawsuit brought by Mr. Wallace to compel her to admit the relationship, and to divide their joint property, which, he alleges, exceeds $100.000 dollars (£Aust 25,000). Miss West for many years denied that she had ever been married, but early this month she admitted that Mr Frank Wallace became her husband 26 years ago. Miss West denied that she had ever lived with him, and alleged that he subsequently "remarried" without obtaining a divorce from her. ...
• • Source: Article reprinted by The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW); published on Friday, Friday, 30 July 1937
• • The Mae West Blog celebrates its 10th anniversary • •
• • Thank you for reading, sending questions, and posting comments during this past decade.
• • By the Numbers • •
• • The Mae West Blog was started ten years ago in July 2004. You are reading the 2968th 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.
•
•
Come
up
and
see
Mae
every
day
online:
http://MaeWest.blogspot.com/
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• • Photo: • • Mae West • • in 1937 • •
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The beefcake act dreamed up by MAE WEST proved to be outrageously successful and reporters from all over the USA hurried to Las Vegas to watch "The Mae West Revue." The concept and staging were quite ingenious. We've been posting the various reactions by American reporters in July 1954 and here's another.
• • "Mae West Introducing Beef Cake to Night Club" • •
• • LAS VEGAS (EE) — Mae West, at 62 still blonde and curvaceous, made her night club debut last night by introducing "beef cake" to saloon shows. The queen of comedy sex was greeted with whistles and cheers at the Hotel Sahara as she made her comeback to big time show business with her usual shoulder and hip wiggles and risque songs. But her retinue of eight muscular men, including Dick DuBois, Mr. America of 1954, brought down the house in what Miss West called "the first bare chest act for lady customers in history.
• • "I know what to give the women," she murmured after the show. "A woman likes to look at any male body."
• • "Loves Them All" • •
• • "Muscles, big or small men — — men, men, I love them all," Mae chanted in that slurring voice that helped make her a star of stage and screen. ...
• • Source: The Bakersfield Californian (Bakersfield, California); published on Thursday, 29 July 1954.
• • On Thursday, 29 July 1937 • •
• • Frank Wallace and the on-going lawsuit he initiated, to get the court to recognize his marriage in 1911 to Mae West, made enough waves in the news media. However, an item in the Los Angeles Citizen-News on Thursday, 29 July 1937 reported that Paramount Pictures "announced 98% of her fan mail had been favorable" despite the drawn-out divorce debacle.
• • Save the Date: Wednesday, August 13th • •
• • Wednesday, 13 August 2014 will be the next Mae West Tribute in Manhattan and the event will start at 6:30 pm at 425 Sixth Avenue. The theme will be: "Mae West in Bohemia — — Gin, Sin, Censorship, and Eugene O'Neill."
• • Details: August 13th event
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • Claiming to be the oldest bar in Hot Springs, Arkansas (since 1905), The Ohio Club boasted that they fed drinks to the likes of Mae West, Al Jolson, and Al Capone. It was a Hollywood stars hang-out as well as a favored dining spot of gangsters.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "Sex is good for you."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • An article in a newspaper mentioned Mae West.
• • Mae West, young man! A five-film salute to the comedy legend kicks off with the 1933's "I'm No Angel" co-starring Cary Grant. 5 p.m. Turner Classic Movies. ...
• • Source: Article: "TV This Week June 29 — July 5" in the Los Angeles Times; published on Friday, 27 June 2014
• • The Mae West Blog celebrates its 10th anniversary • •
• • Thank you for reading, sending questions, and posting comments during this past decade.
• • By the Numbers • •
• • The Mae West Blog was started ten years ago in July 2004. You are reading the 2967th 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.
•
•
Come
up
and
see
Mae
every
day
online:
http://MaeWest.blogspot.com/
________
Source:http://maewest.blogspot.com/atom.xml
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• • Photo: • • Mae West • • August 13th event • •
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