• • Did you tune in to the program called "Ironic Maidens" [BBC Radio 2, Issue 3636]?
• • BBC Radio 2 wrote this: In the fifth of six programmes, Susan Jeffreys presents her personal selection of comic and ironic songs by women singers and singer/ songwriters. This week, Shirley Bassey, Carol Channing, Julie Andrews, Mae West tell musical tales of razzle-dazzle, show business — — and show-business mums! A Ladbroke Radio production.
• • On Friday, 14 September 1945 • •
• • Will Hays formally resigned as president of the MPPDA on Friday, 14 September 1945.
• • Mae West, in particular, found her pictures red-pencilled to bits and her witty lines either eliminated or denatured, thanks to the Hitler of Hollywood, motion picture censor Will Hays.
• • Mickey Hargitay [6 January 1926 — 14 September 2006] • •
• • Born in Budapest, Hungary on 6 January 1926, handsome Mickey Hargitay became a bodybuilder and earned the title "Mr. Universe." He wed Mary Birge in 1948 and they had a daughter.
• • Hargitay parlayed his perfect physique and handsomeness into a performing career when Mae West tapped him to be a musclemen in her "Mae West Revue."
• • While appearing with Mae West in Las Vegas, Mickey Hargitay met Jayne Mansfield (then Mrs. Paul Mansfield), whom he married in 1958. He and Jayne had three children but divorced in 1964. In 1967, Jayne's clock stopped when she was 34.
• • Mickey's clock stopped on Thursday, 14 September 2006. He was 80.
• • On Monday, 14 September 1931 • •
• • On Monday, 14 September 1931, Mae West's Harlem drama "The Constant Sinner" opened on Broadway. Mae took the role of Babe Gordon.
• • On Friday, 14 September 1951 • •
• • Two months later, Mae West and her gaudy retinue took their final bows on 10 November 1951 after this "last stand" on Broadway — — yes, sixty-seven performances.
• • In 2013, "Diamond Lil" was revamped for a small cast and shortened to 90 minutes by LindaAnn Loschiavo; it enjoyed a run on West 46th Street in New York City.
• • Watch some "Diamond Lil" clips on YouTube starring Darlene Violette as the queen of the Bowery.
• • On Wednesday, 14 September 2011 • •
• • “Mae West's Secret of Success,” a fascinating article written by Peter Carlson for American History Magazine, was published on Wednesday, 14 September 2011.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • Take off your hats, boys, Mae West is back on Broadway.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "Even with a real story (a bio-pic), the star is what the public pays to see."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • A Walter Winchell column led off with Mae West.
• • "Mae West's Home Has Mirrors On Every Wall" • •
• • Walter Winchell wrote: Mae West's sumptuous home has a mirror wherever you look. Every time Mae turns her head, she gets a new view of her frame. . . .
• • Source: Item in Winchell's syndicated column rpt by Sarasota Journal; published on Wednesday, 25 October 1961
• • The Mae West Blog celebrates its 11th anniversary • •
• • Thank you for reading, sending questions, and posting comments during these past eleven years. The other day we entertained 3,497 visitors. And we reached a milestone recently when we completed 3,200 blog posts. Wow!
• • By the Numbers • •
• • The Mae West Blog was started ten years ago in July 2004. You are reading the 3266th 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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