Monday, September 11, 2017

Mae West: Fallen Woman

During her birthday week, MAE WEST inspired a few tribute articles. This is one you do not want to miss.
• • "Way Out West: Classic Lines from Hollywood’s Diamond Lil" • •
• • Written by Robert Cashill for Biography.com • •
• • Trailblazing Hollywood legend Mae West was born on August  17, 1893. To celebrate the outspoken leading lady, here is a look at some of her classic movie lines that left audiences wanting more.  This is part 6 of Mr. Cashill's article.
• • "Klondike Annie" • • 
• • Robert Cashill wrote: In a more strait-laced era this one, with Mae West as “The Frisco Doll,” a fallen woman who masquerades as a missionary, raised a few eyebrows, and newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst (the highest paid person in America, followed by West) vowed to keep her name out of his publications. But for all the cuts imposed (the film was banned outright in Georgia) West remained irrepressible. Says The Frisco Doll, “When caught between two evils, I generally like to take the one I never tried.”
• • "The Heat's On" • •  . . .
• • This was Part 6. Part 7 will appear tomorrow.
• • Source: Article written by Robert Cashill for  Biography.com; published on Tuesday, 15 August  2017.
• • On Thursday, 11 September 1947 • •
• • Mae West and Jim Timony sailed to England aboard the RMS Queen Mary and arrived at Southampton on Thursday, 11 September 1947.
• • The newspapers noted that Mae had developed a liking for scones and clotted cream, which she enjoyed with her afternoon tea.  The actress told one reporter that British cuisine had made her gain 6 lbs.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • Mae West wrote an enthusiastic letter of encouragement to certain American theatres to help promote her new star-turn "I'm No Angel."
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said:  "I ain't had time to have a personal life."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • A Brown Derby recollection mentioned Mae West.
• • "Old Hollywood Glamour: Brown Derby with Mae West, W.C. Fields" • •
• • Sharrie Williams wrote:  My 16 year father, Bill Williams along with his uncle Tom Lyle Williams and Emery Shaver, pulled up to the valet at the famous Brown Derby in Beverly Hills in TL's new 1940 Packard Victoria, just as Mae West and W.C. Fields pulled up in a flashy white Rolls Royce.  
• • Sharrie Williams wrote: Mae West and W.C. Fields, dressed in full regalia for publicity shots, posed for photographers before entering the Brown Derby restaurant, while Tom Lyle and Bill turned in time to see Starstruck Emery slam into a pole and land flat on his rear.  . . .
• • Source: Item in Paper Blog; posted on Thursday, 11 September 2014
• • The Mae West Blog celebrates its 13th anniversary • •  
• • Thank you for reading, sending questions, and posting comments during these past eleven years. Not long ago, we entertained 3,497 visitors. And we reached a milestone recently when we completed 3,700 blog posts. Wow!   
• • By the Numbers • •
• • The Mae West Blog was started thirteen years ago in July 2004. You are reading the 3784th 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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  1. I check out your blog on a daily basis and greatly appreciate the gems your uncover. Thank you for keeping the memory of Mae West alive!

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