MAE WEST, so often described
by critics and newspaper reporters, occasionally permitted a devoted fan to
come up ‘n’ see her. Michael St. John visited the Brooklyn bombshell. Read
about his encounter. This is Part 2.
• • Mae West Relates Sexual
Times to “The Saint” • •
• • The word was that Mae West was not available for interviews • •
• • The word was that Mae West was not available for interviews • •
• • Michael St. John wrote: I
really believed, as did everyone else, that she wasn’t available to the press,
but she surprised me. After our introduction, she invited me to her penthouse
apartment on Rossmore in Hollywood, where we had an unforgettable time
together.
• • Michael St. John wrote: When
I arrived at Mae’s apartment, I was met by Mark [sic], her partner-bodyguard.
He quickly announced that I had an hour with the legendary actress. When Mae
finally made her grand entrance, she was dressed completely in white and looked
amazingly youthful and unbelievably stunning.
• • Michael St. John wrote: “Well,
Michael,” she purred, “you made it. Hope I didn’t keep ya’ waitin’ long.”
• • Mae sensed that I was one of those worshiping fans • • . . .
• • This delightful article will be continued on the next post.
• • Mae sensed that I was one of those worshiping fans • • . . .
• • This delightful article will be continued on the next post.
• • Source: St. John's
Confidential File in Canyon-News (Calif.); published on Saturday, 24 October
2015.
• • On Saturday, 22 November 1980 — — Hollywood mourned • •
• • Mae West [1893 — 1980] • •
• • On Saturday, 22 November 1980 — — Hollywood mourned • •
• • Mae West [1893 — 1980] • •
• • The actress took her
final breaths quietly in her Hollywood apartment (Ravenswood). Private services
[conducted by Dr. Lloyd Ogilvie and attended by about 100 close friends and
family] were held in the Old North Church at Forest Lawn, Hollywood Hills.
• • Her eulogy, written by
Kevin Thomas and delivered by producer Ross Hunter, concluded: “Mae West always
said that no one was ever to feel sorry for her, and she would not want anyone
to start now. Mae West figured that in one way or another she would live
forever. And she probably will.”
• • Entombment was in the
West family mausoleum at Cypress Hills Abbey in Brooklyn, New York.
• • Cause of death:
Complications from stroke
• • Burial: Cypress Hills
Cemetery
• • Brooklyn, Kings County,
New York, USA
• • Photo: A song "introduced by Mae West" in 1923
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • A five million dollar company, backed by San Francisco capitalists, has been organized to produce pictures starring Mae West. The new company, incorporated at Sacramento (in 1938), will be known as "Mae West Empire Pictures, Inc.," and will produce four Mae West pictures a year. The first will be "Catherine the Great," for which Miss West has written her own scenario.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: “Diamonds is my career.”
• • Mae West said: "It's what they see in my eyes that counts."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • An article on funerals mentioned Mae West.
• • Zachary Small wrote: The Frank E. Campbell Funeral Chapel at 1076 Madison Avenue on New York’s Upper East Side prides itself on discretion, decorum, and detail. A who’s who of dead people has passed through its hallowed halls on their way to the underworld, including Judy Garland, Heath Ledger, Jim Henson, Mae West, Igor Stravinsky, Tennessee Williams, Jacqueline Onassis Kennedy, Biggie Smalls, Candy Darling, Joan Rivers, Ayn Rand, and both of Donald Trump’s parents.
• • Source: Hyper-Allergic; published on Tuesday, 13 November 2018
• • The evolution of 2 Mae West plays that keep her memory alive • •
• • A discussion with Mae West playwright LindaAnn LoSchiavo — —
• • http://lideamagazine.com/renaissance-woman-new-york-city-interview-lindaann-loschiavo/
• • The Mae West Blog was started fourteen years ago in July 2004. You are reading the 4089th 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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• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • A five million dollar company, backed by San Francisco capitalists, has been organized to produce pictures starring Mae West. The new company, incorporated at Sacramento (in 1938), will be known as "Mae West Empire Pictures, Inc.," and will produce four Mae West pictures a year. The first will be "Catherine the Great," for which Miss West has written her own scenario.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: “Diamonds is my career.”
• • Mae West said: "It's what they see in my eyes that counts."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • An article on funerals mentioned Mae West.
• • Zachary Small wrote: The Frank E. Campbell Funeral Chapel at 1076 Madison Avenue on New York’s Upper East Side prides itself on discretion, decorum, and detail. A who’s who of dead people has passed through its hallowed halls on their way to the underworld, including Judy Garland, Heath Ledger, Jim Henson, Mae West, Igor Stravinsky, Tennessee Williams, Jacqueline Onassis Kennedy, Biggie Smalls, Candy Darling, Joan Rivers, Ayn Rand, and both of Donald Trump’s parents.
• • Source: Hyper-Allergic; published on Tuesday, 13 November 2018
• • The evolution of 2 Mae West plays that keep her memory alive • •
• • A discussion with Mae West playwright LindaAnn LoSchiavo — —
• • http://lideamagazine.com/renaissance-woman-new-york-city-interview-lindaann-loschiavo/
• • The Mae West Blog celebrates its 14th anniversary • •
• • Thank you for reading,
sending questions, and posting comments during these past fourteen years. Not
long ago, we entertained 3,497 visitors. And we reached a milestone recently
when we completed 4,000 blog posts. Wow!
• • By the Numbers • •• • The Mae West Blog was started fourteen years ago in July 2004. You are reading the 4089th 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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