Mae West: Fan Followings

How the powerful spell of a MAE WEST classic from 1940 united the young and the old at a screening in L.A. was beautifully analyzed by Nina Young. Let’s hear more.  This is Part 5.
• • After Dark: Old-school film ‘My Little Chickadee’ unites generations under classic cinema • •
• • Ragtime Songs • •
• • Nina Young wrote: Visitors at the screening were greeted by ragtime songs played by organist and venue volunteer Edward Torres. Torres said he’s observed fan followings for older films when the music hall previously screened classics such as “Casablanca” and “Sunset Boulevard.”
• • Nina Young wrote: As for “My Little Chickadee,” Torres said he heard from some attendees that the classic was one passed on to them by family.
• • Nina Young wrote: “It’s the whole idea of passing it on to the next generation, I think, and introducing these types of films to people who would otherwise never be able to see them,” Torres said.

• • Nina Young wrote: Bathed in the screening room’s soft red lighting, I scanned the space to see a mix of couples, older attendees, and even fellow college students in the audience.
• • thanks to limited library copies • • . . .
• • This delightful article will be continued on the next post.
• • Source: The Daily Bruin (a student newspaper at UCLA, Los Angeles); published on Tuesday, 20 November 2018.
• • On Wednesday, 6 December 1978 • •
• • During an auction, one item was a personal check dated for Wednesday, 6 December 1978 and signed by Mae West.  The $12.13 payment was slotted for "General TelePhone" and the typed memo explained it was for ''Services at the ranch.'' This item did not sell, however. 
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • During the mid-1930s, when Stuart Heisler was the film editor of "Klondike Annie," he also worked with several of Mae West's colleagues.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "I used to like to play Post Office."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • History Extra mentioned Mae West.
• • Wendy Hanson (1935–1991) • •
• • “Fred Astaire was very sweet and Shirley Temple wanted to hear the Beatles record first,” Wendy Hanson recalled. “I got on famously with Marlon Brando, but Mae West wanted to know what she would be doing in a lonely-hearts club.” . . .
• • Source: History Extra; published on Saturday, 1 December 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 4099th 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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