• • Mae West did not begin her film career until she was almost 40 years old • •
• • Mae traveled a long road • •
• • Brad Smithfield wrote: It was, however, a long road for Mae West before she was offered her first motion picture contract by Paramount Pictures, back in 1932, by which time, the entertainer was already 38 years old. This fortunate meeting was what saved Paramount from bankruptcy [sic].
• • Brad Smithfield wrote: In the beginning she did not have too many people supporting her career choice. Born in 1893, to John and Matilda West, it was only her mother, a former model, who gave her “the blessings.” The rest of the family did not much appreciate her or celebrate her later stardom.
• • Brad Smithfield wrote: Her first performance took place in a church when she was a little girl. By the time Mae reached her teenage years, she’d already walked the stage at the Hal Clarendon Stock Company, a professional in vaudeville performances.
• • Mae’s first big breakthrough • • . . .
• • This delightful article will be continued on the next post.
• • Source: Article by Brad Smithfield for The Vintage News: published on Saturday, 27 May 2017.
• • On Monday, 27 December 1937 • •
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • In "Go West Young Man" Mae West forsakes the barroom and boudoir settings and the Gay Nineties atmosphere to go rural and modern in her latest film offering.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "The challenge of a new writing form would cloud my grief, I hoped."
• • Mae West said: "You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • A pop culture site mentioned Mae West.
• • Miss Cellania wrote: The name Mae West immediately calls to mind a witty sex symbol with an endless supply of bon mots, but she was much more than that. West was funny, smart, and driven to succeed. She was a champion of women’s sexual expression, and she spent her life testing the limits of what could be acceptable in entertainment. . . .
• • Source: Mental Floss; published on Wednesday, 2 March 2016
• • 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 4,100 blog posts. Wow!
• • By the Numbers • •• • The Mae West Blog was started fourteen years ago in July 2004. You are reading the 4114th 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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