• • "Goodness Had Nothing to Do With It" by Mae West • •
• • Chapter 1: Take the Spotlight — — Part C • •
• • The sports were beginning to appear • •
• • Mae West wrote: The sports were beginning to appear in the first of the horseless carriages. The lobster palaces, high button shoes, popular hook-and-ladder fire companies were the things that gave a man standing in his community. I was a child of the new century just around the corner, and I ran towards it boldly.
• • Mae West wrote: I was born on a respectable street in Brooklyn, New York on the 17th of August, 1893. I am of English, Irish and German extraction, which means the usual European inter-mixture of many unknown genes that keeps people lively.
• • My father, John West • •
• • Mae West wrote: My father, John West, was of English and Irish descent, a tough chip-on-the-shoulder lover of fun and fights. His father was also a John West who came from a long line of John Wests originally from Long Grendon, Buckinghamshire, England. The first John West in America came over in the 1700's.
• • A fancifully painted family tree • • . . .
• • To be continued on the next post.
• • Source: The Autobiography of Mae West [N.J.: Prentice-Hall, 1959].
• • On Wednesday, 30 January 1935 in Singapore • •
• • "Lord Byng at a Mae West Tea-Party — Star Will Be in London for Jubilee Celebration"
• • The NYC newsman wrote: "Miss West entertained Lord and Lady Byng at tea in her dressing room at Paramount Pictures. She soon put her guests at their ease with a few simple Westisms." ...
• • Before he left, Lord Byng suggested that she should come to London. "Sure," said Miss West. "It would fascinate me."
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • For the first time in any of her films, Mae West has agreed to kiss a man.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "I'll stick to the movie game for some time. But I hope to be able to find time to do another play."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • A Hollywood U.P. columnist defended Mae West.
• • “Mae West Accuses Radio Heads of Letting Her Down” • •
• • Frederick C. Othman wrote: Mae West broke her long silence today over the "Adam and Eve" radio incident which created a national furore a few weeks ago and charged that broadcasting and advertising officials were no gentlemen "for letting a lady down."
• • "I wouldn't say they were cowardly, but they weren't very brave," the curvaceous Miss West said, crossing one sequin-clad knee over another. …
• • Source: United Press coverage; syndicated on Saturday, 29 January 1938
• • 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 4138th 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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