Mae West: Blame Betty

On Thursday, 18 April 2019, there was an article discussing MAE WEST’s chops as a comedienne. Let’s enjoy it together. This is Part 3.
• • The Mae West test • •
• • Blame it on Betty Boop • •
• • Scott Marks wrote: (Six months after its release, the languorously enforced code became law, with West and Betty Boop largely to blame.) Director Lowell Sherman, clearly not a guy who likes to take his time, shot the 66-minute film in three weeks, making it the shortest movie ever to receive a best picture nom. A hair-pulling match between Lou and Russian Rita (Rafaela Ottiano) is a standout moment.
• • Belle of the Nineties (1934) • •

• • Scott Marks wrote: Burlesque beauty Ruby Carter (West), “the most talked about woman in America,” kicks the crummy dust of St. Louis (and boorish boxer Tiger Kid) off her shoes and sets up stakes in New Orleans. (Ruby’s backed here by no less than Duke Ellington!)
• • the advance hype • • . . .
• • This article will continue on the next post.
• • Source: The San Diego Reader; published on Thursday, 18 April 2019.
• • On Sunday, 3 May 1959 • •
• • For "The Dean Martin Show," broadcast Sunday night on 3 May 1959, his chosen guest stars were Mae West and Bob Hope.  "Dean's guest ace on May 3rd will be Mae West, normally a reluctant TV participant," said one newspaper columnist. Timex was Dean's sponsor.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • The popular female actress Mae West is often playing a sexually hungry, assertive, and witty main character.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "I just have to see a guy and I know at once if I'm going to like him. It may not be immediately — — but once you get to know a man there's always a nice side of him somewhere."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • An article in The Guardian mentioned Mae West.
• • Mark Brown wrote: A Mae West lips sofa by Salvador Dalí and a rare marble bust of Queen Victoria are among national treasures saved for the nation last year, but artworks and photographs worth £58.5m were let go.
• • Mark Brown wrote: The 64th annual report of the committee that advises on export bars reveals that seven objects worth £3m were acquired by institutions in the UK in 2017-18. …
• • Source: The Guardian [U.K.]; published on Thursday, 25 April 2019 
• • 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 4,200 blog posts. Wow!  

• • By the Numbers • •
• • The Mae West Blog was started fourteen years ago in July 2004. You are reading the 4205th 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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