Mae West: Zita Lomas

MAE WEST never learned to type and wrote longhand. Though most of her personal correspondence was typed by a secretary, Mae wrote to a stranger in 1933, Canadian graphologist Zita Lomas.
• • Broadcast Weekly gave its readers a little of the low-down on the exotically attractive Vancouver-based columnist who had been dissecting the handwritings of radio personalities.
• • Broadcast Weekly wrote: Zita Lomas, who looks Latin or Russian, is a Canadian of Irish descent. She hates cold weather and is never seen without earrings.

• • Broadcast Weekly wrote: As a result of conducting a newspaper publicity campaign for Warner Brothers — First National Pictures, Lomas received letters from many well-known film celebrities. Among her collection are notes from such famous stars (William Powell, Kay Francis, et al). What started the cinematic ball rolling, however, was a letter from, and her article about Mae West, of the Paramount Studios.
• • On Friday, 29 December 1933, The Vancouver Sun wrote: Mae West, the celebrated movie star wrote to Zita Lomas, The Sun's graphologist, who bared Mae West's good and bad point (Ignoring the "curves") in the tabloid magazine section of this week's Sunday Sun.
• • “An Open Letter to Mae West” will begin tomorrow.
• • On Tuesday, 10 February 2009 • •
• • A book about Mae West "She Always Knew How: Mae West, A Personal Biography" by Charlotte Chandler was published in a hardcover edition (336 pages) by Simon and Schuster on 10 February 2009.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • Mae West, whose nasally provocative delivery, eye-rolling, lip-pursing, and pelvic tics parody the conventional invitation of flirtation, is never out of control and is Camp, pure and simple.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "I'm still looking for the right man. My trouble is, I find so many right ones, it's hard to decide."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • The Motion Picture Daily mentioned Mae West.
• • Motion Picture wrote: Schaefer verified reports that the new title of the Mae West picture would not be "That St. Louis Woman," as indicated earlier on the coast.
• • Motion Picture wrote: Screencraft Prod, has already completed a picture using that title and will release it soon. The new Mae West picture will be re-titled and released as soon as remakes now in progress have been completed, it was stated. …
• • Source: Motion Picture Daily; published on Tuesday, 3 July 1934
• • 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 15th anniversary • • 
• • Thank you for reading, sending questions, and posting comments during these past fifteen years. Not long ago, we entertained 3,497 visitors. And we reached a milestone recently when we completed 4,400 blog posts. Wow! 
• • By the Numbers • •
• • The Mae West Blog was started fifteen years ago in July 2004. You are reading the 4,406th 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/
________
Source: https://maewest.blogspot.com/atom.xml  
• • Be sure to bookmark or follow The Mae West Blog
• • Photo: • • Mae West • • Zita in 1933 • •
• • Feed — — http://feeds2.feedburner.com/MaeWest