Mae West: Prison Diary #4

There are many myths about MAE WEST as a prisoner — — silliness such as she drove there “in a limousine” or she arrived “carrying roses” and “accompanied by her maid.” What better way to banish the foolish B.S. than invite the Brooklyn bombshell to describe this experience in her own words. This is Part 4 of 7 segments.
• • Mae West, Sunbeam, Trips from Prison • •     
• • Island's Lady Bountiful Plans a Prison Library • • 
• • Mae West Feels Evangelical • •
• • Elenore Kellogg wrote: Mae West continued, "Several of those I met would respond to better treatment, I'm sure, and I'm arranging to get them positions when they come out in two or three months."

• • Elenore Kellogg wrote: Right here both actress and warden admitted that the picture of Mae West mopping floors or working in the laundry on Welfare island was a myth.
• • Elenore Kellogg wrote: Mae West did little work beyond keeping her cell clean because there isn't enough work even for the six-months-prisoners.
• • Elenore Kellogg wrote: Mae West added, "I got up about 9, and I went to bed at 9," she went on, "but I didn't get to sleep till about 1. They could put me to bed, but they couldn't make me go to sleep.”
• • Mae West Asked for Undies • • . . .
• • Note: Stage play “Courting Mae West” covers her two Prohibition Era trials in NYC. Producers can request a copy.
• • Source: N.Y. Daily News (New York, NY); published on Thursday, 28 April 1927.
• • On Tuesday, 28 May 1935 • •
• • The Straits Times in Singapore carried this headline: "Mae West Marriage Claim — —   Come Up and See My Lawyer Some Time."  Uh-oh. Trouble brewing.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood: From the Secret Files of Harry Pennypacker" [2008] was a novel. In one chapter, Michael Druxman, a longtime Hollywood PR agent, poked fun at the scandals the studio went mad to hush up and he has fictionalized gossip about Mae West and W.C. Fields. Amusing.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "You have to outfight everyone else to succeed."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • A syndicated columnist interviewed Mae West.
• • Journalist George Lait wrote: On April 19, 1927, Mae West was sentenced to serve 10 days in the New York City work house on Welfare Island and to pay a $500 fine.
• • George Lait wrote: Warden’s Words. When Mae left Welfare Island, Warden Henry O. Schleth called newspaper reporters aside and said: “She’s a fine woman, boys. A great character.” . . .
• • Source: Syndicated content, rpt by Winona Republican Herald (Winona, MN); published on Tuesday, 12 December 1933
• • 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 4,484th 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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