Mae West: Arcane Ritual

On Friday, 25 June 1982, an excerpt appeared from a biography of MAE WEST. This is Part 6 of 6 parts.
• • Mae West’s Reputation Remained in Her Later Years • •
• • George Eells and Stanley Musgrove discuss the legendary star • •
• • Mae West is "everybody's favorite raunchy old lady” • •
• • Eells and Musgrove wrote:  Newspaper columnists helped establish her as — — in the felicitous words of Women's Wear Daily — — "everybody's favorite raunchy old lady.” Jim Bacon ran almost daily items detailing her flip responses, building a momentum that re-established her as a 1970s celebrity.
• • Mae West hinted about an arcane beauty ritual • •
• • Eells and Musgrove wrote:  But his biggest contribution was hinting at some arcane beauty ritual that was responsible for her remarkable physical preservation but that couldn't be explained in a family newspaper.
• • Jacqueline Susann, Lana Turner, and other jet-setters from as far away as Rio, Paris, London, and Rome telephoned to try to wring Mae's secret from Jim Bacon. . . . .
• • This fascinating series has now been concluded. We hope you simply adored it.
• • Source: Journal Gazette [Mattoon, Illinois]; published on Friday, 25 June 1982.
• • On Friday, 29 June 1934 • •

• • Mae heard more than enough objections about "It's No Sin" from Joe Breen, Catholic priests, and the censors in New York State.  "If they think it's too warm, I'll cool it off," Mae told a Newsweek reporter.  On Friday, 29 June 1934 an article appeared in The Los Angeles Herald.  Mae assured the paper that she wanted to satisfy the censors.  "You can never say," emphasized Mae, "I refused to meet somebody half way."
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • By this time we needn't worry about Mae West's progress.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "I have had to do my share of outsmarting men through necessity."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • An article on Asprey mentioned Mae West.
• • According to Jenny Johnston for the Daily Mail: A bona fide British institution, Asprey can trace its history back to 1781 and has been a presence on upmarket New Bond Street since 1847. It's held a Royal Warrant from every British monarch since Queen Victoria awarded it one in 1862, and everyone from Mae West to the Beckham family has been a customer.  . . .
• • Source: The Daily Mail (England); published on Friday, 27 June 2014
• • 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 4,500 blog posts. Wow! 
• • By the Numbers • •
• • The Mae West Blog was started fifteen years ago in July 2004. You are reading the 4,506th 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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