• • Mae West’s Reputation Remained in Her Later Years • •
• • George Eells and Stanley Musgrove will write about the legendary star • •
• • Editor's note: Few women in the past century have had a more indelible impression on American culture than the legendary Mae West, who single-handedly scandalized the world with her sultry manner, her double-entendre wisecracks, her voracious appetite for men, and her single-minded devotion to the institution of Mae West.
• • In excerpts from their definitive biography of the actress, Stanley Musgrove and George Eells attempt to separate myth from reality, only to find that even the reality was of mythical proportions.
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| Mae West as Leticia |
• • How Mae West spent her final days • • . . .
• • This fascinating series will be continued tomorrow.
• • Source: Journal Gazette [Mattoon, Illinois]; published on Friday, 25 June 1982.
• • On Saturday, 22 June 1935 in Picturegoer • •
• • The British film magazine Picturegoer, issue dated for 22 June 1935, offered an article "Previews of the Latest Films" and the first one was "Goin’ to Town" starring Mae West.
• • On Tuesday, 22 June 1982 in Los Angeles • •
• • Mae West's name was in the news again on Tuesday, 22 June 1982 when her former partner Paul Novak sued to have her Will overturned. The case was listed as Charles Krauser v. Estate of Mae West, Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles on 22 June 1982.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • With the banking holiday and the scarcity of cash, the downtown houses are light on attendance. The Paramount is repeating Mae West in person and on the screen In 'She Done Him Wrong.' (Paramount), which should produce about $28,000, under expectations. Ads in the dallies on the flicker carried a large cut-out of Miss West and the line 'You Can Bank on Me.'
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "I prefer doing things behind closed doors."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • Variety mentioned Mae West.
• • "A Brooklyn Repeat Also for Mae West after N.Y." • •
• • Instead of going out to Chicago to play a personal for B. and K., Mae West will go back to the Paramount, Brooklyn, Friday (10), with her picture, "She Done Him Wrong," for a second week there.
• • The combination played Brooklyn week of Feb. 24, doing $14,200, and was then brought back to the New York Paramount for a third week, currently.
• • As a result of the Brooklyn repeat date, the Chicago personal appearance will be set back to March 17th. On its conclusion, Miss West goes to Hollywood to prepare for her next Paramount picture, which the studio wants to put into work by April 1. …
• • Source: Variety; published on Tuesday, 7 March 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 4,500 blog posts. Wow!
• • By the Numbers • •
• • The Mae West Blog was started fifteen years ago in July 2004. You are reading the 4,501st 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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