Was the heavily air-brushed memoir that MAE WEST published in 1959 “scandalous”? Vanity Fair seems to think so. See if you agree. This is Part 13 of 14 segments.
• • “When I’m Bad, I’m Better” — — Mae West’s Sensational Life in Her Own Words • •
• • PBS’s Mae West: Dirty Blonde delves into the life of a savvy sexpot—but even it is not half as scandalous as West’s 1959 autobiography.
• • Mae West: John Barrymore's wisdom • •
• • Hadley Hall Meares wrote: According to Mae West, John Barrymore once told her the truth about her cohorts: “Actors are people — — but not human.” This criticism would often be leveled at West herself, who became an increasingly campy institution as the decades wore on. In 1978, the octogenarian wrote and starred in her last film, Sextette, playing a still sizzling character with many husbands played by actors including Tony Curtis, George Hamilton, Ringo Starr, and Timothy Dalton.
• • Hadley Hall Meares wrote: “She was still wearing her corsets and low-cut dresses, asking 25-year-old men, ‘Is that a gun in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?’”
• • Mae West: her final act of defiance • • ...
• • This 14-part article will be concluded tomorrow.
• • Source: Vanity Fair; published on Tuesday, 16 June 2020.
• • On Sunday, 9 September 1934 • •
• • "Me and My Past" was reprinted in Delaware Star on Sunday, 9 September 1934. Among other matters, Mae West discusses ("How Her Famous Gait Was Born with Ed Wynn and Frank Tinney") the development of her slow, studied, slouchy strut while appearing on Broadway in "Sometime" with Ed Wynn, a comedian who moved very quickly across the stage.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • Salary checks of individuals made public by the Treasury among about 18,000 persons who received $15,000 or more during 1934 follows: Mae West, actress, Paramount, $339,166.65.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "Don't believe all you read in the papers. I am not broke. I am only down to my last few millions.”
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • “The Wicked Age” — — harmonica music by Mae West • •
• • Variety was not impressed with Mae West's harmonica playing in "The Wicked Age." They were not amused by "Satisfied" nor the other songs she thought up like "My Baby's Kisses." But the most startling element was her racy, tummy-tossing physicality. Variety reprimanded her in their review: "Miss West is getting away at $3.85 with something the [burlesque] wheels don't dare at $1.65." . . .
• • Source: Variety; published on Friday, 9 September 1927
• • 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 16th 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 4,557th 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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