MAE WEST had many admirers: some who enjoyed her and others who understood her. John Seal, who recommends “Sextette,” explains how to appreciate this campy comedy. This is part 1 of 9.
• • Berkeleyside’s film writer John Seal looks at a movie he recommends you check out on DVD.
• • John Seal wrote: “Why are you watching this?” If you’re at all like me, you’ve been asked this question on more than one occasion in your life.
• • John Seal wrote:Thankfully, I always have logic and reason on my side: It’s got Whit Bissell in it.” “I’ve seen all the other Edward L. Cahn films.” “Look, there’s Bronson Canyon!”
• • Making a case for “Sextette” • •
• • John Seal wrote: Independently produced and distributed via Crown International Pictures, "Sextette" attempted to cross-pollinate the magic of Golden Age Hollywood with elements of contemporary pop culture, the end product presumably being an irresistible taste treat for the entire family.
• • Mae West: “Sextette” is pure camp • • ...
• • John Seal's 9-part analysis of ”Sextette” will continue.
• • Source: Berkeleyside; published on Tuesday, 15 June 2010.
• • On Saturday, 19 January 1889 • •
• • It was Saturday, 19 January 1889, in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY, Battling Jack West and Tillie Delker took their wedding vows before a local minister with Jack's sister Julia West acting as maid of honor.
• • California biographer Emily Wortis Leider wrote: If they knew about it, Matilda's family almost certainly would have attempted to thwart her impetuous marriage at age eighteen to John "Battlin' Jack" West, a cigar-chomping, street-smart tough. The marriage certificate of Tillie Delker and John West, dated January 19, 1889, in the city of Brooklyn — — a separate city then, not yet a part of metropolitan New York — — lists the groom's age as twenty-two, his birthplace as New York City, and his occupation: "mechanic."
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • No one was more surprised than Cary Grant at how successful he was opposite the voracious Mae West.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "Homely men make good husbands. They usually have more S.A."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • An article on films mentioned Mae West.
• • 8 Vintage New Year’s Eve Movies to Watch Before the Ball Drops • •
• • "Every Day’s a Holiday" (1937) • •
• • Laura Dorwart wrote: From the clink of champagne glasses to slinky-sparkly gowns and the chance to reinvent yourself again and again, Mae West seems to embody the spirit of New Year’s Eve. In Every Day’s a Holiday, for which she co-wrote the script, West plays an 1890s con artist who disguises herself as a cabaret singer after she’s pushed to leave New York City by a disgruntled police captain.
• • Laura Dorwart wrote: Instead of booking the next train ticket out of town, though, West dons a wig to entertain and seduce all the right men before the stroke of midnight at a raucous New Year’s Eve party. But don’t worry: Things will turn out all right in the end for Mae West’s character…as they always do.
• • Source: ShowBiz Cheat Sheet; posted on Tuesday, 29 December 2020
• • 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 4,600 blog posts. Wow!
• • By the Numbers • •
• • The Mae West Blog was started fifteen years ago in July 2004. You are reading the 4,651st 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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