Mae West: Go to Mars

"An Open Letter to MAE WEST" was written by J. Eugene Chrisman, Western Editor, Motion Picture. His was a unique perspective as both an impartial journalist and yet an avowed fan. Let's take a look. This is Part 7 of 8 excerpts.   
• • Mae West: Would Mae like to travel to Mars? • •
• • J. Eugene Chrisman wrote: But you really should have a long vacation, a quiet rest in a mountain resort, where they never heard of Mae West, or would you be forced to wait until you can go to Mars?

• • J. Eugene Chrisman wrote: You must be tired, Mae, for flesh and blood — even yours — can stand only so much. So why not take a vacation?
• • J. Eugene Chrisman wrote: Ed Churchill recently got a story from your old friend, William (Bill) Le Baron. It appeared in the July issue of Motion Picture [1935]. If that story hasn't done more to reveal the REAL Mae West, than anything else ever printed, I'll eat your new costumes. Bill Le Baron adores you and lets the world know it — and I'm proud of him.
• • Mae West: I hope you'll keep knocking them cold • • ...
• • To be continued.
• • Source: Motion Picture; published in their issue dated for August 1935.
• • On Friday, 13 April 1934 in Film Weekly • •
• • It was on the issue dated for Friday, 13 April 1934 that Mae West appeared on the cover of Film Weekly (Vol. 11) in the United Kingdom.
• • On Friday, 13 April 1934 in The Hollywood Reporter • •
• • Headlines in The Hollywood Reporter read: "Mae West Orders Bullet-Proof Car."
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • In April 1959, Mae West told a Hollywood columnist that her autobiography would be published in the autumn — — and its title was going to be Empress of Sex.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "I'm for clean pictures and clean everything."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • New York Magazine mentioned Mae West.
• • The staff wrote: Marilyn Michaels is a female impressionist.  She impersonates Diana Ross, Mae West, Marlene Dietrich, Barbra Streisand, and other famous persons. At Les Mouches. April 8-11, 1981. ...
• • Source: New York Magazine listing; published on Monday, 13 April 1981
• • 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 4,700 blog posts. Wow! 
• • By the Numbers • •
• • The Mae West Blog was started fifteen years ago in July 2004. You are reading the 4,711th 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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