tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7661417.post2892201300775866685..comments2024-02-11T15:41:42.795-05:00Comments on Mae West: Mae West: Boris PetroffMae West NYChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10429691535206284217noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7661417.post-90966420102279090772023-07-21T19:09:17.114-04:002023-07-21T19:09:17.114-04:00Hi Brendan, this is your aunt Gloria Petroff Adler...Hi Brendan, this is your aunt Gloria Petroff Adler. Interesting tidbit about the watch and the cartoon in the folder..which I didn’t hear about til now..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7661417.post-68171898550153827102013-08-21T13:21:12.925-04:002013-08-21T13:21:12.925-04:00Hello!
I just stumbled upon this blog and I mus...Hello! <br /><br />I just stumbled upon this blog and I must thank you for posting this little historical analysis. You see, I'm Boris Petroff's grandson! <br /><br />On a more general note, I don't know if any of your readers will find this amusing or not, but I once heard my Grandmother joke about Mae and the "rumor" of her relationship with my Grandfather. She had a folder of family artifacts and one contained a "political cartoon" very much in the old Playboy magazine style, which showed a caricature of my grandfather and Mae west in bed. She also possessed, at one time, a gold watch the obverse of which was engraved "Happy Birthday Boris! Love, Mae." I remember the cartoon and watch quite vividly, but sadly they were both lost when my Grandmother passed away. My father, Michael Petroff (Gloria's younger brother) told me that Grandma HATED Mae West and insinuated that she may have destroyed the folder and sold the watch. This would not be out of keeping with her intense and passionate character. <br /><br />Anyway, while I know my family history is but tangential to the purpose of your blog, I just wanted to take a brief moment to thank you personally and offer whatever small relevant details I may happen to remember as the only form of repaying the favor I can conceive. <br /><br />Best wishes, <br /><br />Brendan Petroff <br />Brendanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07140149553872698939noreply@blogger.com