Despite all you think you know about MAE WEST, there’s always something new. Did you know why Mae felt that she “invented” censorship, for instance?
• • This intimate interview with Mae West was first seen in 2009. This is Part 14 of 29 parts.
• • From the Archive: A Candid (and Entertaining) Interview with Mae West • •
• • was there more to Mae West than to Diamond Lil? • •
• • Charlotte Chandler wrote: “You know, there’s more to Mae West than to Lil,” she said. “For Lil, happiness was sex and diamonds. For Mae West, it was work, but people don’t understand how seriously she takes it,” Mae added.
• • Charlotte Chandler wrote: Mae West on ... Censorship: “I believe in censorship. If a picture of mine didn’t get an ‘X’ rating, I’d be insulted. Don’t forget, dear, I invented censorship. Imagine censors that wouldn’t let you sit in a man’s lap! I’ve been in more laps than a napkin. They’d get all bothered by a harmless little line like ‘Is that a gun in your pocket or are you just glad to see me?’”
• • Mae West achieved a financial independence • • . . .
• • This long and fascinating interview will be continued tomorrow.
• • Source: AnOther Magazine; published Autumn—Winter 2009 issue; rpt on Wednesday, 27 May 2020.
• • On Tuesday, 30 July 1957 • •
• • Mae West sued Hollywood Confidential Magazine for defamation and the trial began in early August 1957 in Los Angeles. On Tuesday, 30 July 1957, The N.Y. Times ran an item explaining the issues at stake. Mae submitted sworn depositions to avoid testifying in person.
• • July 2004: Mae West Blog launches • •
• • The Mae West Blog celebrates its Sweet 16th anniversary • •
• • What are we up to, writing about the Brooklyn-born bombshell for 16 sweet years now?
• • We've been the main Mae source for documentaries, solo shows, and biographies— — offering a trove of info, quotes, along with Westian arcana, thanks to 4,500+ posts.
• • We’re still here to keep Mae mavens up to date, correct errors, celebrate each revival of a play she wrote, post the latest Westian stage and book reviews. And answer our fan mail!
• • The ghost light’s still on. Come up and see Mae every day.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • Mae West once said, “If you got the personality, you don’t need the nudity.” But even the legendary sex symbol was well aware of the crowd-drawing appeal of sex and nudity at the Hollywood box office.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "Love is the only industry that can't operate on a five-day week."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • An article published in Australia revealed something special about the private life of Mae West.
• • "Mae West's Generosity" • •
• • The Mail (in Adelaide, Australia) wrote: Mae West discovered a little eating place out towards San Fernando Valley. She found it much to her liking, and went there often. Now it comes out that recently the woman who operates the place was told to vacate, because of non-payment of a mortgage. Mae West found it out, paid off what was left, and handed the deeds to the woman.
• • "Why shouldn't I?" replied Mae. "I wanted to keep on eating there, didn't I?" . . .
• • Source: The Mail; published on Saturday, 24 July 1937
• • The evolution of 2 Mae West plays that keep her memory alive • •
• • 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 4,529th 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.
• • Come up and see Mae every day online: http://MaeWest.blogspot.com/
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• • Be sure to bookmark or follow The Mae West Blog
• • Photo: • • Mae West • • wearing her favorite diamond necklace in 1929 • •
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• • This intimate interview with Mae West was first seen in 2009. This is Part 14 of 29 parts.
• • From the Archive: A Candid (and Entertaining) Interview with Mae West • •
• • was there more to Mae West than to Diamond Lil? • •
• • Charlotte Chandler wrote: “You know, there’s more to Mae West than to Lil,” she said. “For Lil, happiness was sex and diamonds. For Mae West, it was work, but people don’t understand how seriously she takes it,” Mae added.
• • Charlotte Chandler wrote: Mae West on ... Censorship: “I believe in censorship. If a picture of mine didn’t get an ‘X’ rating, I’d be insulted. Don’t forget, dear, I invented censorship. Imagine censors that wouldn’t let you sit in a man’s lap! I’ve been in more laps than a napkin. They’d get all bothered by a harmless little line like ‘Is that a gun in your pocket or are you just glad to see me?’”
• • Mae West achieved a financial independence • • . . .
• • This long and fascinating interview will be continued tomorrow.
• • Source: AnOther Magazine; published Autumn—Winter 2009 issue; rpt on Wednesday, 27 May 2020.
• • On Tuesday, 30 July 1957 • •
• • Mae West sued Hollywood Confidential Magazine for defamation and the trial began in early August 1957 in Los Angeles. On Tuesday, 30 July 1957, The N.Y. Times ran an item explaining the issues at stake. Mae submitted sworn depositions to avoid testifying in person.
• • July 2004: Mae West Blog launches • •
• • The Mae West Blog celebrates its Sweet 16th anniversary • •
• • We've been the main Mae source for documentaries, solo shows, and biographies— — offering a trove of info, quotes, along with Westian arcana, thanks to 4,500+ posts.
• • We’re still here to keep Mae mavens up to date, correct errors, celebrate each revival of a play she wrote, post the latest Westian stage and book reviews. And answer our fan mail!
• • The ghost light’s still on. Come up and see Mae every day.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • Mae West once said, “If you got the personality, you don’t need the nudity.” But even the legendary sex symbol was well aware of the crowd-drawing appeal of sex and nudity at the Hollywood box office.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "Love is the only industry that can't operate on a five-day week."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • An article published in Australia revealed something special about the private life of Mae West.
• • "Mae West's Generosity" • •
• • The Mail (in Adelaide, Australia) wrote: Mae West discovered a little eating place out towards San Fernando Valley. She found it much to her liking, and went there often. Now it comes out that recently the woman who operates the place was told to vacate, because of non-payment of a mortgage. Mae West found it out, paid off what was left, and handed the deeds to the woman.
• • "Why shouldn't I?" replied Mae. "I wanted to keep on eating there, didn't I?" . . .
• • Source: The Mail; published on Saturday, 24 July 1937
• • 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 4,529th 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.
• • Come up and see Mae every day online: http://MaeWest.blogspot.com/
________
Source: https://maewest.blogspot.com/atom.xml
• • Be sure to bookmark or follow The Mae West Blog
• • Photo: • • Mae West • • wearing her favorite diamond necklace in 1929 • •
• • Feed — — http://feeds2.feedburner.com/MaeWest
