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The headline from Los Angeles read: "MAE WEST Wins Stage Lawsuit."
• • Los Angeles, Feb. 20th [AP] — — Mae West won a $1,000,000 lawsuit today without having to put up a defense.
• • Superior Judge WiIliam Baird threw out of court the claim of Mark Linder, co-author with MIss Mae West of the stage success, "Diamond Lil," that the actress had made millions "on the side" from the sale of their play to a movie studio which filmed it as "She Done Him Wrong."
• • The judge sustained a defense motion for dismissal.
• • Source: rpt by The Cornell Daily Sun (Ithaca, New York); published on Wednesday, 21 February 1940.
• • On Wednesday, 20 February 1935 • •
• • An article with the headline "Mae West in opera?" was published by The Daily Times-News (Burlington, North Carolina) on Wednesday, 20 February 1935.
• • The Daily Times-News wrote: And we heard that Mae received a round of applause strong enough to have delighted Amelita Galli-Curci. . . . Now that Mae's had this fling, her fans are wondering: will she turn to grand opera seriously? . . .
• • On Thursday, 20 February 1936 in Hollywood • •
• • There is a Joseph Breen PCA office memo, dated 20 February 1936, in the "Klondike Annie" PCA case file. Alas, Breen felt that Mae West was "censorable" and he never let up.
• • On Thursday, 20 February 1936 in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette • •
• • Many newspapers including the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported on the script disputes and disagreements between Joe Breen and Mae West over "Klondike Annie" and these articles were published on 20 February 1936.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • Sex goddess Mae West is responsible for some of the most quoted lines in Hollywood's film history.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "Doncha think TV is a perfect medium for me? After all, I've always entertained the masses — — all ages and mentality."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • A New York City college paper mentioned Mae West.
• • Martin Manulis May Don Pants For Good; Paramount Scouts Are Watching Him • •
• • Martin Elyot Manulis, 1935 —buxom hausfrau of "Home James," premiere danseuse of "Laugh It Off" and rich man's plaything in "Flair Flair" — may soon shed his skirts and bustles and stay forever after male. For Paramount Pictures may turn the blonde "heroine" into a screen juvenile. Scouts of the motion picture company first became interested in Manulis last year, during the production of "Laugh It Off," on the boards of the Astor Theatre. In the Herman Wouk revue he danced, sang and emoted in a gamut of feminine roles, including characterizations of sedate Alma Mater, a demure Spanish barmaid, a questionable valedictorian — — and a seductive Mae West. . . .
• • Source: Item in Columbia Daily Spectator (NYC): published on Wednesday, 20 February 1935
• • The Mae West Blog celebrates its 10th anniversary • •
• • Thank
you for reading, sending questions, and posting comments during this
past decade. The other day we entertained 1,430 visitors. We reached a milestone this week: 3,100 posts. Wow!
• • By the Numbers • •
• • The Mae West Blog was started ten years ago in July 2004. You are reading the 3119th 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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•
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up
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see
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MAE WEST was back in court in the last week of August 1948.
• • "Mae West 'Upset' On Witness Stand; Court Is Recessed" • •
• • LOS ANGELES, Aug. 26 (JF) — — A symmetrical, satin-clad Mae West, flared up on the witness stand today and the court was sufficiently impressed to call a recess until the blonde actress cooled off. The argument concerned the succession of lovers upon whom Czarina Catherine of Russia conferred her favors.
• • It might not seem important at this late date, but it appears to be an issue in the $100,000 plagiarism suit filed against the actress by two writers, Edwin K. O'Brien and Michael Kane. The writers' attorney was questioning Miss West about Prince Potemkin, Count Gregory Orloff, and one Alexis Orloff. She was asked where Potemkin figured in the line of Catherine's lovers.
• • Mae West said she couldn't see what difference it made, whether he was the first, the 10th, or the 100th.
• • "Well, it is going to matter before we get through," said' Henry T. Moore, representing the writers, "after more questioning,"
• • Miss West, 55 years old, turned to Superior Judge Samuel Blake and said: "I can't think, your honor. I'm too upset. Can we take a recess?" The judge looked at the clock and said if Miss West was indeed angry and upset, then the court would take a recess.
• • The writers allege that Miss West appropriated some of their material for her production "Catherine Was Great." Miss West testified earlier in the day that she had never seen the script from which the writers claim material was pirated.
• • Source: Syndicated article rpt on page 3 in Pottstown Mercury (Pottstown, Pennsylvania); published on Friday, 27 August 1948.
• • On Monday, 27 August 1934 • •
• • Film Daily wrote: About $15,000 in presents was passed around by Mae West to those who helped in the retakes of her new Paramount picture, "Belle of the Nineties."
• • Source: Article: "Mae West Plays Santa Claus'' written by the West Coast Bureau of The Film Daily, Hollywood, for Film Daily; published on 27 August 1934.
• • The L.A. Times printed a similar item on Monday, 27 August 1934.
• • On Friday, 27 August 1976 • •
• • The Times Sunday Review interviewed people who knew Mae West.
• • The actress had attended the theatre with friends and after the show they asked what she thought of it. And Mae had replied: "I kept concentrating on making my mind wander. It [the play] made me realize there's less to life than sex."
• • Source: The Times Sunday Review published in the UK on Friday, 27 August 1976.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • John O'Hara's "BUtterfield 8" (banned in 1950) and Mae West's "She Done Him Wrong" (banned in 1934) were the two memorable exceptions for the Australian Customs. The Appeals Board refused to reconsider these books.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "I'm not making a comeback. I never went away!"
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • A footnote in a book on architecture mentioned Mae West.
• • For details on the deployment of Mae West, see Kenneth Anger, "Hollywood Babylon" (San Francisco: Straight Arrow Books, 1975).
• • Source: Book: "Eating Architecture" by Jamie Horwitz, Paulette Singley; published in 2004
• • The Mae West Blog celebrates its 10th anniversary • •
• • Thank you for reading, sending questions, and posting comments during this past decade.
• • By the Numbers • •
• • The Mae West Blog was started ten years ago in July 2004. You are reading the 2989th 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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On June 17th MAE WEST was involved in another lawsuit. Yikes.
• • "Mae West Says it Takes More" • •
• • New York (AP) — — Mae West says it takes more than platinum blonde hair and shapely hips to be like her. The actress appeared Friday at a pre-trial hearing in court of a 51 million dollar damage suit brought against her by another platinum-haired actress, Sarah Allen.
• • Miss Allen claims — — and Miss West denies — — that Miss West gave her permission to do Mae West impersonations, then turned around and slandered Miss Allen and ruined her career by accusing her of stealing the acts.
• • "Half the people in the world impersonate me," Miss West said. "Men, women, and even children. They put their hands on their hips or something." . . .
• • Source: Syndicated article by Associated Press rpt on page 10 in The Salina Journal; published on Sunday, 17 June 1951.
• • On Friday, 17 June 1932 • •
• • Mae West would, no doubt, be capable of delivering "curdling melodrama," predicted the publication Hollywood Citizen News in its issue dated Friday, 17 June 1932.
• • On Thursday, 17 June 1982 • •
• • Fergus Cashin's highly suspect biography on Mae West was released in paperback by Virgin Books on Thursday, 17 June 1982. Before you try to find it, however, read the review by Kirkus, which slams it and explains why.
• • Lacking footnotes and spiked with peculiar points, Cashin's biography makes you wonder what standards a British book publisher has before they accept a manuscript.
• • Fergus Cashin, who worked for the Daily Express, Daily Sketch, and The Sun, died on 4 October 2005 at a hospice in Surrey, aged 81.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • At first the new star Mae West was deliberately advertised as something like the worst woman in New York. She throve on scandalous rumor. Then came the American Purity Movement.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "The story of Diamond Lil makes one think of a modern idea of the Single Standard. I believe in the Single Standard for men and women."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • An article about British film stars mentioned Mae West.
• • Dr. H. W. Taylor scathingly criticised British film actresses. "They are all thin-lipped and about two nutmegs in weight," he said. "All give the appearance of being aged 14 to 17. I am told Mae West weighs more than a nutmeg but, of course, she is not British." ...
• • Source: News item in Townsville Daily Bulletin; published on Friday, 4 June 1937
• • By the Numbers • •
• • The Mae West Blog was started nine years ago in July 2004. You are reading the 2937th 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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