Mae West: The Mighty Quinn

Mae West was such a treat to meet, recalls the effervescent actress Quinn O'Hara.
• • Quinn O'Hara remembers the warm humid day when they met at a Hollywood hoe-down given by the director of "One Day at a Time" — — Herbert Kenwith. "I had just done one of the episodes and Herb Kenwith was such a lovely person, too," she explained. Listen to the eternally beautiful Quinn O'Hara recount this special evening event exclusively for the Mae West Blog.
• • When I met Mae, she was very nice to me. My hair is simply frightful in humid weather, so I had to do "the Mae West thing" of patting my hair, to keep it in place.
• • Since I had been following her around like a puppy, I wanted to apologize to Mae and explain that I wasn't trying to imitate her.
• • Mae West looked at me and smiled — — and said, as only she could — — "My dear, you have beautiful hair!"
• • Several guests nearly fainted. I discovered that she rarely ever complimented a woman. Then I took a chance and asked if I might have my picture taken with her, and voila! Here is the photo I treasure. There will always be no one like Mae West!!
• • The photograph is the personal property of Quinn O'Hara. Please do not "steal" it for your blog or web site. Thank you for the courtesy.
• • Come up and see Mae every day online: http://MaeWest.blogspot.com/
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• • Photo: • • Mae West • • with Quinn O'Hara and Paul Novak, 1977 • •
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Mae West: March 1964

It was on 22 March 1964 when MAE WEST appeared on a TV series with the talking horse.
• • Episode Five: "Mae West Meets Mr. Ed" - - [synopsis] Wilbur is hired as an architect by a new client who turns out to be the famous movie star, Mae West. She wants a new stable built.
• • When she comes over to see Wilbur with her three male bodyguards - - the human equivalent of "stallions" - - everyone is smitten by her. She leaves Wilbur her calling card, the 'queen of hearts' from a deck of cards. When Mae West had called earlier and Mr. Ed had answered the phone, she was turned on by his voice and let him know he could come over anytime. Later, when Wilbur won't let Mr. Ed watch television, Mr. Ed decides to take Mae West up on her invite.
• • In reality, Mae was not much for outdoor sports, though she did learn to ride a horse, ride an elephant, and tame a lion for various movie roles. An animal lover, Mae West would visit the zoo in whatever town she happened to be appearing onstage. Mae bought her first monkey when she moved to California.
• • Come up and see Mae every day online: http://MaeWest.blogspot.com/
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• • Photograph: • • Mae West • • 1964 • •
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