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In 1933, Ralph Rainger, age 32, wrote the cheeky “A Guy What Takes His Time” — — a song for Lady Lou, portrayed by MAE WEST.
• • Like Mae, Ralph Rainger [7 October 1901 — 23 October 1942] was a native New Yorker. A composer of popular music principally for films, he started out in life with the name Ralph Reichenthal when he was pursuing a legal career before deciding he'd rather be on Broadway (where he became Clifton Webb's accompanist).
• • His first hit — — "Moanin' Low," with lyrics by Howard Dietz — — was written for Webb's co-star Libby Holman in the 1929 revue "The Little Show."
• • Moving to Hollywood, Rainger teamed up with lyricist Leo Robin to produce a string of successful film songs including one number that became Bob Hope's theme song.
• • In 1942, Ralph Rainger's rising star sputtered due to a fatal plane crash near Palm Springs, California. He was a passenger aboard an American Airlines DC-3 airliner that was involved in a mid-air collision with a U.S. Army Air Corps bomber. He was only 41 years old when he died in the month of October — — on 23 October 1942.
• • On 23 October 1931 • • 
• • It was on 23 October 1931 that the New York City tabloid Evening Graphic reported on the very strange fan letters Mae West was receiving. If you are familiar with the scurrilous approach to "news gathering" adopted by the porno-Graphic, then you can read into these trumped up headlines an implicit disapproval of her bi-racial drama "Constant Sinner," then onstage on Broadway at the Royale Theatre.
• • Perhaps the drama desk at the Evening Graphic was in possession of Mae West's novel Babe Gordon in hardcover. Here is a brief excerpt:
• • • • "Well, it was a woman. A beautiful woman. She was seated at a table in a corner of the room with a big negro, actually enjoying him, fascinated by him."
• • • • "Do you mean that stunning blonde woman [Babe Gordon] in an ermine wrap?" asked Jack Rathburne. "I did notice her, but I didn't see the negro."
• • • • "Well, he came in later," explained Wayne Baldwin. "Come to think of it, you were at the opposite side of the table. Your back was to them. How in the name of all that's decent, Jack, could a woman like that, obviously a person of refinement, allow a black to make love to her?" .... [from "Babe Gordon" by Mae West]
• • Broadway's Brief Black-Out on 23 October 1950 • •
• • Mae West worked with a versatile performer whose death in October caused The Gay White Way to go black as a final tribute.
• • In 1911 both Mae West and Al Jolson accepted an offer to perform in the play "Vera Violetta." The show opened on 20 November 1911 and it was a phenomenal success.
• • Al Jolson died in the month of October — — on 23 October 1950 — — in San Francisco, California at the age of 64, evidently of a heart attack. The high-profile entertainer was interred in the Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery in Culver City, California. On the day he died, the bright lights of Broadway were turned off for 10 minutes in his honor.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "If you put your foot in it, be sure it's your best foot."
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• • An article on a surreal museum exhibit mentioned Mae West.
• • Bangkok-based journalist Ezra Kyrill Erker writes: Melting clocks. An elephant carrying an obelisk, walking on long spindly legs. A flying snail carrying an angel. A woman aflame, with drawers coming out of her body. A unicorn with blood on its horn. A sofa in the shape of Mae West's lips . . . .
• • Source: Article: "The distorted realities of Multi-sensory exhibitions at Singapore's ArtScience Museum explore two minds behind artistic genius" written by Ezra Kyrill Erker for The Bangkok Post; posted on 23 October 2011
• • By the Numbers • •
• • The Mae West Blog was started seven years ago in July 2004. You are reading the 2092nd 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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With ongoing legal troubles dogging her, MAE WEST worked with several lawyers.
• • Born in San Jacinto, California on 24 December 1892, Loyd Wright was an American attorney (and lifetime Californian) who represented a number of movie stars; served as president of the State Bar of California, the American Bar Association, and the International Bar Association; and was an unsuccessful candidate for the Republican nomination for the United States Senate from California.
• • Wright became known for his representation of movie actors. He represented Mary Pickford in her divorce suit against Douglas Fairbanks, Sr. and Jane Wyman in her divorce from Ronald Reagan. He also represented Mae West, Charlie Chaplin, Jack Benny, and D.W. Griffith.
• • Loyd Wright died in Hemet, California in the month of October — — on 22 October 1974.
• • On 22 October 1944 • • 
• • Gene Barry [1919 — 2009] met his wife-to-be Betty Barry (her stage name was Julie Carson) during rehearsals of the Broadway show "Catherine Was Great," which opened in August 1944. Betty [1923 — 2003] was fired before opening night because she was a blonde and Mae West, the star, would not have competing blondes in her show. Betty, age 21, had disguised her hair color with a black wig.
• • Little did Mae realize that she had played Cupid. A few months later, on 22 October 1944, Gene and Betty wed and remained happily married until her death in 2003. It is not known if Mae attended the reception, however, Gene was in her "Catherine Was Great" cast from August 1944 — January 1945. The handsome actor played Lt. Bunin.
• • On 22 October 2006 • •
• • Angus McBean photographed Mae West, Audrey Hepburn, Marlene Dietrich, Katharine Hepburn, and numerous movie stars. His exhibition "Portraits" was held at the Porter Gallery, opening on 5 July 2006 and closing on 22 October 2006.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "I’m a women of very few words — — but lots of action."
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• • An article on Westlake and Henry Doelger mentioned Mae West.
• • California reporter Kayla Figard writes: Now crowded with people, Westlake began as barren sand dunes and transformed into a postwar suburban community just south of San Francisco. ... This idea was conceived by one man — — Henry Doelger, formerly known for his homes in the Sunset District in San Francisco. . . . The homes were built out of redwood, which was known to be long lasting and termite resistant. Henry Doelger used different designs including one-story, two-story and split-story housing. Doelger is said to have named the area after his claimed cousin, Mae West, according to Bunny Gillespie in her book "Images of America: Westlake" . ...
• • Source: Article: "History of Westlake Part 1: Doelger's model of a postwar suburb" written by Kayla Figard, Special to the Pacifica Tribune; posted on 11 October 2011
• • By the Numbers • •
• • The Mae West Blog was started seven years ago in July 2004. You are reading the 2091st 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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It was 21 October in 1943 when MAE WEST's film "The Heat's On" was in previews. Sharp-eyed Harry Cohn [1891 — 1958] of Columbia Pictures was in the audience. Though Gregory Ratoff had been most persuasive when pitching this project to him, Harry decided on the spot to buy him out.
• • "This picture is going to be a bust," predicted Cohn. Even Mae was disappointed in Ratoff by the end.
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• • The Mae West Vegetarian is the #4 special and served hot at Stuft Pizza Homestead [2898 Homestead Road, Santa Clara, CA 95051]. Stuft was established in 1976 in California. Tell them you heard about this very popular menu selection on the Mae West Blog.
• • On 21 October 1947 • •
• • It was on 21 October 1947 that Mae West first set foot in a playhouse in Manchester, England to present her Bowery melodrama "Diamond Lil" onstage.
• • The plan was to route the production though Manchester, Blackpool, Birmingham and Glasgow before opening in London by January 1948.
• • Playing very minor roles were twenty actresses and eighteen actors over six feet tall. Bruno Barnabe [1905 — 1998] was cast as Juarez, the Latin Lothario. The actor recalled getting the part after being asked by Mae West to clasp her breasts. He also emphasized that he drew 40 pounds a week whereas the leading lady was pulling in 2,000 pounds weekly.
• • The UK run was produced by Val Parnell [1892 — 1972] and Tom Arnold — — very shrewd fellows.
• • 21 October 1993 • •
• • On 21 October 1993, the readers of The New York Sun read an article about Mae West by writer John Cohen: "And West Is West." Unfortunately, the weekly newspaper The New York Sun folded a few years ago.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "Personality is the glitter that sends your little gleam across the footlights and the orchestra pit into that big black space where the audience is."
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• • An article on a male performer mentioned Mae West.
• • New England reporter Michelle Magnum interviewed performer Anthony Rizzo, who shared this story: Once I was performing in Paris with two companies at the same time, in two theaters that have been in competition for years. I was in the poster on both theaters, but no one noticed. I was a giant Bumble Bee in one show, and I was Mae West in the other. My mom and brother were in town and got to see both. My mom watched the show of Mae West from backstage. I start the show as Neil Armstrong and then had a quick change in 15 minutes to become Mae West. Just as I was about to make my entrance, my mom tapped me on the shoulder. I turned around and she said, “Oh, you would be so beautiful if you just did not have my nose!” . . .
• • Source: Article: "Anthony Rizzi talks about Dedham roots" written by Michelle Magnum for The Dedham Transcript; posted on 20 October 2011
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• • The Mae West Blog was started seven years ago in July 2004. You are reading the 2090th 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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In 1948, MAE WEST wore a black dress with a full skirt, draped bodice, and padded shoulders when she sailed back to the USA from her happy trip abroad. She had toured throughout Great Britain with her play "Diamond Lil" from October 1947 into 1948. Upon her return, she joked with the news media at a press conference on the sunny boat dock under the West Side Highway: "Well, they were wonderful there, in London . . . England. But the men were a little reserved . . . and I'm not." 
• • The EBAY vendor who sold this well-preserved garment (with a carefully established provenance) reminded buyers that he had "never seen a personal Mae West item sold that had accompanying photos. Most are 'claims' at best. But this dress is the real deal." Mae's traveling dress sold this week [on 16 October 2011] for $920.00. It is en route to its new home. The lucky winner scored quite a treasure.
• • It's true that there are many Mae Items on EBAY that are not authentic. How extraordinary to see that this lovely dress came up for auction seven decades later, and many fans got to see Mae wearing it (even if they could not afford to bid).
• • On 20 October 1933 • •
• • The Wyoming readers of the Natrona County daily newspaper saw a startling image — — on the movies page — — in the 20 October 1933 issue of the Tribune-Herald. Mae West was inviting the public to "come up and see me."
• • Printed on page 4 was the movie star Mae West, cupping her hands under her breasts in a motion picture advertisement for Paramount Pictures. Wyoming! Hubba-hubba!
• • I'm No Angel was released in the USA on 6 October 1993.
• • England on 20 October 1947 • •
• • A British reporter spotted Mae West in 1947 at Euston Station in England.
• • The Guardian's London correspondent wrote: All too briefly yesterday the grey gloom of Euston station was lifted by the presence of a radiant personage with strikingly blonde hair and a dazzling smile. Miss Mae West was on her way to Manchester for the opening to-morrow of her play "Diamond Lil." A quarter of an hour before her train was due to leave, Miss West swayed, the tophatted station-master at her side, along the platform to her compartment. Her arrival was the signal for crowds to desert the train and clamour for autographs. It seemed that the actress must have signed almost a hundred small photographs displaying to advantage her well-known features before she took a rest.
• • Then, in the voice Hollywood has made famous, she invited her audience to "Come around and see me in Manchester." The crowd was enchanted and some porters signified their approval of this invitation with loud whistles. Then came a more official whistle. The train started and Miss West, with the 18 men over 6 ft. tall and the 20 girls appearing with her, was carried northwards. ...
• • Source: Review: "Miss West Comes Up" written by The Guardian's London correspondent; published on 20 October 1947
• • On 20 October 1987 • •
• • To publicize the new motion picture "Too Outrageous," an ad appeared in The Village Voice on this date showing the drag performer Craig Russell totally made up and costumed as Mae West.
• • Gay male impersonations of Mae began to be popular during the 1930s, according to historian George Chauncey.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "He who hesitates is a damn fool."
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• • An article on a one-man show about Groucho mentioned Mae West.
• • Diane Andrews writes: Music director and on-stage pianist Jim Furmston set the rhythm for Frank Ferrante through every classic wisecrack, anecdote, and song of the 90-minute show. Some of the jokes were suitable for the youngsters in the audience only because they probably didn't get the sly — — and sometimes not so sly — — innuendos.
• • According to Diane Andrews: "It's an aerial view of Mae West," Ferrante says as he has two bald men put their heads together. ...
• • Source: Article: "Actor Frank Ferrante Transports Packed Santa Clara University Theater to Irreverent World of Groucho Marx" written by Diane Andrews for The Santa Clara Weekly; posted on 19 October 2011
• • By the Numbers • •
• • The Mae West Blog was started seven years ago in July 2004. You are reading the 2089th 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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In 1944, a starry-eyed 22-year-old Brooklynite Richard Sylvan Seltzer landed a small part in MAE WEST's Broadway show, "Catherine Was Great."
• • Born on 29 August 1922, he was the younger of two sons of impoverished Jewish parents who were evicted from their apartment in Bensonhurst several times. More than once, Richard and his brother, Benson, lived in homes for troubled boys. Their father abandoned the family when Richard was a teenager.
• • Like many children who dream of something better, he got his start as a young actor with minor roles in several Broadway shows and was in the cast of "Dead End," which starred the Dead End Kids.
• • When the show closed in 1937, Blackwell moved to Los Angeles with his mother and brother and found work in movies, starting with "Little Tough Guy" (1938) — — a spinoff of the Broadway show he left behind. He got another small role that year in "Juvenile Court," starring Rita Hayworth.
• • Meeting Mae West in 1944 was unforgettable, he always said. Shortly afterward, he was to encounter movie producer Howard Hughes, who changed his name to Richard Blackwell. Howard Hughes chose the name to sound "theatrical, polished, memorable," Blackwell wrote in his autobiography.
• • Eventually, he became "Mr. Blackwell," whose annual "worst dressed" list dressed down movie stars, music icons, and European royalty with the predilection for making a fashion faux pas. This helped turn him into a household name.
• • Mr. Blackwell lived in the Hancock Park enclave of Los Angeles with his partner of 60 years, Robert Spencer. Unfortunately, Blackwell suffered from Bell's palsy for the last seven years of his life. He died in Los Angeles in October — — on 19 October 2008 — — of complications from an intestinal infection. He was 86 years old.
• • On 19 October 1899 • • 
• • Mae West was a little slip of a girl when the St Louis Post-Dispatch published their edition on 19 October 1899. This paper reported a local crime: beautiful Frankie Baker, a 27-year-old mulatto prostitute [residing at 212 Targee Street, St. Louis, Missouri], who kept an expensively decked-out 17-year-old mack, stabbed him on October 15th. A few days later, Frankie's cheating (and abusive) lover died. A blitz of headlines followed: "Woman Kills Colored Man in St. Louis."
• • The stabbing and the ensuing trial — — wherein Frankie Baker [1872 — 1952] was acquitted — — inspired the folksong "Frankie and Johnny."
• • In 1928 — 1929, Mae West sang "Frankie and Johnny" on Broadway in her melodrama "Diamond Lil," giving the song a glamour glow, enhancing its prominence.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "Frankie and Johnny were lovers / Oh lordy, how they could love /Swore to be true to each other / Just as true as the stars above / He was her man, but he was doing her wrong . . . ."
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• • An article on the early cinema mentioned Mae West.
• • J. Hoberman writes: Introduced rolling her eyes and shooting craps, Clara Bow is a paradoxical presence, a fading star who seems the essence of hard-boiled resilience. A spunkier Jean Harlow, a svelter Mae West, she takes her place among the comic sex goddesses of the early talkies, resurrected along with the film that preserved her performance. Film restoration is also the restoration of cultural memory. ...
• • Source: Article: "To Save and Project Fest: Long Live Cinema!" written by J. Hoberman for The Village Voice; posted on Wednesday, 12 October 2011
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• • The Mae West Blog was started seven years ago in July 2004. You are reading the 2088th 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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MAE WEST was attracted to tall, dark, and handsome gents. Calvin Lockhart certainly fit this description.
• • Born as Bert Cooper in Nassau in the month of October — — on 18 October 1934 — — he was raised in the Bahamas before relocating to The Big Apple with ambitions of becoming a civil engineer. He entered Cooper Union but dropped out to forge a performing arts career. The story goes that he was a cabdriver when he was discovered by playwright Ketti Frings, who was so impressed with his arrogance that she cast him in her play "The Cool World" [1960]. From there the six-foot-two hunk aroused controversy on Broadway when he played a black sailor in love with a white girl in the racially-themed "A Taste of Honey" starring Angela Lansbury.
• • The year 1970 was a high-profile time for the actor. A strong, confident, smoothly handsome presence, Bahamian-born Calvin Lockhart first caught moviegoers' attention in the supercharged urban films "Cotton Comes to Harlem" (1970) and "Halls of Anger" (1970) before becoming a fairly steady fixture in the "blaxploitation" movies of the early-to-mid 1970s.
• • In "Myra Breckinridge" [1970] Calvin Lockhart was cast as Irving Amadeus.
• • Complications from a stroke brought about his demise. He died on 29 March 2007 in his homeland, Nassau, Bahamas.
• • On 18 October 1923 • •
• • Connie's Inn in Harlem was where Mae West had encountered Louis Armstrong. Conrad Immerman's first night spot had opened in 1921 on Seventh Avenue and 131st Street in the section of Harlem known by the locals as "Jungle Alley."
• • Two Caucasian brothers Conrad (Connie) and George Immerman had emigrated from Germany and they had started out by running a delicatessen in Harlem; Fats Waller was their delivery boy. Eventually, they purchased the club that came to be known as Connie's Inn. Connie had one of the best revues and, in 1929, trumpeter Louis Armstrong was first featured there with an orchestra.
• • Between the terrific music, the splendid stage shows, and the new acts, Mae easily became a fan. Cementing her bond to the extraordinarily good-looking lady-killer Connie Immerman may have been the fact that both shared a German connection. Matilda, Mae's mother, had been born and raised in Bavaria.
• • Fueled by the success of Connie's Inn on West 131st, the brothers launched their second jazz club two blocks away on West 133rd, The Nest — — on 18 October 1923.
• • Mae West featured an underground hot spot in her novel Babe Gordon. She called this fictional rendezvous Tony's.
• • On 18 October 1936 • •
• • The East Coast readers of The New York Times read this frightening headline on 18 October 1936 — — MAE WEST ESCAPES APARTMENT HOLD-UP; Other Residents, Victims in Hollywood, Are Glad She and Her Bodyguard Were Away.
• • That happened seventy-five years ago.
• • On 18 October 2010 • •
• • The release date of the song "Mae West's Dress" — — inspired by the Brooklyn Bombshell — — was on 18 October 2010. If you check online, then you'll find the sites where you can download this track from Desmond Star's debut album "Boxette" [Bullhit Records, catalogue number: BULL001CD].
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said about her trial in 1927, which had an all male jury: "This was a case of Men versus One Woman."
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• • An article in a Yankton, South Dakota paper mentioned Mae West.
• • The Yankton Press & Dakotan writes: On This Date — 75 Years Ago
• • Two gunmen slipped into Mae West’s fashionable apartment house last night [Oct. 16th] and robbed eight persons of money and jewelry, but missed the buxom actress’s rooms. . . .
• • Source: Article: "On This Date — 75 Years Ago" written by Archives Editor for The Yankton Press & Dakotan; first published on Saturday, 17 October 1936
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• • The Mae West Blog was started seven years ago in July 2004. You are reading the 2087th 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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In October 1931 MAE WEST, starring on Broadway in her play "Constant Sinner," was also in talks to bring the show to Washington, DC.
• • The play had its Broadway premiere at the Royale Theatre on 14 September 1931 and would last there until November. Set in Harlem during the Prohibition Era, the play followed the escapades of a honey-haired prizefighter groupie named Babe Gordon who enjoys taking risks.• • Since the drama was set in and around West 125th Street, the Pittsburgh Courier (a black weekly newspaper) was keeping tabs on this. Reporter Floyd G. Snelson, Jr. signaled his appreciation. On 17 October 1931, Snelson told his readers: "Mae West Employs 30 Race Artists In Her Latest Production." Praising Mae's plans to bring a bi-racial cast with her to D.C., he pronounced the project "the cleverest piece of artistry to be expected from a woman of the Caucasian race."
• • Lorenzo Tucker: Tucker-ed Out • •
• • Later on, however, when the Mid-Atlantic area theatre owners received criticism from the media along with anonymous threats about lynching the black actor Lorenzo Tucker, Mae had to hide him in a D.C. hotel for two weeks to get the local bigots off the scent, and then smuggle Tucker back to New York City. Meanwhile, George Givot, in blackface and a curly wig, had been hired by the Schuberts to portray the Harlem pimp Money Johnson on stage.
• • On 17 October 1933 • •
• • A review of the latest Mae West motion picture was published by Variety on 17 October 33. Movie critic Land wrote: "I'm No Angel" is going to help redistribute a nice chunk of the nation's coin. That the Mae West film is going to make tubs of coin was crystal-clear opening day at the Paramount. Ushers were riding herd on a permanent corral of waitees in the lobby. As to quality, "I'm No Angel" can stand alone, although without "She Done Him Wrong" as a benediction and a million bucks worth of assorted publicity, high-brow and hoi pollil, the gross probably wouldn't reach the big brackets now looming. ...
• • On 17 October 1968 in The N.Y. Times • •
• • Mae West had plans for a cinema version of the stage play "Sextet" back in 1968.
• • Writing for The New York Times, Motion Picture Editor A.H. Weiler announced: Mae West, who has not appeared in movies for a quarter of a century, will return to the screen early next year in a film version of her play — — "Sextet" — — in which she starred in Florida in 1961.
• • This is how A.H. Weiler began his article about Mae West, whose producer was going to be Warner Brothers Seven Arts when Abe's article was published in The New York Times back on 17 October 1968. The actress was 75 years of age when she was interviewed.
• • "Sextet" — — explained Miss West — — is a comedy about a movie star who has six husbands. I appeared in it only in Florida [sic] because I didn't want to spend the time and the energy needed to bring it to Broadway.
• • I am also happy to say that I'm not doing this for the money, added Mae West. I'm fortunate in having a lot of young fans, who, I suppose, have been watching my old films on TV and listening to my rock 'n' roll records such as "Way Out West" and "Wild Christmas," who have been pleading with me to do a picture. I guess you could call "Sextet" a return by popular demand. Anyway, it's very flattering. I think "Sextet" is very funny and I hope they'll think it is, too. ...
• • On 17 October 1968 • •
• • Mae West was more interested in protecting her brand than chasing after Federico Fellini's carrot. When asked by reporters to confirm her role in his next film, Mae replied: "I will not sign until I see the script." Fellini had seen her cinematic character in his screenplay as "an erotic witch."
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "I gave up a lot. I love kids but I never had any. Never let myself eat too much. That might have been fun, once in awhile. Still I can't regret anything really."
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• • An article in an Australian paper mentioned Mae West.
• • Bronwyn Haynes writes: There were many different themes during the 1920s and some included Gangsters, Prohibition, Radio, Art deco, Jazz, Silent, and Black and White movies. The Celebrities are all remembered today for changing history like Mae West, Al Capone, Charlie Chaplin, Coco Chanel, Greta Garbo, Harry Houdini, Jean Harlow, Louis Armstrong, Henry Ford and . . . .
• • Source: Article: "Crossroads Café head back in time" written by Bronwyn Haynes for The Crookwell Gazette; posted on 13 October 2011
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When she was not living in Brooklyn or Queens with her parents, MAE WEST enjoyed staying in hotels in the theatre district, which offered very convenient housing to a busy actress who would work in a show sometimes until 11 PM or midnight. After renting for years, she did purchase a townhouse rippling with French Renaissance style at 266 West End Avenue in Manhattan. Mae West occupied the house (between 72nd and 73rd Street) for a time with her sister, Beverly, who is listed there in a 1933 directory.
• • Built in 1896 with a limestone facade, the former Mae West home is 28 feet wide and six stories tall with nearly 14,000 square feet (generously designed with windows on all sides). The house was originally constructed for the importer Julius N. Jaros and designed by 42-year-old Rudolphe Daus, a prominent architect who worked in New York City. The Jaros family occupied it from 1896 —1906 only. The property remained a single-family dwelling until the early (or mid) 1940s.
• • Born in Mexico in 1854, Rudolphe Daus was educated in Berlin and in the United States. He graduated from the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris. He designed the Hall of Records, 13th Regiment Armory, and German Hospital in Brooklyn, and the Church of Our Lady of Lourdes in New York. [One of Mae's childhood residences was a block away from the German hospital.] Daus was Secretary of the Commission of 1898, an official group that framed the building laws of New York City; additionally, from 1899 — 1900 he was Surveyor of Buildings for Brooklyn. He was a fellow of the American Institute of Architects and a member of the Society of Beaux-Arts Architects, the Atlantic Yacht Club, and the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences.
• • Rudolphe Daus died in Paris in mid-October — — on 16 October 1916. He was 62 years old.
• • On 16 October 1939 • •
• • Mae West and W. C. Fields signed legal paperwork for "My Little Chickadee" when they were collaborating. Both signatures appear on a Universal Films contract dated 16 October 1939.
• • On 16 October 1989 • •
• • A studio call for actors was printed in a Florida newspaper on 16 October 1959.
• • Writing for the Orlando Sentinel, business reporter Susan G. Strother announced: Mae West, Charlie Chaplin, and Clark Gable — — are you out there? If so, Universal Studios Florida is interested. The studio theme park is looking for actors to fill the roles of 20 or so characters who would roam the Orlando park and entertain guests. Universal plans to hold auditions later this month, though a site has not been selected. In addition to Mae West, Charlie and Clark, shoes the studio wants to fill are for the likes of Bette Davis, James Cagney, Kojak and Humphrey Bogart. ...
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "Those who are easily shocked should be shocked more often."
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• • An article in an Australian paper mentioned Mae West.
• • Melanie Ball writes: I set out at an enthusiastic clip on the first day of a 145-kilometre walk between Cape Leeuwin and Cape Naturaliste in Western Australia's south-west and I'm tending towards Mae West's contrary observation: "Too much of a good thing can be wonderful." . . .
• • Source: Article: "The Cape crusader" written by Melanie Ball for The Brisbane Times; posted on 15 October 2011
• • By the Numbers • •
• • The Mae West Blog was started seven years ago in July 2004. You are reading the 2085th 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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MAE WEST worked briefly with a Utah native in her last motion picture.
• • Born in Standardville, Utah in the month of October — — on 15 October 1949 — — Peter Liapis was seen in a movie short in 2007 and two 7-minute comedies in 2010. Actor and screenwriter Peter Liapis has worked on 22 projects since making his cinema debut in "Sextette" [1978]; the 29-year-old hopeful was cast in the minor role of Ronald Cartwright (as Peter Alexander). Peter changes his name so often, it can be hard to keep up with his credits, though.
• • Happy Birthday to Peter, who turns 62 years old today.
• • On 15 October 1901 • •
• • Christiana Brimier was born in Germany in October 1838. When Mae referred to her, she called Mrs. Delker her "rich" grandmother. What does "rich" mean to a little Brooklyn girl? Mae was only eight years old when her maternal grandmother died.
• • Brooklyn transplant Christiana Delker: we pay you tribute today, remembering that you passed from Mae's life on 15 October 1901 when you were 63 years old.
• • On 15 October 1959 • •
• • Mae West got too personal in her "Person to Person" interview with CBS reporter Charles Collingwood, some newsroom censors believed. On 15 October 1959, an article appeared in The Los Angeles Times by TV reporter Cecil Smith: "Mae West Censored from New TV Show."
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "I enjoyed the courtroom as just another stage but not so amusing as Broadway."
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• • An article about haunted places mentioned Mae West.
• • Country Living Magazine explained: Menger Hotel — — Once a lavish vacation destination for celebrities as diverse and dynamic as Mae West, Babe Ruth, and Ulysses S. Grant, the Menger Hotel in San Antonio, Texas is now forced to deal with a few guests who, after nearly 100 years, are still not ready to check out.
• • Country Living Magazine added: Teddy Roosevelt, who is said to have recruited many of his “Rough Riders” at the hotel, can be seen in the dark corners of the barroom, waiting to offer a free drink to the next innocent cowboy he hoped to enlist in his brigade of rough-and-tumble soldiers. ...
• • Source: Article: "7 Real-Life Haunted Houses" written by the Country Living Staff; posted on 13 October 2011
• • By the Numbers • •
• • The Mae West Blog was started seven years ago in July 2004. You are reading the 2084th 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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