Monday, May 11, 2009

Mae West: Vegas to 47th

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MAE WEST gave Steve Rossi his punchy stage name. He was born 76 years ago in the roughneck section of Manhattan then known as "Italia...
Sunday, May 10, 2009

Mae West: Henri Sabin

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Henri Sabin did an outstanding likeness of MAE WEST in 1936, perhaps as a work commissioned by Paramount Pictures. • • The Frenchman seems...
Saturday, May 09, 2009

Mae West: West Ninth

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Announcing a new eatery on West Ninth Street, Page Six referred to MAE WEST . • • Former Ninth Street resident and gossip guru Richard Joh...
Friday, May 08, 2009

Mae West: Mickey Carroll

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A very special actor who worked with MAE WEST has met his final curtain. • • Word comes that Mickey Carroll, one of the last surviving Mun...
Thursday, May 07, 2009

Mae West: Finalized

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There was a great deal of mayhem in the life of MAE WEST when her marriage to Frank Wallace was first exposed — — and divorce proceedings b...
Wednesday, May 06, 2009

Mae West: Dom Gone

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We bid a fond adieu to a comedian who worked with MAE WEST . • • Brooklyn native Dominick "Dom" DeLuise was born on 1 August 1933 ...
Tuesday, May 05, 2009

Mae West: Code Uncloaked

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Meditating on MAE WEST jumpstarted the juice for one discerning essayist published by Bright Lights Film Journal . • • There is much to co...
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Monday, May 04, 2009

Mae West: Walkin' the Dog

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MAE WEST adored ragtime. She once told an interviewer about grooving very early to "the black man's sound." Whether she was...
Sunday, May 03, 2009

Mae West: Zabo Koszewski

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Irvin 'Zabo' Koszewski toured with MAE WEST during the 1950s. Like the Brooklyn bombshell, the East Coast native was a stage-worth...
Saturday, May 02, 2009

Mae West: Ira Hards

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In 1928, MAE WEST approached Ira Hands to stage her latest play " Diamond Lil " at the Royale Theatre on Broadway. • • Born on ...
Friday, May 01, 2009

Mae West: Don Ruffin

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Arizona artist Don Ruffin did a portrait of MAE WEST . Some of his artwork will be displayed on Saturday 2 May 2009. • • Born in 1928 (acc...
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Thursday, April 30, 2009

Mae West: Satin & Latin

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It was on 30 April 1956 that Robert W. Dana's felicitous coverage of " The MAE WEST Review " appeared. • • Dana's popula...
Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Mae West: Ray Johnson

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During the 1950s, Ray Johnson began using images of MAE WEST in his artwork in a way that anticipated the 1960s works of Pop artists (such ...
Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Mae West: Ken and Then

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Ken Hughes once worked with MAE WEST . • • Then 56 years old when he was at the helm of " Sextette " in 1978, based on Mae West...
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Monday, April 27, 2009

Mae West: East River

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On 27 April 1927, shortly after daybreak, MAE WEST was released from her jail cell. • • The week before, one of her hometown papers ran wi...
Sunday, April 26, 2009

Mae West: Tammany Young

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In 1932, Tammany Young was in one motion picture with MAE WEST . • • Born in New York City, Tammany Young [9 September 1886 — 26 April 19...
Saturday, April 25, 2009

Mae West: My Pharaoh Lady

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It sounds a bit like an April Fool's joke but it's a fact that this Sunday a Florida church service will feature MAE WEST . • • The ...
Friday, April 24, 2009

Mae West: Sexperiments

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Reverend Jen, who has a new book out, explained that MAE WEST has been one of her heroes and role models. • • In order of priority, Rever...
Thursday, April 23, 2009

Mae West: Boca Raton

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Would MAE WEST have been able to teach Hugh Hefner about sex — — or vice versa? • • On Friday April 24th, Hefner's new documentary will...