Friday, August 14, 2009

Mae West: Well-Rounded

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News men had various opinions about MAE WEST , often comparing her to the leading screen queens of her era (and some divas were not as well-...
Thursday, August 13, 2009

Mae West: Shoot-Out Central

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When MAE WEST was writing her autobiography, she did not reveal much about her parents' carefully cultivated underworld connections. •...
Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Mae West: Hot Month

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When MAE WEST was writing the screenplay for " I'm No Angel ," she wove a tiny strand of her own bio into the playful narrati...
Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Mae West: Glorious Gaudy Girls

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Years before she was nicknamed "The Last of the Red Hot Mamas," the 35-year-old vocalist was headlining with her Kings of Syncopat...
Monday, August 10, 2009

Mae West: Shedding Bylines

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In many ways Adeline Leitzbach was the ideal ghostwriter for MAE WEST — — hard-working, experienced, flexible, self-effacing, and willing t...
Sunday, August 09, 2009

Mae West: Hold the Mayo

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During the month of March 1924, MAE WEST was trouping through the southwest, where she had accepted a four-week contract to perform on the...
Saturday, August 08, 2009

Mae West: Variety in August

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Paramount came close to the edge of bankruptcy but was saved by its having signed MAE WEST , whose first two pics, " I'm No Angel ...
Friday, August 07, 2009

Mae West: Lily the Milliner

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Lily Birnbaum once made sensational hats for MAE WEST . • • During the 1920s, this talented native New Yorker was head milliner for the Sh...
Thursday, August 06, 2009

Mae West: Clyde Fitch

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It is doubtful that Clyde Fitch had heard of MAE WEST , who was but 16 years old when the playwright passed on. But there's a point to ...
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Wednesday, August 05, 2009

Mae West: Emanuel Cohen

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Emanuel Cohen believed in giving MAE WEST more artistic freedom. She, of course, agreed. • • Born in Hartford, Connecticut during the m...
Tuesday, August 04, 2009

Mae West: Hot Time 1934

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The censors made the summer of 1934 unforgettably hot and uncomfortable for MAE WEST . Famously funny in her blockbuster Pre-Code motion pi...
Monday, August 03, 2009

Mae West: Malicious Maila

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The challenge of stepping into the shoes of a Russian ruler was a long time coming for MAE WEST . Known for comedies, novelty numbers, the ...
Sunday, August 02, 2009

Mae West: Back in Brooklyn

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Cary Grant made a memorable male lead for MAE WEST in two crowd-pleasing comedies. • • Cary Grant's first screen partnership with Mae ...
Saturday, August 01, 2009

Mae West: Rae in August

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An amusing article appeared about Rae Bourbon, who performed on Broadway with MAE WEST . • • "Eventually Rae Bourbon had his own club o...
Friday, July 31, 2009

Mae West: Sinning

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It was July 1931 when MAE WEST entered into a complex discussion with the Shuberts about a stage version of The Constant Sinner , based on h...
Thursday, July 30, 2009

Mae West: Apes & Grapes

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When food writers attempt to use a MAE WEST reference, they can easily grate on one's nerves. • • Unafraid of appearing uninformed or r...
Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Mae West: Cottonwood

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Back in the Verde Valley, they fondly remember MAE WEST . • • A Cottonwood, Arizona oldtimer told the local newspaper about the day the no...
Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Mae West: Gingerly

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MAE WEST was inspired by " The Hairy Ape ," a popular play written by Eugene O'Neill. • • She certainly saw it once — — an...
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Monday, July 27, 2009

Mae West: Scandalous Swiderski

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Being scandalous is the theme of a jazzy musical featuring MAE WEST — — who will be portrayed by brunette newcomer Jennifer Swiderski. • •...
Sunday, July 26, 2009

Mae West: Quality

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Stars inside their Hollywood homes — — Architectural Digest just revisited the topic and featured MAE WEST at home again. • • Ten celeb...