• • “Mae West and the Count — — Love and Loss on the Vaudeville Stage” by Guido Roberto Deiro
• • Reviewed exclusively for The Mae West Blog by R. Mark Desjardins
• • If you needed more proof, here it is! • •
• • And there is more proof from people who knew them. For instance, Walter Winchell, the famous news commentator, announced on his national radio program in 1940 that “Deiro was married to Mae West.”
• • Joe Laurie’s definitive book “Vaudeville” states that “...it was accordionist Deiro that was married to Mae West.”
• • Vaudeville publicist Nils Granlund mentioned in his book, “Blondes, Bullets and Broadway” that Deiro and Mae West were married.
• • Timony shielded Mae from unsavory bigamy charges • • . . .
• • Mr. Desjardins’ book review will be continued on the next post.
• • Source: “Mae West and the Count” — — a biography by Guido Roberto Deiro. [Outskirts Press; published on 20 March 2019; 331 pages.]
• • August 1956 in Hush-Hush Magazine • •
• • Hush-Hush Magazine (Vol. 2, No. 8, August 1956 issue) contained the article "Show Biz Buzzer: Mae West versus Marilyn Monroe."
• • On Wednesday, 8 August 1934 • •
• • 'More Picture People' — — National Programme Daventry, 8 August 1934 • •
• • Mae West was seen by her British fans during a "2nd Variety Programme taken from the Sound Track of Recent Film Successes." This variety show featured movie stars and the biggest names from vaudeville: Mae West, Greta Garbo, Bing Crosby, Katharine Hepburn, Grace Moore, Paul Robeson, Sophie Tucker, Wallace Beery, Norma Shearer, Florence Desmond, and many others.
• • This program was devised and introduced by Clayton Hutton with the cooperation of Gaumont British Picture Corporation, Ltd.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • She shattered every tradition of the screen as well as the box office, and has contradicted every theory of stardom by her unconventionality, her ribaldry, her boisterous philosophy.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: “A star keeps going!”
• • Mae West said: “They’re saying I’m through but I’m not. I can always keep on giving them something different.”
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • A book by Anthony Slide mentioned Mae West.
• • Which movie star dominated the fan magazines’ cover art? • •
• • Thanks to a 1933–1934 survey by The Hollywood Reporter, such information is available for that period. The results are both surprising and expected.
• • Topping the list with ten covers were Joan Crawford and Mae West.
• • Tied in second place with nine each were Katharine Hepburn and Greta Garbo.
• • Surprisingly, next came Ruby Keeler with seven covers . . .
• • Source: Book: “Inside the Hollywood Fan Magazine” by Anthony Slide; published in February 2010
• • The evolution of 2 Mae West plays that keep her memory alive • •
• • A discussion with Mae West playwright LindaAnn LoSchiavo — —
• • http://lideamagazine.com/renaissance-woman-new-york-city-interview-lindaann-loschiavo/
• • The Mae West Blog celebrates its 15th anniversary • •
• • Thank you for reading,
sending questions, and posting comments during these past fifteen years. Not
long ago, we entertained 3,497 visitors. And we reached a milestone recently
when we completed 4,200 blog posts. Wow!
• • By the Numbers • •• • The Mae West Blog was started fifteen years ago in July 2004. You are reading the 4274th 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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