Mae West: Dry Martini

A witty line said by MAE WEST in a motion picture is often attributed to her. But fortunately we have Sam, the answer man, to set the record straight regarding the originator.
• • QUOTE: "Let's get out of this wet clothing and into a dry Martini."
• • Who said this? asked Jim Anderson of Bathgate, England.
• • Sam's response: This witticism was originally coined by Robert Benchley's press agent.
• • But later the line was taken up by Mae West in her 1937 screen comedy "Every Day's A Holiday."

• • Mae's character was Peaches O'Day, a con woman who tried to sell the Brooklyn Bridge to tourists.
• • Fun fact: Mae West gives her first screen kiss in this motion picture to the character portrayed by Charles Winninger.
• • Mae West said, "By now I think Charlie's old enough not to take it too seriously."
• • Source: Column: "Showbiz: The Man in the Know" written by Sam; published by the California Chronicle on Saturday, 6 March 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 18th anniversary • • 
• • Thank you for reading, sending questions, and posting comments during these past eighteen years. Not long ago, we entertained 3,497 visitors. And we reached a milestone recently when we completed 5,100 blog posts. Wow! 
• • By the Numbers • •
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