Mae West: Public Morals

During her birthday week, MAE WEST inspired a few tribute articles. This is one you do not want to miss.
• • "Way Out West: Classic Lines from Hollywood’s Diamond Lil" • •
• • Written by Robert Cashill for  Biography.com • •
• • Trailblazing Hollywood legend Mae West was born on August  17, 1893. To celebrate the outspoken leading lady, here is a look at some of her classic movie lines that left audiences wanting more.  This is part 1 of Mr. Cashill's article.
• • “I believe in censorship. I made a fortune out of it.”
• • Robert Cashill wrote:  Mae West had a way with words — — a way that delighted audiences while horrifying the guardians of public morals. Unable to speak frankly about her favorite subject — — her New York stage debut, in 1926, was in a play she wrote, called "Sex," which landed her in prison [sic] — — she spoke around it, in double entendres that gave her enemies fits. Ticket buyers couldn’t get enough, that is, when the police weren’t closing down her shows, which included one that dealt openly with homosexuality, "The Drag. "
• • Mae West’s trailblazing act caught Hollywood’s attention, and at age 39 she made her film debut in "Night After Night" (1932).
• • Supporting Role Leads to Celluloid Stardom • •   . . .
• • This was Part 1. Part 2 will appear tomorrow.
• • Source: Article written by Robert Cashill for Biography.com; published on Tuesday, 15 August  2017.

• • On Wednesday, 4 September 1935 in Hollywood • •
• • Joseph Breen wrote to John Hammel on Wednesday, 4 September 1935, complaining (again) about the script for "Klondike Annie" and Mae's dialogue.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • Corseted and powdered to death, Mae West was not going to let go of her sexpot image even as twilight approached.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said:  "There was something about a handsome brute crushing other brutes in a ring I couldn't resist."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • An obit mentioned Mae West.
• • Sybil Jason: Child actor who became Warner Bros' riposte to the phenomenal success of Shirley Temple • •
• • Born Sybil Jacobson in Cape Town, South Africa in 1927 . . . .  she had a gift for mimicry, soon becoming famous for her lampoons of Mae West, Greta Garbo, and her show-stopper, Maurice Chevalier.  . . .
• • Source: Obituary in The Independent [U.K.]; published on Sunday, 4 September 2011 
• • The Mae West Blog celebrates its 13th anniversary • •  
• • Thank you for reading, sending questions, and posting comments during these past eleven years. Not long ago, we entertained 3,497 visitors. And we reached a milestone recently when we completed 3,700 blog posts. Wow!   
• • By the Numbers • •
• • The Mae West Blog was started thirteen years ago in July 2004. You are reading the 3779th 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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