• • Come Up and See Her Sometime: The incomparable and indestructible Mae West has written a book titled ‘’Sex Drive” • •
• • “1 suppose it should be sub-titled ‘And How to Do It' to keep up with the times,” Mae said with a wink, adding hopefully, “I think it’ll be out for the holidays.”
• • Norma Lee Browning wrote: The legendary sex-symbol lady of a not-so-bygone era was among the first to arrive at USC’s Town and Gown Auditorium where the Friends of the USC libraries staged its ninth annual memorial tribute, ‘The Hart of the Matter: A Celebration of Lorenz Hart.”
• • Norma Lee Browning added: Miss West, who is in the 80ish neighborhood, is still very much alive and well and kicking, thank you, and you should look half that good at half her age. She was holding court in the lobby, surrounded by adoring young men, and would you believe there was a string of young men — yes, I said young — a mile long waiting starry-eyed for a word with her, or even just a dose-up look at this lovely, lively, legendary lady who still oozes sex even in her most formal fine rags and well-covered-up look.
• • This was Part 1. We will print another excerpt on another occasion.
• • Source: Item in Norma Lee Browning's syndicated gossip column; published on Friday, 12 October 1973.
• • On Monday, 2 October 1944 • •
• • "Catherine Was Great" was written by Mae West. Her play premiered at the Shubert Theatre on 2 August 1944 and ran until 30 September 1944. On Monday, 2 October 1944, the show transferred to Mae's lucky spot, the Royale Theatre, where it remained until after the Christmas holidays [closed 13 January 1945].
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • Buxom Mae is the model on which French designers will be patterning the new Fall styles. "Go 'West, young gal, go West" is the present battle cry of the Parisian stylists.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "I'd rather be looked over than overlooked."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • An article on posture and fashion mentioned Mae West.
• • Gladys Glad wrote: But the new Mae Westian style at least gives us the necessary chest freedom. All In all, the new figure standard has my full approval. Mae West claims that the only difference between her figure and Venus di Milo's is that Venus doesn’t have arms. Perhaps Mae's correct at that. For the new figure standard certainly approaches more closely to Venus-like proportions than did the emaciated pencil silhouette and the flat, boyish, flapper type of figure. . . .
• • Source: Article in Rockland County Journal News; published on Tuesday, 26 September 1933
• • The Mae West Blog celebrates its 13th anniversary • •
• • Thank you for reading, sending questions, and posting comments during these past thirteen 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 3799th 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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