• • Mae West and Her Men • •
• • JILL WATTS: I believe since I wrote the book others have confirmed that she was married to the Italian accordionist Guido Deiro as well as the vaudevillian Frank Wallace.
• • JW: On the one hand, I think she was proud to be an independent woman who rejected the double standard that allowed men to have as many women as they wanted but confined women to monogamy. But there were career issues that she was taking into consideration. Once she became a star, that forced her to be more circumspect about her personal life to keep the public myth intact. It was important in Hollywood that she remain unmarried and that her personal life be left up to the imagination. As we know, her marriage to Frank Wallace did and it hurt her image somewhat.
• • Mae West and the Criminal Underworld • • . . .
• • This exciting interview with Prof. Jill Watts will be continued on the next post.
• • Recommended Reading: “Mae West: An Icon in Black and White” by Jill Watts [Oxford University Press; paperback edition, 2003]; 400 pages.
• • On Sunday, 16 August 1964 • •
• • An article "Return Engagement" appeared in The New York Times on Sunday, 16 August 1964. Plans were then in the works for Mae to be featured on the TV sit-com "Mister Ed" for a second episode. Mae was to have played a saloon keeper. This TV project fizzled out, it seems.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: “It’s easy to get married, but hard to stay that way.”
• • Mae West said: "First there's a guy named Frank Wallace, and then another guy named Wallace and now, what's his name — — Burmester? That makes nine this year."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • A film site mentioned Mae West.
• • Edith Head’s Most Iconic Looks • •
• • Darby Delaney wrote: Edith Head received her big break for designing Mae West’s outrageous costumes in She Done Him Wrong. With the story set in the 1890s, West wears several gorgeous period ensembles; the first time she meets Captain Cumming, she wears a sparkling, corseted gown with tree and fireflies-esque ornamentation. The statuesque gown and decadent accessories perfectly capture the grandeur of The Gay Nineties, all the while complimenting West’s hourglass figure. As she stands on a staircase, tall over Captain Cummings (Cary Grant), espousing lines like, “Why don’t you come up sometime and see me?” it’s hard to imagine a more captivating synchronicity between a costume and an actor’s authoritative, camp, and fiery persona.
• • Source: Article for Film School Rejects; published on Tuesday, 7 August 2018
• • 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 14th anniversary • •
• • Thank you for reading,
sending questions, and posting comments during these past fourteen years. Not
long ago, we entertained 3,497 visitors. And we reached a milestone recently
when we completed 4,000 blog posts. Wow!
• • By the Numbers • •• • The Mae West Blog was started fourteen years ago in July 2004. You are reading the 4025th 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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