Mae West: Quotable Mae

Jill Watts, biographer of MAE WEST, distinguished professor at CSUSM, and talented author of books on Father Divine [1879—1965] and Hattie McDaniel [1895—1952], which has inspired a bio-pic about the Oscar winner, has kindly consented to an exclusive interview with The Mae West Blog. This is Part 22.
• • The legacy of Mae West • •
• • JILL WATTS:  For Mae West I think that there is evidence there is a fairly strong enduring legacy because there really isn’t anyone spearheading a marketing plan to keep her image and work alive.  Yet you have this year both of her early plays “SEX” (in Los Angeles which was at the Hudson earlier in the summer) and “The Drag” (which just closed at the Utah Valley Theater) that were both revived.  Obviously, the long-running Mae West Blog and a regular Twitter feed indicate that there is still significant interest in Mae West along with the West Fest that celebrated her birthday in New York.  Other folks on Twitter keep the Mae West image going as well. 

• • JW:  Doing a search of Mae West or #MaeWest brings up numerous tweets from around the world and she is frequently quoted — — somewhere — — each and every day.  So it seems that is a dominant form of media where her legacy is still very much alive. Mae West is mentioned on Facebook, Pinterest, LinkedIn, and Instagram as well. People share her photos, quotes, snippets from YouTube, and inspiration.
• • College Students Embraced Mae West • •  . . .
• • This exciting interview with Prof. Jill Watts will be concluded 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, 30 August 1970 • •
• • Joyce Haber referred to Mae West as "the Last of the Living Legends" in The Los Angeles Times Calendar on Sunday, 30 August 1970.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • Perhaps surprisingly, Miss West deplores the current film trend toward sex and nudity.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "Good sex is like good bridge. If you don't have a good partner, you'd better have a good hand."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • The Irish Mirror mentioned Mae West.
• • Friend Brian Oxman today reveals how Michael Jackson – who would have been 60 this week – was left a broken man
• • Antonia Paget wrote: Brian Oxman says: “Neverland was his escape from the world. He told me, ‘Neverland has been destroyed, Brian. It will never be home. I will never set foot in my bedroom again. Neverland has been taken away from me’.”  . . .   “Marlon and Michael would sit at his table into the wee hours talking about Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Mae West and W.C. Fields.”  . . .
• • Source: Article in the Irish Mirror; published on Saturday, 25 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 4035th 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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