To acquire the autograph of
MAE WEST was a collector’s quest. In September 1934, a news report stated that
Mae had her car doors wired for electricity to ward off autograph hunters
and thieves. Let's hear how one fan succeeded in 1936. This is Part 2 of two
parts, the finale.
• • "Your Autograph,
Please?" • •
• • Waiting for Mae West, who was inside Jim's Beauty Shop • •
• • Recognizing her car as it stood at the curb outside of "Jim's," Hollywood beauty salon, I parked myself alongside the machine, determined to stay there until Mae came out — — even if it took all night.
• • Note: Jim's Beauty Shop, at 6769 Sunset Boulevard, was a fashionable Beverly Hills beauty salon frequented by the top movie stars.
• • But, apparently, that ruse had been tried before. I had hardly placed myself alongside the car, when out came one of the beauty operators with the suggestion that if I sent my book in to Miss West she would gladly sign it.
• • The operator explained that Miss West generally did this to save herself from being mobbed by autograph seekers who also might attract an unmanageable crowd.
• • Curious, I asked this operator how Miss West knew that I was waiting for her autograph.
• • “Her chauffeur told her," she answered. He has been trained to sniff out autograph hounds." Wow!!
• • Waiting for Mae West, who was inside Jim's Beauty Shop • •
• • Recognizing her car as it stood at the curb outside of "Jim's," Hollywood beauty salon, I parked myself alongside the machine, determined to stay there until Mae came out — — even if it took all night.
• • Note: Jim's Beauty Shop, at 6769 Sunset Boulevard, was a fashionable Beverly Hills beauty salon frequented by the top movie stars.
• • But, apparently, that ruse had been tried before. I had hardly placed myself alongside the car, when out came one of the beauty operators with the suggestion that if I sent my book in to Miss West she would gladly sign it.
• • The operator explained that Miss West generally did this to save herself from being mobbed by autograph seekers who also might attract an unmanageable crowd.
• • Curious, I asked this operator how Miss West knew that I was waiting for her autograph.
• • “Her chauffeur told her," she answered. He has been trained to sniff out autograph hounds." Wow!!
• • These tricks to get away
from autograph collectors like myself, have only one result— they have forced
the autograph seekers to develop ingenious methods of their own to get at the
stars. …
• • Note: This charming article describes how the autograph hound pursued other screen stars of the 1930s. If you’re interested in reading more, the full citation is below.
• • Source: Modern Screen, Vol. 14, No. 1; published in the issue dated for December 1936.
• • On Monday, 21 August 1944 in Life • •
• • Note: This charming article describes how the autograph hound pursued other screen stars of the 1930s. If you’re interested in reading more, the full citation is below.
• • Source: Modern Screen, Vol. 14, No. 1; published in the issue dated for December 1936.
• • On Monday, 21 August 1944 in Life • •
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • Mae West is often mentioned on Facebook, Pinterest, LinkedIn, and Instagram as well. People share her photos, quotes, snippets from YouTube, etc.
• • 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."
• • Mae West said: "My second day on the island I received a request from a prison matron to visit the sick-wards. She told me that the patients were anxious to see me, many of them having cut my picture out of the newspapers. They were becoming excited and noisy, the matron said.”
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • The Daily Variety mentioned Mae West.
• • Mae West, Dick Powell, Carole Lombard May Be in Pittsburgh Stock • •
• • Plan for a 12-week
season of summer stock is under way here, with organization headed by Morry
Fierst, who operated the Civic Playhouse last summer.
• • Would be housed at the
Davis, the old two-a-day vaude house, more recently, a WB film site, but closed
now for several months.
• • If his idea
materializes, then Morry Fierst wants 'Personal Appearance,' Brock Pemberton's
current Broadway hit, for Miss West
and possibly 'Petticoat Fever' for Dick Powell. It will mark the former
Pittsburgh m.c.'s first legit fling. …
• • Source: Variety; published
on Wednesday, 24 April 1935
• • 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 was started fifteen years ago in July 2004. You are reading the 4284th 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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• • 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 15th anniversary • •
• • Thank you for reading,
sending questions, and posting comments during these past fifteen years. Not
long ago, we entertained 3,497 visitors. And we reached a milestone recently
when we completed 4,200 blog posts. Wow!
• • By the Numbers • •• • The Mae West Blog was started fifteen years ago in July 2004. You are reading the 4284th 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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• • Photo: • • Mae West • • onstage in 1944 • •
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