Mae West: Autograph Seeker

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 in order to discourage and ward off any autograph hunters and thieves. Let's hear how one fan succeeded in 1936. This is Part 1 of two parts.
• • "Your Autograph, Please?" • • 
• • "Out of my way, Son," said Mae West. But did our collector, his mind made up, obey?
• • A fan tells you his varied experiences in collecting famous stars' signatures.
• • As I turn the pages of my book, I come to the autograph of Mae West. It took me a long time to get that one. The first time I tried proved a dismal failure.
• • I had sighted her one night pushing her way through a crowd. Stepping between her and her car, I proceeded to ask Miss West for her signature. Before I had a chance to say a word she reached out, pushed me aside, and instead of inviting me to “come up and see me sometime," she said, as only she can, "Out of my way, Son.”

• • Instead of discouraging me, those words made me want that signature all the more. I vowed that someday I'd get it, and I did.
• • Waiting for Mae, who was inside Jim's Beauty Shop • • . . .
• • Part 2, the conclusion, will be seen on the next post.
• • Source: Modern Screen, Vol. 14, No. 1; published in the issue dated for December 1936.
• • On Thursday, 20 August 1970 • •
• • Hollywood types received an invitation to "Sights and Sounds of Mae West" and the event was scheduled for Thursday, 20 August 1970.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • Our special investigators have just brought to light the fact that Mae West's screen kisses are the shortest on record.
• • Seems Mae's motto is "Leave something to the imagination." Why, Mae, we didn't know you cared! 
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: “The curve is mightier than the sword.”
• • Mae West said: "My advice for Marilyn Monroe was:  Forget about the men; win over the ladies. The men won't forget you, anyway — — not the way you walk." 
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • The Daily Variety mentioned Mae West.
• • Gold Rush Yarn Next for Mae West at Paramount • •
• • Hollywood, April 16, 1935.  Next Mae West opera at Paramount Pictures will be written around the Alaskan gold rush, with Miss West doing the screen play. Her picture will carry the tentative title of 'Klondike.'  …
• • Source: Variety, New York; published on Wednesday, 17 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 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 4283rd 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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