• • “Mae West and the Count — — Love and Loss on the Vaudeville Stage” by Guido Roberto Deiro
• • Reviewed exclusively for The Mae West Blog by R. Mark Desjardins
• • this memoir will be a revelation • •
• • For readers not familiar with the life and times of Count Guido Deiro, this work will be a revelation. Much of Deiro's music is still available and it is well worth seeking out. Fans of the accordion will learn truths of its introduction and popularization that are in many ways as new as those facts written about Mae.
• • A five stars out of five rating for this stunning work!
• • Mr. Desjardins’ book review has now concluded. Time to buy the book on Amazon!
• • Source: “Mae West and the Count” — — a biography by Guido Roberto Deiro. [Outskirts Press; published on 20 March 2019; 331 pages.]
• • On Tuesday, 14 August 1984 • •
• • It was on 2 May 1982 that the TV bio-pic "Mae West" had its small screen premiere starring actress Ann Jillian in the title role. The two-hour program was re-broadcast on ABC television at 9:00 PM on Tuesday, 14 August 1984 (following the excitement of the U.S. Olympics).
• • Remembering the May 1982 production, New York Times critic Richard F. Shepard had these comments two years later. Shepard wrote: ''Mae West'' was originally seen in 1982, long enough ago in these fast-moving times to almost qualify the show as a revival rather than as another summer re-run. It is reasonable programming, a show about a torrid actress in matching weather.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • George Raft told a reporter, ”Mae West stole everything but the cameras, and I never made another picture with her after 1932. I knew she had me licked."
• • However, they did work together again; George Raft had a walk-on part in Mae's last motion picture, "Sextette" [1978].
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "The man I don't like doesn't exist."
• • Mae West said: “Every man I meet wants to protect me. I can’t figure out what from.”
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • A radio program mentioned Mae West.
• • “Theatre Talk” • •
• • Anthony Chase and Peter Hall wrote: Even though society may look down on her, she's still in control, and we could be talking about the flower girl, "Sonya," in “The Russian Play” by Hanna Moscovitch or Margy, the prostitute in Mae West's “Sex,” both of whom forego money for love, but "it's complicated." These two seemingly different plays just opened and continue the conversation started when Shawfest presented GBW's “Mrs. Warren’s Profession” several seasons back.
• • At The Shaw Festival, 10 Queen’s Parade, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON, Canada
• • "SEX" by Mae West, at the Jackie Maxwell Theatre, through October 13th …
• • Source: WBFO radio; published on Friday, 12 July 2019
• • 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 4278th 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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I am grateful for the opportunity given to me, sharing my thoughts on the extraordinarily well written new book, "Mae West and the Count, by Guido Roberto Deiro. His thoughtful, revelatory insights, clearly steering away from salacious tell-all, ensures that both his father and Mae West are portrayed lovingly. Mae West has long tried to soft focus the early period of her career from 1912 to 1920. This book goes a long way in shedding much needed light on the ultimate factors that eventually shaped her persona. Despite some minor missteps distractors of this work have focused upon, a corrected edition is planned, which will make for solid factual reading, well into the future, when fans of both these remarkable performing artists, delve into their life and times.
ReplyDelete• • Thank you, Mark.
ReplyDelete• • You wrote an insightful review and, I daresay, you made an interesting new friend in Las Vegas who had an a-Mae-zing story to tell.