Mae West: On Ventura Blvd.

Not wishing to appear as “a soft touch,” MAE WEST kept her good deeds to herself. But a few incidents  caught the attention of the news reporters.
• • "Mae West's Generosity" • •
• • Here's a little story about Mae West you might like to know, explained Modern Screen.
• • Out on Ventura Boulevard, near Hollywood, there's a small restaurant, operated by a widow who gambled what little money she had to buy the place. It soon became noted for its food, and among its repeat customer base was Mae West.
• • She found it much to her liking, and went there often.
• • When business got good, the landlord promptly raised the rent to a point where the poor gal could no longer afford to stay in business.
• • Invariably, Miss W. heard about it, and just as promptly bought the place herself. Now the girl's rent is lower than ever, for she pays only enough to cover the taxes.
• • "Why shouldn't I?" replied Mae. "I wanted to keep on eating there, didn't I?"
• • Source: Modern Screen, 149 Madison Avenue, New York, NY; published in the issue dated for September 1937.
• • On Tuesday, 2 September 1969 • •

• • Stanley Musgrove spoke to Mae West often as she prepared for "Myra Breckinridge" and fretted about working with Michael Sarne and a much younger actress.  Musgrove's diary entries on Tuesday, 2 September 1969 reveal a different side of Mae than most of her fans knew.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • Actress Mae West applied for a permit to place a railroad dining car at Van Nuys Boulevard and Circle Drive to be used as a restaurant. The date of her application was Tuesday, 11 January 1938.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "'Why shouldn't I have paid off her mortgage? I wanted to keep on eating there, didn't I?"  
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • Modern Screen mentioned Mae West.
• • The big news about Mae West at the moment is that last month she held up a bank.
• • Our Mae held the bank up for an hour after closing time, and all she had to do was phone in and tell the boys she was coming up to see them.
• • It seems Mae is one of the bank's most solvent patrons, so the entire staff waited until four o'clock, when Mae swished in accompanied by five ominous looking gentlemen who couldn't have been anything but bodyguards. …
• • Source: Modern Screen, 149 Madison Avenue, New York, NY; published in the issue dated for March 1937
• • 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 4292nd 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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