Mae West: Her Secret

“In real life, I’m very boring, so I made up the walk and the talk,” said MAE WEST.
• • British freelancer Dr. Sabina Stent, whose area of study included “Women artists, Surrealism, and unconventional females,” penned a fascinating essay on Mae’s customized double-decker footwear. This is Part 7 of 27 parts.
• • “Get the Idea, Boys? Mae West’s Shoes” • •
• • Fascination with Mae West’s footwear • •
• • Sabina Stent wrote: “A five-foot-tall woman in four-inch heels has increased her physical stature by 6.6 percent,” writes Summer Brennan in her brilliant book High Heel. “Not quite the average 8 percent size advantage that men have over women on average, however, she is getting close.” As the actress Marilyn Monroe famously said, “Give a girl the right shoes and she can conquer the world.”

• • Sabina Stent wrote: Fascinated by Mae West’s footwear ever since learning her secret, I eventually saw them for myself in 2016 on a trip to the Hollywood Museum. In the old Max Factor building located just off the famous Boulevard, with history embedded into the golden stars that make up the sidewalk, two pairs of West’s shoes reside.
• • Mae West’s Pepenie platform heels • • . . .  
 • • This long essay by Sabina Stent will be continued on the next post.
• • Source: Majuscule, Issue 2; posted in December 2019.
• • On Monday, 27 December 1937 • •
• • "Every Day's a Holiday" starring Mae West was reviewed (on page 8) for Film Daily on Monday, 27 December 1937.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • John Kobal was on the set of "Myra Breckenridge," the notorious 1970 vehicle for an older Mae West. Photographer George Hurrell, who first worked for MGM in 1930, was on the set to take pictures of Leticia Van Allen (portrayed, of course, by Mae West).
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: “I have always been too busy with my own affairs to be envious of anyone else.”
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • An article about Broadway tours mentioned Mae West.
• • Mark Kennedy of The Associated Press wrote: The Hudson operated as a theater on and off until 1960, with shows starring some of the biggest names in show business, including Ethel Barrymore, Douglas Fairbanks, Sidney Lumet, Mae West, Lena Horne and Maureen Stapleton. The Price Is Right with Bob Barker once originated from the Hudson, and American Idol auditions have been held on its stage.
• • Mark Kennedy of The Associated Press wrote: After 1960, it narrowly escaped a wrecking ball four times  . . .
• • Source: The Associated Press;  published on Sunday, 15 December 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 4,300 blog posts. Wow! 
• • By the Numbers • •
• • The Mae West Blog was started fifteen years ago in July 2004. You are reading the 4,376th 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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