Mae West: An Extravert

MAE WEST never learned to type and wrote longhand. Though most of her personal correspondence was typed by a secretary, Mae wrote to a stranger in 1933, Canadian graphologist Zita Lomas. This is Part 11 of 14 segments.
• • “An Open Letter to Mae West” • •
• • So much for faults and shortcomings • • 
• • An Extravert • •  
• • Zita Lomas wrote: You are what the psychologists call an extravert. You deal with everything in an objective, rather than a subjective way, because you are more concerned with concrete facts and realities than you are with abstractions and theories. In other words, you are a doer rather than a dreamer, a person of action rather than of meditation.
• • a perfect whizz of an aviatrix • •

• • Zita Lomas wrote: And speaking of action, do you know that you would wake a perfect whizz of an aviatrix? What makes us think so? Well, in the first place, you love an active life, travel, variety, excitement and adventure.
• • Mae West’s dynamic energy • • . . .
• • This very long article by Zita Lomas will be continued on the next post.
• • Source: The Vancouver Sun (page 4); published on Saturday, 30 December 1933.
• • On Tuesday, 25 February 1913 • •
• • The announcement that "Mae West, the comedienne" was appearing at the Grand ran in the Atlantic Journal on Tuesday, 25 February 1913.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • Popular Hollywood actors and actresses like Charlie Chaplin and Mae West had drinks named in their honor. The Mae West cocktail contains brandy, half an egg yolk, sugar, and cayenne pepper. 
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "I will probably write a new play based on my experiences here. It will have to be okayed by the learned district attorney before I can put it on."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • An article about the Oscar ceremonies mentioned Mae West.
• • "Five of the biggest Oscar night controversies" • •
• • TheJournal.ie wrote: Rock Hudson and Mae West caused a stir with their ‘kingsize’ rendition of the song "Baby It’s Cold Outside" at the 1957 awards show. ...
• • Source: TheJournal.ie; published on Sunday, 26 February 2012
• • 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 4,400 blog posts. Wow! 
• • By the Numbers • •
• • The Mae West Blog was started fifteen years ago in July 2004. You are reading the 4,417th 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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