Mae West: Much Sexier

“I first went to interview MAE WEST after the collapse of ‘Myra Breckinridge’ [1970]. Like almost everyone else, I was in awe of the woman,” wrote Jacoba Atlas. Let’s read her fascinating first-hand account from 1974. This is Part 3 of 19 segments.
• • Image from a Cracked Mirror • •
• • Mae West was astonishingly youthful • •
• • Jacoba Atlas wrote: Certainly part of that proved true. She is astonishingly youthful, vigorous and the humor is intact; yet there is a pathetic streak that flashes through an atmosphere that includes a woman dressed like a too rich wedding cake, who, despite her wit and intelligence, placed photographs (and an article in National Enquirer) of herself and Raquel Welch before me to indicate that she was sexier than the 30-year-old cheesecake beauty.
• • Jacoba Atlas wrote: There was, of course, no way to confront West with comments about the impropriety of impoverishing old age by making it compete with youth.
• • Mae West answers questions with the same old answers • • …
• • This long profile by Jacoba Atlas will be continued on the next post.  
• • Source: Los Angeles Free Press, Volume 11, issue 517; published on Friday, 14 June 1974.
• • On Thursday, 24 April 2008 • •
• • Goldmine Magazine featured Mae West on Thursday, 24 April 2008.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • Between scenes, Mae West usually can be found scanning letters in her dressing, room and dictating, or suggesting answers to a "secretary." Also, there's a circle of admirers within earshot, and Mae always expands before an audience.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: “And as for me, I never trust men anyway."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • A music site mentioned Ian Whitcomb who collaborated with Mae West.
• • Ian Whitcomb [1941 — 2020] • •

Ian Whitcomb and Rollo (2011)

• • Jeff Tamarkin wrote: Ian Whitcomb, the British-born singer and performer who scored a lone top 10 hit in the U.S., 1965’s “You Turn Me On (Turn On Song),” died on Sunday [19 April 2020], according to Barret Hansen, host of The Dr. Demento Show, and several other online sources.
• • Jeff Tamarkin wrote: Ian Whitcomb, who had suffered a stroke in 2012, died from natural causes; the place of death has not been reported, but it was believed to be at a hospital in the Los Angeles area.
• • Jeff Tamarkin wrote: Ian Timothy Whitcomb was born in Woking, Surrey, England, on 10 July 1941.
• • Jeff Tamarkin wrote: Although Whitcomb continued to release singles and albums on the Tower label (unrelated to the Tower Records retail chain), he did not achieve further commercial success and moved on to other pursuits, including production (he produced an album by actress Mae West in 1972, among others).
• • Jeff Tamarkin wrote: Ian Whitcomb, who was 78, had been in ill health for some time. …
• • Source: Best Classic Bands; posted on Wednesday, 22 April 2020
• • 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 4,460th 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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