Mae West: Prison Diary #3

There are many myths about MAE WEST as a prisoner — — silliness such as she drove there “in a limousine” or she arrived “carrying roses” and “accompanied by her maid.” What better way to banish the moronic B.S. than invite the Brooklyn bombshell to describe this experience in her own words. This is Part 3 of 7 segments.
• • Mae West, Sunbeam, Trips from Prison • •     
• • Island's Lady Bountiful Plans a Prison Library • • 
• • Mae West had enough material, she said • •

• • Mae West added: "I got enough material for two or three plays, oh, I got plenty. The other inmates interested me very much. I went around with a matron and talked to them. I studied some of their cases. What did they say? Oh, they said plenty. But I really think something should be done for them, and I may start to do something like that. These girls go out of here with about ten cents, and what are they going to do back in the city? There's nothing for them except to carry on as lawbreakers. That's why they come back here again and again."
• • Mae West Feels Evangelical • • . . .
• • Note: Stage play “Courting Mae West” covers her two Prohibition Era trials in NYC. Producers can request a copy.
• • Source: N.Y. Daily News (New York, NY); published on Thursday, 28 April 1927.
• • On Friday, 27 May 2005 • •
• • Talented artist Tom Tierney released his wonderful "Mae West Paper Doll" book on Friday, 27 May 2005.  Dover published it. This is a must-have for Mae mavens..
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • Mae West rarely appeared on radio. When she did, she was there to promote one of her motion pictures.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: “I pity weak women, good or bad, but I can't like them. A woman should be strong either in her goodness or badness."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • A syndicated columnist interviewed Mae West.
• • Mae West said this to journalist George Lait: “So we talked it over, Jim Timony and I, and we decided to finance the first stage play ourselves. Jim put up a large sum of money, my mother put in some of her savings, and I put up the rest [sic]. Thus we financed [“Sex”] our first play.” . . .
• • Source: Syndicated content, rpt by Winona Republican Herald (Winona, MN); published on Tuesday, 12 December 1933
• • 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 4,483rd 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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