• • This intimate interview with Mae West was first seen in 2009. This is Part 3 of 29 parts.
• • From the Archive: A Candid (and Entertaining) Interview with Mae West • •
• • Mae West had “daytime diamonds” in her collection • •
• • Charlotte Chandler wrote: These, she explained, were just her “daytime diamonds.” Holding out her hands she said, “Look, they’re all real. They were given to me by admirers.” Her gaze settled on my own unadorned hands. “Oh, my, you poor kid! You don’t have any!”
• • Charlotte Chandler wrote: For a moment she regarded me silently with amazement and pity. Then she brightened. “But you have some at home?”
• • Charlotte Chandler wrote: I shook my head.
• • Charlotte Chandler wrote: Her look of deep sympathy returned. She studied me for a moment, then said encouragingly, “You could, honey. You could. But you’ve gotta try, and you’ve gotta know how to try. There’s nothing better in life than diamonds.”
• • Mae West said, “Everything’s in the mind.” • • . . .
• • This long and fascinating interview will be continued tomorrow.
• • Source: AnOther Magazine; published Autumn—Winter 2009 issue; rpt on Wednesday, 27 May 2020.
• • On Monday, 15 July 1974 • •
• • Edward Field's poem “Mae West” was published on page 30 in The New Yorker's issue dated for the week of 15 July 1974.
• • July 2004: Mae West Blog launches • •
• • The Mae West Blog celebrates its Sweet 16th anniversary • •
• • We've been the main Mae source for documentaries, solo shows, and biographies— — offering a trove of info, quotes, along with Westian arcana, thanks to 4,500+ posts.
• • We’re still here to keep Mae mavens up to date, correct errors, celebrate each revival of a play she wrote, post the latest Westian stage and book reviews. And answer our fan mail!
• • The ghost light’s still on. Come up and see Mae every day.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • Among the major Hollywood films with which screenwriter John Bright was involved are "Taxi" (1932), "The Crowd Roars" (1932), "If I Had A Million" (1932), "She Done Him Wrong" starring Mae West (1933), and others.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "I'd rather be looked over than overlooked."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • An article in Australia mentioned Mae West.
• • "Mae West Rouses Ire of Victorian Women" • •
• • Movie-house manager, Mr. H. A. Kelly, said he has received mountains of fan-mail for Mae West and hundreds of requests for her photograph. "I'm No Angel" was not cut at all by the Australian censors. It created a record at the Prince Edward Theatre, Sydney.
• • "It Ain't No Sin," Mae West's latest picture, is due to arrive in Australia soon. Mr. Kelly thinks that after its ban by the New York Board of Regents the film will be entirely re-made at Hollywood. ...
• • Source: The Australian Women's Weekly (on page 4), published on Saturday, 7 July 1934
• • 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 16th 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 4,500 blog posts. Wow!
• • By the Numbers • •
• • The Mae West Blog was started fifteen years ago in July 2004. You are reading the 4,518th 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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