Mae West: First Impressions

Despite all you think you know about MAE WEST, there’s always something new. Did you know why or when Mae went into “interview retirement,” for instance?
• • Here’s an intimate interview with Mae West — — first seen in 2009. This is Part 7 of 29 parts.
• • From the Archive: A Candid (and Entertaining) Interview with Mae West • •
• • Mae West emphasized, “This is my last interview!” • •
 • • Charlotte Chandler wrote:  “Am I that terrible?” I asked. “No, dear. It’s not you. You’re very nice. It’s just that I was already in retirement as far as interviews are concerned when George asked me to do him this little favour. So, I came out of interview retirement.”
• • “I came out of interview retirement” • •
• • Charlotte Chandler wrote:  She already knew all the people she wanted to know, especially in light of the many hours she felt compelled to spend on her hair, make-up and dress before she could see anyone, because of the importance she gave to first impressions. Her face was nearly hidden by its mask of make-up, but her throat and décolletage revealed strikingly fair, soft, and youthful skin.
• • “They always sent a man,” Mae West said • •  . . .
• • This long and fascinating interview will be continued tomorrow.
• • Source: AnOther Magazine; published  Autumn—Winter 2009 issue; rpt on Wednesday, 27 May 2020.
• • On Friday, 21 July 1933 in Los Angeles • •
• • On Friday, 21 July 1933 a wire service photo from Wide World with an attached paper caption explained that "Mae West Blonde Stage and Screen Star Made a Sensation at the Huge Public Barbecue Given by Sheriff Eugene Biscailuz." Mae is wearing a sweet small hat in the photo, seemingly inspired by the perky paper caps worn in the 1930s by soda jerks.
• • Eugene W. Biscailuz [12 March 1883 — 16 May 1969] was the 27th Sheriff of Los Angeles County, California and organized the California Highway Patrol.
• • July 2004: Mae West Blog launches • •
• • The Mae West Blog celebrates its Sweet 16th anniversary • •

• • What are we up to, writing about the Brooklyn-born bombshell for 16 sweet years now?
• • 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 • • 
• • British reporter John Lyttle wrote: Michael Sarne's line on Raquel Welch is legendary, a thing for movie buffs to quote: 'She is useful only as a joke.' The critic Rex Reed, cast as the pre-sex change Myra, was merely 'dreadful.' True, Mae West was praised, but John Huston was dismissed as an 'old hack.'
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "It's got so that if a man opens a door for a lady to go through first, he's the doorman."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • An article about Santa Monica mentioned Mae West. 
• • "Santa Monica Is a Favorite Spot for Hollywood's Elite" • •
• • Jodi Summers wrote:  The road under the bluffs has always been one of the most desirable streets in town. Hollywood legend Harold Lloyd was at 443 Beach Road, Mae West at 514, Darryl Zanuck at 546, Samuel Goldwyn at 602, Harry Warner at 605/607, Louis B. Mayer and Peter Lawford at 625, Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford at 705, and Norma Shearer at 707. ...

• • Source: Article about Santa Monica Landmarks; published on (date unknown)

• • 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 4,522nd 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.

• • Come up and see Mae every day online: http://MaeWest.blogspot.com/
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