Mae West: Less Miserable

Was the heavily air-brushed memoir that MAE WEST published in 1959 “scandalous”? Vanity Fair seems to think so. See if you agree. This is Part 6 of 14 segments.
• • “When I’m Bad, I’m Better” — — Mae West’s Sensational Life in Her Own Words • •
• • PBS’s Mae West: Dirty Blonde delves into the life of a savvy sexpot—but even it is not half as scandalous as West’s 1959 autobiography.
• • Mae West: I could make them less miserable maybe • •
• • Hadley Hall Meares wrote: The star-struck [sic] warden concurred. Now comfortable, West settled in, and was convinced by the besotted [sic] warden to greet her adoring fellow inmates. “When I went into a large dormitory, all the women began applauding. ‘Glad to see you!’ ‘Hello, Mae!’ I didn’t care for the use of my first name, but I figured if I could make them a less miserable mob, I was doing some good.”
• • Diamond Lil Comes to Town • •
• • Hadley Hall Meares wrote: Already a scandalous superstar [sic] in New York, cash-strapped Paramount Studios convinced West to finally make her first foray into motion pictures in 1932.
• • [Editor: the grammar error known as "a misplaced modifier" (sigh) is courtesy of Hadley Hall Meares.]
• • Mae West: I met the sodden gilded people • •  ...
• • This 14-part article will be continued tomorrow.
• • Source: Vanity Fair; published on Tuesday, 16 June 2020.  
• • On Wednesday, 31 August 1938 • •

• • An article complimenting Mae West and applauding her newest motion picture "Every Day's a Holiday" was published in The Queenslander (Brisbane, Australia) on Wednesday, 31 August 1938.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • Our special investigators have just brought to light the fact that Mae West's screen kisses are the shortest on record. Seems Mae's motto is "Leave something to the imagination."
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "Good sex is like good bridge. If you don't have a good partner, you'd better have a good hand."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • "Mae West-ian'' Styles • •
• • In the age of the Gibson girl, veils were worn for two reasons.  
• • Mae West says she thinks the women felt that "veiled" beauty was more enchanting than the frank, open allure of to-day and that, although the Gibson girl knew she could protect her complexion by an enveloping shroud of veiling, she was a born coquette and the veil was "part of the act." ...
• • Source: The Sunday Times (Perth); published on Sunday, 26 August 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 4,551st 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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