Mae West: Look Your Best

Despite all you think you know about MAE WEST, there’s always something new. Did you know why Mae West felt you should always look your best even when you are alone, for instance?  
• • This intimate interview with Mae West was first seen in 2009. This is Part 22 of 29 parts.
• • From the Archive: A Candid (and Entertaining) Interview with Mae West • •  
• • Mae West said:  “I like to see myself in a picture — — surrounded by men.“ • •
• • Charlotte Chandler wrote:  Then Mae West said:  “I never like to see myself in a picture, except surrounded by men. I only keep the best pictures of myself, you know. You should always keep the best picture of yourself in your own head.”
• • Mae West added:  “You should have beautiful pictures of yourself all around to look at. When you don’t look your best, you shouldn’t even look at yourself in the mirror. You should put on your most beautiful wrapper. You should look your best for yourself when you’re alone. You can’t afford not to look good alone or you’ll stay alone.”

• • Mae West said:  “I’ll be glad to give you some pictures of me, and I’ll autograph them for you. That’s something I take very seriously, autographing.”
• • Mae West said:  “I always treasured my public.” • • 
• • This long and fascinating interview will be continued tomorrow.
• • Source: AnOther Magazine; published  Autumn—Winter 2009 issue; rpt on Wednesday, 27 May 2020.    
• • On Saturday, 11 August 2012 • •  
• • The Spectator (in London) mentioned Mae West on Saturday, 11 August 2012.
• • Paul Johnson wrote: A well-deserved tribute is paid to Herbert Read, who educated the English in the best of modern art, including Henry Moore; and there is a more quirky one to Edward James, who made famous Dali’s lobster telephone and the Mae West lips sofa.  . . .
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • Are you aware that Mae West is the favorite actress of the eighth-grade boys of California?  'S the truth!
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "Look your best — — who said love is blind?"
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • The Lowell Sun mentioned Mae West.
• • "Slots drive growth as critics list social cost" • •
• • Katie Lannan wrote: Inside, muted gold tones and black-and-white posters of movie industry icons like Mae West and Cary Grant dominate the halls. The windowless gaming area glows from the flashing lights of hundreds of slot machines, the games' whirs and chirps spilling over into the more subdued buffet and bar areas. ....
• • Source: Lowell Sun; published on Sunday, 11 August 2013
• • 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 4,537th 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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