Mae West: Became Famous

On Wednesday, 17 September 1947, MAE WEST arrived in Southampton on Queen Mary. This is Part 5 of 6.
• • Screen siren Mae West stopped  traffic on 1947 Glasgow visit  • •
• • Mae West: Conquering Hollywood • •
• • Ann Fotheringham wrote: Though her first movie role, at age 40, was a small part in the 1932 film “Night After Night,” her scene has become famous.
• • Ann Fotheringham wrote: On spotting Ms West’s jewellery, a coat check girl says: “Goodness! What lovely diamonds!” to which the star replies: “Goodness had nothing to do with it.”
• • Ann Fotheringham wrote: Her next film was “She Done Him Wrong,” (loosely) based on Diamond Lil, and she went on to write and star in seven more films, including “My Little Chickadee” in 1940 with W.C. Fields.
• • Mae West: Glasgow Greetings • • . . .
• • This 6-part article will be concluded tomorrow with the sixth segment.
• • Source: Glasgow Times, 200 Renfield St., Glasgow, Scotland; published on Wednesday, 15 April 2020.
• • On Wednesday, 17 September 1947 in England • •

• • On Wednesday, 17 September 1947, “Mae West, with Diamonds, Arrived at 2 A.M." was the exuberant headline splashed across the United Kingdom's dailies.
• • A British reporter from The Star wrote: “Mae West reached Southampton at 2 o'clock this morning.  She was too excited to see Britain to go to bed.  I recognized her by her diamonds.“
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • Brave women have carved this trail of emancipation from ageism for my generation — — for instance, Mae West did her best in the USA nearly a century ago.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: “The next three years length of my contract, under which I am to make two pictures a year, will hold greater success for me.”
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • The Daily Variety mentioned Mae West.
• • With the new season here major studios are frantically searching for hew picture personalities, realizing that with the. exception of Mae West and Katharine Hepburn, the past year has given little, in the way of names to stimulate the box office.  …
• • Source: Variety; published on Monday, 18 September 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 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 • •
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