Mae West: Savvy Sexpot

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 10 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 got her desired leading man • •

• • Hadley Hall Meares wrote:  Mae West also got her desired leading man for “She Done Him Wrong,” the 1933 screen adaptation of her hit play “Diamond Lil.” Mae West writes: “I saw a sensational-looking young man walking along the studio street. He was the best thing I’d seen out there. ‘Who’s that?’ I asked. Kaufman recognized him. ‘Cary Grant,’ he said. ‘He’ll do for my leading man,’ I said. ‘But,’ Kaufman protested, ‘he hasn’t made a picture yet. Only tests.’ ‘Call him over,’ I said. ‘If he can talk, I’ll take him.’”
• • The Battle of Bulge • •
• • Hadley Hall Meares wrote: In her personal life, West seems to have had a particular penchant for weight-lifting studs decades her junior.
• • Mae West created The Mae West Revue with beefcake • • ...
• • This 14-part article will be continued tomorrow.
• • Source: Vanity Fair; published on Tuesday, 16 June 2020.  
• • On Wednesday, 4 September 1935 in Hollywood • •
• • Joseph Breen wrote to John Hammel on Wednesday, 4 September 1935, complaining (again) about the script for "Klondike Annie" and Mae's dialogue.  
• • On Friday, 4 September 1987 in California • •
• • "I'm No Angel" starring Mae West was screened on Friday, 4 September 1987.  This iconic comedy was selected for the series "Paramount Pictures: 75 Years."
• • Mae West's director was Wesley Ruggles.  
• • Audiences enjoyed it at the UC Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive during Labor Day weekend.  
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • Mae West's appeal, via a trailer made in Hollywood, for support of the Cinema Benevolent Fund, was a sensation in this town.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "You've got to keep everything under control."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • The Toronto Star mentioned Mae West.
• • Watching “Sex” by Mae West • •
• • On Wednesday, 4 September 2019, Glenn Sumi critiqued "Sex" for a Canadian newspaper the Toronto Star, explaining: Mae West’s star might be dimmed today — — have millennials even heard of her? — — but her legend lives on in some circles. Several years ago, she was impersonated by a contestant on an episode of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars. Let’s hope this production encourages more people to discover Mae — — and enjoy some good "Sex" while they’re at it.  ...
• • Source: Toronto Star;  published on Wednesday, 4 September 2019
• • 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 4,555th 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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