When Helen Lawrenson came up to see MAE WEST, Esquire's first female journalist was closing in on her sixtieth birthday and the Brooklyn bombshell was 73. A color photo by Diane Arbus flashed across the double-page-spread, hunched under half the title as if warding off a punch in the nose.
• • Enjoy her seldom seen interview. This is Part 31 of 46 parts.
• • "Mirror, Mirror, on the Ceiling: How'm I Doin’?" • •
• • Not bad, Mae, for a woman of seventy-three • •
• • Mae West: Mistress of the glottal purr • •
• • Helen Lawrenson wrote: Mae West sings eleven songs, among them Day Tripper (by Lennon and McCartney), If You Gotta Go (by Dylan), Shakin’ All Over, Treat Him Right and You Turn Me On [on "Way Out West" her rock-and-roll LP].
• • Helen Lawrenson wrote: She is still mistress of the glottal purr, and her slow, nasal drawl, with its fricative slurs and insinuating emphasis, gives a mocking lubricity to the words. “Ooooh—oh—you do it so good,” she sighs. “Come on now, honey—oh—uh— that’s it. . . .”
• • Mae West: Guitar Lessons • • . . .
• • Helen Lawrenson's interview will be continued on the next post.
• • Source: Esquire; published on Saturday, 1 July 1967.
• • On Wednesday, 23 November 1927 • •
• • On Wednesday, 23 November 1927, Variety poked fun at Mae West's attempts at funding her production of "The Wicked Age" via corporate sponsorship (page 48). Mocking the apparel labels her character deliberately mentions in the dialogue (such as Sam Mayo negligees) and the long list of designers in the Program credits, Variety was as gleeful as if they were doing serious undercover work. Between the acts, Variety informed their readers, postcards were distributed by the ushers explaining that "Cammeyer shoe creations have a leading role in my wardrobe."
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • Paramount is still facing the title bugaboo on the Mae West film, having been unable to clear "Belle of New Orleans," which happens to have been tacked on to a play of a decade ago.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "Other nights the [vaudeville] audience would be family groups — — especially on Friday nights when the kids didn't have to go to school the next day."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • An article was dedicated to Mae West, a legendary star.
• • “Mae West, Hollywood's Sex Symbol, Dies” • •
• • Mae West, who was for generations a saucily sultry and agelessly voluptuous symbol of sexual delight, died yesterday at her home in Hollywood after a stroke. She was 88 [sic].
• • A blond-haired, large-bosomed stage and screen performer, Miss West won an enduring place in popular culture with her seductive, throaty-voiced delivery of a variety of sexually suggestive and sometimes sexually satirical quips that emphasized her charms, while teasing and pleasing her audiences, on screen and off. ...
• • Source: Washington Post; published on Sunday, 23 November 1980
• • 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 4,600 blog posts. Wow!
• • By the Numbers • •
• • The Mae West Blog was started fifteen years ago in July 2004. You are reading the 4,610th 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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