Mae West: Unforgettable

At age 87, MAE WEST suffered a series of strokes which finally resulted in her death on Saturday, 22 November 1980 in Hollywood, California.
• • The actress took her final breaths quietly in her white and gold Hollywood apartment (The Ravenswood). Private services [conducted by Dr. Lloyd Ogilvie and attended by about 100 close friends and family] were held in the Old North Church at Forest Lawn, Hollywood Hills, California.

• • Her eulogy, written by Kevin Thomas and delivered by producer Ross Hunter, concluded: “Mae West always said that no one was ever to feel sorry for her, and she would not want anyone to start now. Mae West figured that in one way or another she would live forever. And she probably will.”
• • Entombment was in the West family mausoleum at Cypress Hills Abbey in Brooklyn, New York.
• • Cause of death: Complications from stroke
• • Burial: Cypress Hills Cemetery
• • Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
• • Photo:Mae West, star of stage and screen
• • On Friday, 22 November 2013 • •
• • Mae West's most successful play "Diamond Lil" was performed in Jefferson Market Library, NYC on Friday evening, 22 November 2013, in her honor.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • Mae West wore the famous West diamonds, and made a late entrance very impressively.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "This is the greatest age for women. They no longer have to sit primly on a straight-backed chair with hands folded, waiting for some guy to come and make a pass at them."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • National and international newspapers often mention the Brooklyn Bombshell — — along with several recent revivals of Mae West's stage plays (i.e., before a global pandemic closed theatres for most of 2020).
• • Highlights • •
• • “The Drag” by Mae West was onstage in D.C. on Friday, 7 June 2019.
• • “Sex” by Mae West was produced by Shaw Fest in Canada until Sunday, 13 October 2019.
• • “Designing Hollywood: Golden Age Costumes from the Gene London Cinema Collection” opened on Sunday, 29 September 2019, featuring costumes worn by Mae West along with movie stars from Charleston Heston to Marilyn Monroe, and created by some of the film industry’s greatest designers, including Edith Head, Elsa Schiaparelli, Bob Mackie and Hollywood legend Adrian.
• • A sale of Mae West gowns and memorabilia was coordinated by Julien's Auctions in Beverly Hills on Friday, 1 November 2019. A souvenir catalogue is available for $75.
• • Source: various outlets; published during 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 4,600 blog posts. Wow! 
• • By the Numbers • •
• • The Mae West Blog was started fifteen years ago in July 2004. You are reading the 4,609th 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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