MAE WEST had many admirers: some who enjoyed her and others who understood her. John Seal, who recommends “Sextette,” explains how to appreciate this campy comedy. This is part 5 of 9.
• • Making a case for “Sextette” • •
• • Mae West: Marlo Manners coxed with the crew • •
• • John Seal wrote: There’s an unintentional moment of hilarity when Deluise’s character refers to Dalton’s character as “bigger than 007”— almost a full decade before Dalton portrayed James Bond in "The Living Daylights"!
• • John Seal wrote: Filled with copious double entendres (“in ’69, I coxed with the entire crew”) and badly dated racial and homophobic humor, "Sextette" neither does Mae full justice nor does it serve as the embarrassing career footnote it’s long been considered.
• • Mae West: “Sextette's” pointless cameo scenes • • ...
• • John Seal's 9-part analysis of ”Sextette” will continue.
• • Source: Berkeleyside; published on Tuesday, 15 June 2010.
• • On Sunday, 25 January 1948 • •
• • On Sunday, 25 January 1948, The New York Times's London correspondent noted: "The audience displayed little interest in the comedy melodrama of the nineties but it warmed to Miss West. ..."
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • Hollywood — — Mae West added to her millions by unloading a hunk of real estate in Hollywood. The Palladium, a new $500,000 version of the same-named landmark ballroom on Sunset Boulevard, will be built there.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "William Shakespeare had his style — — and I have mine."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • An article on Icons of the Century mentioned Mae West.
• • Carole Horst wrote: A child star on the vaudeville circuit, where she honed her wit and physical presence, she segued to the legit stage, where her “Diamond Lil” on Broadway brought Hollywood knocking: Mae West became a celluloid smash. ...
• • Source: Variety; published on Sunday, 16 October 2005
• • 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 4,655th 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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