Mae West: He Begged Her

MAE WEST gave various accounts about the inspiration for Diamond Lil and other particulars when she was still a Hollywood newcomer. Caroline Somers Hoyt interviewed Mae in January 1933. Her piece was published in the May issue, available to subscribers at the end of April. It is Part 6 of 13.
• • Bad, Bad Woman: Meet Mae West, a truly remarkable woman • •
• • Caroline Somers Hoyt spoke to Mae for Modern Screen • •
• • Mae West: Wanted the doll on the top shelf • •
• • Hoyt wrote: Mae West pointed upwards. "I want that one," she said.    
• • Hoyt wrote: The salesman smiled and began to look for a doll like it on one of the lower shelves, but found none. He begged her to chose another, pointing out the merits of the more easily reached ones.
• • Hoyt wrote: Instead Mae stood there, pointing. "No. I want that one."

• • Hoyt wrote: The store clerk explained how inaccessible was the toy. They offered her bigger dolls, more easily reached. They even pointed to much prettier dolls.
• • Hoyt wrote: But Mae shook her head. Clearly, Mae was not interested. "I want that one."
• • Mae West: She wants what she wants • • ...
• • Caroline Somers Hoyt's 1933 interview will continue on our next post.
• • Source: Modern Screen; issue dated for May 1933.
• • On Wednesday, 26 February 1936 • •
• • Hollywood Citizen News ran this article on Wednesday, 26 February 1936: "Mae West Mum in Lubitsch, Timony Debate."
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • The beret Influence is most marked in many of the new millinery models, while others are Tyrolean in their inspiration, and a third type, the new Mae West hats, are wide of brim and are made of velvet swathed with silver or golden cords.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "The guy's trying to cash in again! I got a new picture out and he's pulling the same stunt he pulled the last time one was released." [Mae's comments were in reference to Frank Wallace's bid for alimony and half of her assets on Friday, 28 February 1936.]
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • An article on shame, disgrace, and TV mentioned Mae West.
• • British journalist Marina Hyde wrote: The idea of disgrace being a career opportunity is not especially new. "I expect it will be the making of me," Mae West purred in 1927 of her arrest on vice charges relating to her play Sex, and indeed it was. But it has never been easier to bounce back, and TV is the primary redemptive force. ...
• • Source: The Guardian [UK]; posted on Friday, 16 February 2007
• • 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 • •
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