Mae West: Male Libido

MAE WEST said this about being on TV: “too many people seeing me for free.” But now that her motion pictures are on the small screen, Mae is being newly discovered. Let's hear from Scott Marks. This is Part 2 of 8.
• • The Best of Mae West • •
• • She Done Him Wrong: Mae West’s career died for your sins.
• • Mae West: Grappled with the censors • •
• • Scott Marks wrote: For two years, Mae West and screenwriters Harvey Thew and John Bright grappled with a way to get it past the censors. Within months of its release, the Catholic Legion of Decency was formed, largely in response to the perceived threat Mae West posed to the male libido.
• • Scott Marks wrote: The film is set in the 1890s — a period in the not-so distant past that West felt most comfortable in.
• • Nude portrait of Lady Lou displayed in the bar • •

• • Scott Marks wrote: Apart from a nude painting strung up over the bar just that morning, we don’t get to see Lady Lou (Mae West) in the flesh until 10 minutes into a picture that runs a scant 66 minutes. Similar to a slice of Universal horror, the opening passage is spent establishing local color as well as determining the opposition; all the word of mouth gives extra drama to the monster’s big unveiling.
• • Mae West: Happens to be smart enough • • ...  
• • Part 3 will follow tomorrow.
• • Source: San Diego Reader; published on Friday, 11 December 2020.
• • On Friday, 10 February 1933 • •
• • An article on "She Done Him Wrong" was published in The New York Times on Friday, 10 February 1933.
• • Signed with the byline A. D. S., The New York Times reviewer described Mae's character Lady Lou as a woman "whose heart is bigger than her sense of decorum."
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • A book about Mae West "She Always Knew How: Mae West, A Personal Biography" by Charlotte Chandler was published in its hardcover edition (336 pages) by Simon and Schuster on Tuesday, 10 February 2009.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "If I had ever depended on what other people were going to do with me, there would never have been a Mae West."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • An article on keeping a husband happy quoted Mae West.
• • "Mae West's Tips to Wives" • •
• • This was an interesting feature published in newspapers on Saturday, 10 February 1945. "Get into shape — — good shape," Mae urged the ladies. "Build up surplus vitality, you'll need it. Be as attractive as possible, be cheerful, happy, and inviting. Above all, don't nag him," Mae advised. "You have everything Continental that other women have — — only show him you have more of it." ...
• • Source: Australia's Barrier Miner (Broken Hill, NSW) in syndication; published on Saturday, 10 February 1945
• • 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 4,667th 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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