MAE WEST gave various accounts about the inspiration for Diamond Lil and other particulars while 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. This is Part 11 of 13.
• • Bad, Bad Woman: Meet Mae West, a truly remarkable woman • •
• • Caroline Somers Hoyt spoke to Mae for Modern Screen • •
• • Mae West: Diamond Lil needed to be heavier • •
• • Hoyt wrote: "So I ate my head off," said Mae, "and opened in 'Diamond Lil' weighing 130."
• • Hoyt wrote: Also there was the little matter of a play called "The Drag" which she had authored but in which she did not star.
• • Hoyt wrote: Later she wrote and produced "Pleasure Man" and the City of New York wanted to see her about that, too.
• • Hoyt wrote: She appeared in court smiling [sic] and swapped wisecrack for wisecrack with the city fathers [sic].
• • Hoyt wrote: All during the time of her extremely spectacular Broadway success, don't imagine that there weren't men in her life. Mae knows plenty about men.
• • Mae West: Jim Timony wears a derby • • ...
• • Caroline Somers Hoyt's 1933 interview will continue on our next post.
• • Source: Modern Screen; issue dated for May 1933.
• • On Monday, 5 March 1934 in The Hollywood Reporter • •
• • Their March 5, 1934 issue reported this: "It Ain't No Sin" (Rehearsing); Cast: Mae West, George Raft, Duke Ellington and Orchestra.
• • "Beef Trust Wanted" • •
• • Their March 5, 1934 issue also noted: Leo McCarey is searching for a Beef Trust chorus. Director wants a bulging line for the Mae West picture, "It Ain't No Sin."
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • Mae West was poured into sequins for her first part in "Night After Night" with George Raft. Raft said Mae stole the show.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "I never go to parties. That's why I live so quiet, though — I don't want to disillusion 'em by exhibiting myself as a good, quiet, hard-working woman who goes home nights, works on stories, and goes to bed.”
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • An article about breasts and curves mentioned Mae West.
• • "Brains, Not 'IT,' Says Mae West of the Curves" • •
• • A Hollywood Correspondent wrote: We have heard a lot about the necessity for girls to have "It" in order to be a success with men, but Mae West, the most discussed star of the moment, contradicts Elinor Glyn, founder of the "It" philosophy, and says: "All that a girl needs is brains."
• • "Beautiful and dumb girls have had their day. They're finished," Mae West told our correspondent. "If you're clever, you win. Of course, you don't let men know you are clever, understand; you might as well be dumb if you do. No, you needn't be beautiful; you just make the men think you are beautiful, and that's not hard. In the first place, you have to know all about yourself; your good points, and your not-so-good ones." ...
• • Source: Australian Women's Weekly; published on Saturday, 3 March 1934
• • 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 4,684th 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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