In a revealing 1933 interview with Gladys Hall, MAE WEST talks about being madly in love (only once), the first man who gave her a diamond, and how love affairs (for her) were transactional. Was Mae being truthful? Did Mae believe in her own hard-hearted advice? This is Part 9 of 17 segments.
• • Mae West's Advice to Young Girls in Love by Gladys Hall • •
• • Mae West: “I could have killed him for that!” • •
• • Gladys Hall wrote: Mae West said, “One night he said he thought the gem-stone in the scarf-pin would look swell on me. I asked him where he'd got it. He said a dame had given it to him. I burned up. I could've killed him for that. I acted insulted. I said, 'D' you think I'd wear a rock another dame has given you?'"
• • Gladys Hall wrote: Mae West continued, "He had it set up new for me. See, he thought I was doing him a favor by wearing that ring. He thought I was being nice to him because I'd take it.”
• • Gladys Hall wrote: Mae West added, "I get my diamonds and my men by being mean to them. I act ill-tempered. I won't talk to 'em. I say I guess I don’t want to see 'em any more. I act so mean they have to do something to put me in a good humor. So they give me diamonds.”
• • Mae West: Mae explains the rules of love • • ...
• • To be continued on the next post.
• • Source: Movie Classic; issue dated for August 1933.
• • On Sunday, 19 May 1935 in The L.A. Times • •
• • Coverage of Frank Wallace's claims, that he was married to movie queen Mae West, appeared in The L.A. Times on 19 May 1935 along with Mae's firm denials and scoffing.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • If you are wondering what Alice Faye looks like, I can best describe her as being like a young Mae West.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "I never enter a room — — either on social or business duties — — without letting the man across from me know that he is talking to a woman."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • An article about "Belle of the Nineties" complimented Mae West.
• • Motion Picture Daily published this picture preview in 1934.
• • Hollywood, 19 August 1934 — With shock-proof punches but with haymakers nevertheless, Mae West uncorks a flashy, melodramatic entertainment of the Nineties, trippingly gay and gaudy for the most part but lingering in spots.
• • As with all the Mae West films, her showmanship personality dominates the scene. ...
• • Source: Motion Picture Daily; published on Sunday, 19 August 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 4,700 blog posts. Wow!
• • By the Numbers • •
• • The Mae West Blog was started fifteen years ago in July 2004. You are reading the 4,737th 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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