Mae West: New Directions

In 1942, when MAE WEST was feeling her Hollywood halo slipping, she decided to reinvent herself. The place to tell the entertainment world her intentions was the famous "Harrison in Hollywood" column, started by Paul Harrison, and now penned by Erskine Johnson.This is Part 2 of 5.
• • Mae West: Two nude statues • •
• • Erskine Johnson wrote: Five Mae Wests, not counting the reflections in two oversized wall mirrors, occupy the big all-white living room of her Hollywood apartment. Two nude statues, a couple of nude portraits painted in oil, and Mae herself in a white dressing gown with a couple of rocks on her fingers about the size of the one the Pilgrims first stepped on.
• • Mae West Ain't Kidding • •

• • Erskine Johnson wrote:  Mae West insisted that she's not kidding about forgetting the free-wheeling walk and the Diamond Lil character.
• • Mae West: Leaving Diamond Lil • • ...   
• • To be continued.
• • Source: Harrison in Hollywood column written by Erskine Johnson, Syndicated Columnist;  published on Thursday, 5 November 1942.
• • On Tuesday, 3 May 1938 • •
• • On Tuesday, 3 May 1938, the Hollywood Reporter carried coverage about the Mae West movie "Klondike Annie."
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • In the new exploit, Miss Mae West will register in dual capacity of author-producer of "Five-A-Day," saga of the coffee and cake circuit masquerading as valid theatres.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "I'm not really a hotsy-totsy dame — I'm a serious business woman. A lot of women make dough by exposing their torso. But I make more by doing nothing of the sort. I just keep 'em guessing.''
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • The Los Angeles Times mentioned Mae West and James Timony.
• • "Mae West Scouts Talk of Rift" • •
• • On Thursday, 3 May 1934, this headline appeared in The Los Angeles Times. The article quotes Mae West's denial of a rift between herself and Jim Timony. The actress emphasized that they were not sweethearts, however, Jim is still her business manager. ...
• • Source: The Los Angeles Times; published on Thursday, 3 May 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 4,725th 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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