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 6 of 17 segments.
• • Mae West's Advice to Young Girls in Love by Gladys Hall • •
• • Mae West: Didn't want to have a “pack of kids” • •
• • Gladys Hall wrote: Mae West said, "I knew I'd marry him if we kept on seeing each other, having our dates, talking to each other. Then I'd have a pack of kids with him. But I don't want any kids. I don't now and I didn't then. But I knew I'd get wrapped up in him and his ambitions and all that. I'd be lost in the shuffle. I thought, 'Uh-uh! Not for me!' I went to Chicago to get away from him and I stayed there for two years — — two years that pretty nearly finished me,” Mae added.
• • Gladys Hall wrote: Mae West emphasized, "I had to fight this. And I did. I fought the temptation every night of those two years. Well, I'm telling you now, it nearly wrecked me.”
• • Mae West: “Loving this man nearly wrecked my life.” • • ...
• • To be continued on the next post.
• • Source: Movie Classic; issue dated for August 1933.
• • On Saturday, 14 May 1927 in Collier's • •
• • After Mae's arrest in 1927, Booth Tarkington was commissioned to write an article — — and "When Is It Dirt?" [published in Collier's, The National Weekly, on Saturday, 14 May 1927] discussed the issue of censorship and government intervention.
• • An author himself, Tarkington never champions the rights of the censors, of course, in his thoughtful essay. Though Mae's name is not mentioned in his piece, the magazine page was designed around a huge photo of Mae, looking very annoyed, in court.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • There were many promotional items offered anytime a Mae West motion picture was released. Newspaper reporters and theatre managers would receive certain items. There were also specialty goodies for the Mae West fan club members.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "I have never wanted to flaunt my romances in public."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • An article on a Philadelphia cab driver mentioned Mae West.
• • "A Cab Driver's View of People" • •
• • Louis Antosh wrote: Cab driver Vincent Scullin has been called into the city of Philadelphia on several occasions. On one of these, a man stopped him outside the old Ritz Hotel back in the 1940s and asked to use his cab. But I'll ask you please not to smoke while Miss West is in the cab, said the man.
• • Louis Antosh wrote: Vincent Scullin turned his head to the right and recalled his thoughts back then. Could it be Mae West? But she always carries those long cigarette holders in the movies. Then the hotel door opens and out walks Mae West! And brother let me tell you she looked like a million bucks. White fur coat and dark glasses. Just between you and me and the gatepost. Whoo whoo! ...
• • Source: Delaware County Daily Times, printed on page 1; published on Saturday, 13 May 1967
• • 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 4,734th 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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