“MAE WEST stood a mere 4 feet, 6 inches tall — — a shocking revelation to those who do not know everything Mae West,” states this article in Film Fracture. Let us focus on the movie queen's work in her rags to riches circus script and Mae's fascinating Deco-licious costumes designed by Travis Banton.
• • Keep in mind this quote by Mae West: “Nudity in a motion picture detracts from your face and personality. That’s why I never show my ankles.” This is Part 1 of 11 parts.
• • TCM Classic Film Festival: The Legendary Costume Design of Travis Banton, with Mae West in I’m No Angel • •
• • Kathryn Schroeder wrote: Mae West… the feisty screen siren who defied the dictated societal norms placed upon women and was brash, to-the-point, and oh-so sexualized in every movie she made.
• • Kathryn Schroeder wrote: With one-liners to die for rolling off Mae’s lips and a story that is sweet if not audacious in its execution of sexual innuendos, "I’m No Angel" is a romantic comedy featuring the undeniably sexy West and enough men to keep her occupied.
• • Mae West: Her height was 4-foot-6 • • ...
• • This article continues on the next post.
• • Source: Film Fracture; published on Wednesday, 18 April 2012.
• • On Tuesday, 1 June 1999 • •
• • In VHS format, the 60-minute TV movie "Intimate Portrait: Mae West" [1999] was released on Tuesday, 1 June 1999.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • In "My Little Chickadee" Mae West worked with Lita Chevret, who played an Indian squaw. The black-haired beauty had a promising start in the entertainment business.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "The wolf at my door? Why I remember when he came right into my room and had pups." [from "She Done Him Wrong," 1933]
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • An article on NYC variety acts mentioned Mae West.
• • Mae West — Proctor's Twenty-third Street.
• • Mae West bills herself as "The Different Type of Songstress."
• • Mae West's following song is repugnant and repellent. The number is about the way the "Twentieth Century Girl" loves. The lyrics are suggestive throughout, and her manner of delivery is typical of the song. ...
• • Source: The New York Clipper; published on Wednesday, 25 April 1917
• • 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 4,746th 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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