“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 11 of 11 parts.
• • TCM Classic Film Festival: The Legendary Costume Design of Travis Banton, with Mae West in I’m No Angel • •
• • Mae West was memorably costumed by Travis Banton • •
• • Kathryn Schroeder wrote: After moving from Texas to New York, Banton was working at the famous couture house ‘Lucille Limited’ when Mary Pickford just happened to buy a dress for her wedding to Douglas Fairbanks.
• • Kathryn Schroeder wrote: Travis Banton would go on to be Edith Head’s boss at the studio, leaving a legacy in his own work and Head's that would follow under his tutelage.
• • Kathryn Schroeder wrote: The creations on screen of Travis Banton are breathtaking, even in black-and-white; maybe more so in black-and-white since the clothes worked to overcome the lack of color and luster with their impeccable artistry, imagination, and awe-factor.
• • This article has now concluded with this post, the eleventh.
• • Source: Film Fracture; published on Wednesday, 18 April 2012.
• • On Saturday, 15 June 1935 • •
• • It was on Saturday, 15 June 1935 that Mae West made headlines in The Hutchinson News [Hutchinson, Kansas]. Here's the story: A controversy developed over Hollywood starlet Mae West's sometimes marriages. Her latest film "Goin' to Town" at the air-conditioned Fox Theatre, featured West as a married woman taking two husbands and the third — — who had met an untimely demise — — all to get her clutches on the one she actually wanted.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • La Grande Orange Cafe is proud to call Pasadena’s historic 1934 Del Mar Station home. What was once the stepping off point for the stars of Hollywood’s Golden Age such as Mae West, Clark Gable, and Will Rogers is now a testament to American cooking.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "In my whole life, I've never envied anyone. I was too busy thinking about myself."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • A newspaper mentioned Mae West.
• • "Come Up and See Me Some Time" • •
• • Note: Here is a black and white photo some of the newspapers ran. ...
• • Source: Madera Tribune; published on Thursday, 13 June 1935
• • 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 4,756th 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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