“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 4 of 11 parts.
• • TCM Classic Film Festival: The Legendary Costume Design of Travis Banton, with Mae West in I’m No Angel • •
• • Mae West: Even the artificially stuffed bodice • •
• • Kathryn Schroeder wrote: The sexy lioness is present in the dialogue West wrote for the part, in her sultry body language and the unforgettable looks she gives, almost breaking the fourth wall to wink at the audience who know exactly how devious she is being with her men.
• • Kathryn Schroeder wrote: At the end, with all of the memorable moments, the costuming sticks in your mind.
• • Kathryn Schroeder wrote: The first time West appears on screen to sing the song “They Call Me Sister Honky-Tonk,” she is wearing a full-length gown with strategically placed sequence beading to cover what must be covered while accentuating her assets (spoiler: even the stuffed bodice).
• • Mae West: A pseudo strip-tease • • ...
• • This article continues on the next post.
• • Source: Film Fracture; published on Wednesday, 18 April 2012.
• • On Tuesday, 4 June 1935 • •
• • On Tuesday, 4 June 1940 in Look • •
• • The popular magazine Look featured Mae West, Greta Garbo, and Lana Turner in their issue dated for Tuesday, 4 June 1940.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • Mae West has made her walk an expected thing as well as her trademark. It is a unique walk and it is so very amusing when she uses it. But if any other of the screen actresses would attempt such a thing, I don't know. I think it would be ridiculous.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "You’re never too old to become younger."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • An article on NYC variety acts mentioned Mae West.
• • "He's Got a Bungalow" • •
• • Real estate men are writing to the Granville Publishing Company, thanking them for their song, "He's Got a Bungalow," which they claim is a big advertising boost for them.
Several of the members of the theatrical profession have purchased sites "right by the water," as the song goes, and others being approached daily, who are singing the song, are Van and Schenck, Sophie Tucker, Mae West and Sister, Abbott and White, Moore, O'Brien and Cormack, DuFour Boys and numerous others. It looks as if they'll fall, too. ...
• • Source: The New York Clipper; published on Saturday, 15 July 1916
• • 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 4,749th 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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