“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 7 of 11 parts.
• • TCM Classic Film Festival: The Legendary Costume Design of Travis Banton, with Mae West in I’m No Angel • •
• • Mae West: A shawl strewn with spiderwebs is metaphorical • •
• • Kathryn Schroeder wrote: At the height of her stardom in the film and nearing her engagement to Cary Grant’s Jack Clayton, she dons a black dress with attached shawl strewn with beading creating spiderwebs.
• • Mae West's spiderweb shawl • •
• • Kathryn Schroeder wrote: In "I'm No Angel," Mae West's character Tira is a woman caught up in having to decide whether to keep on with her manipulative ways with men or settle down and find a new role as wife.
• • Mae West: Travis Banton • • ...
• • This article continues on the next post.
• • Source: Film Fracture; published on Wednesday, 18 April 2012.
• • On Sunday, 9 June 1935 in The N. Y. Times • •
• • Mae West did a few interviews with John Moffatt. In an article printed in the Sunday Times on 9 June 1935, Mae discussed parting with Libby Taylor, her longtime maid. Mae said, "When she began wanting me to wake her up in the morning, I told her she'd better stop being a maid and give her all to the public."
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • Mae West — — known for her wit and double entendre — — said "too much of a good thing can be wonderful," but for the rest of us, "too much of a good thing" tends to be a confusing situation.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "A man can be short and dumpy and getting bald but if he has fire, women will like him."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • An article on flying in airplanes mentioned Mae West.
• • "Mae West Takes First Plane Trip" • •
• • Hollywood, June 4 — Mae West, who invites people to "come up and see me sometime" went up herself Wednesday but not to see anyone in particular.
• • The buxom film blonde took her first airplane ride on Wednesday, flying from San Francisco to Los Angeles. Mae was a little nervous at first, but upon landing she said she was going to do "a lot of flying from now on." Her new studio contract permits her to fly in planes. ...
• • Note: Interestingly, the celebrated passenger was incognito and booked as "Miss North."
• • Source: Ludington Daily News (Michigan); published on Thursday, 4 June 1936
• • 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 4,752nd 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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