Mae West: Gag Orders

MAE WEST is back onscreen. This assessment of her Blu-ray line-up is by Stephen Schaefer. This is Part 3 of 12 segments.
• • Mighty, Mighty Mae • •
• • Celebrate Mae West! • •  
• • Mae West: Censorship destroyed her thriving career • •
• • Stephen Schaefer wrote: In these 9 films from 1932 to 1940 Mae West never played anyone but Mae West, whatever her character’s name.  

• • Stephen Schaefer wrote: Censorship destroyed her thriving career. When Hollywood enforced a strict Production Code beginning in mid-1934, there would be a nearly 30 year gag order on marital intimacy, for example, separate beds for married couples onscreen! — — on the expansive sexual spectrum — — homosexuality, lesbianism, transvestism were ‘unnatural’ and never, ever to be portrayed.  
• • Stephen Schaefer wrote: As usual, Mae West would joke: ‘I believe in censorship. I made a fortune out of it.’
• • Mae West: Demanded script input • • ...  
• • To be continued on the next post.
• • Source: Boston Herald; published on Tuesday, 11 May 2021.
• • On Thursday, 9 August 1934 • •
• • In an interview with George Daws, Mae West said: "Everyone else that gets in the money out here buys a forty-room house, hires a dozen servants, and gets ritzy. But not me. I'd be lonesome."
• • Source: New York World Telegram; published on Thursday, 9 August 1934.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • The Links in L.A. (a privately-owned nightclub) was widely popular with movie stars like Mae West, Marilyn Monroe, and Ronald Reagan. However, the only people of color who had access to the space were either celebrities like Nat King Cole or Billie Holiday and staff.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "I've always liked athletes because they don't smoke, don't drink, and understand the importance of keeping their bodies in top working order — — and a hard man is good to find."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • An article on long-running bookings for motion pictures mentioned Mae West.
• • Mae West Breaks Records for a N. Y. Paramount Run • •
• • By holding over for a fifth week, Mae West's "Goin' to Town" sets the long-running record at the New York Paramount, it was pointed out yesterday by Boris Morris, managing director. Previous record of four weeks also was held by a Mae West film, "I'm No Angel." ...
• • Source: Film Daily; published on Saturday, 8 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 17th anniversary • • 
• • Thank you for reading, sending questions, and posting comments during these past seventeen 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 4,795th 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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