Mae West: Chess Queen

MAE WEST, long considered to be a “movie queen of the silver screen,” has taken her rightful place as the Queen (as well as the only female) in a few Golden Era of Hollywood themed chess sets.

• • Newly released from Great Britain, comes a new set in two colors, aged ivory and red by the creative craftsmen of Berkeley Chess. Many legendary comedians of stage and screen are included.
• • The King is Charlie Chaplin. The Queen is Mae West. The Bishop is Marx Brothers, and the Knight is W.C. Fields. The Castle is Laurel and Hardy, and the 16 Pawns are The Keystone Cops.
• • Despite its extravagant price, be aware that a chessboard is not included.

• • Supercast versus Berkeley's chess pieces • •
• • Decades ago, probably during the 1970s, Supercast released a beautifully painted chess set with 32 pieces. Supercast’s figures stood between 3.5" and 5.75" high and included the same stars as the Berkeley set.
• • In the photo you can see Mae West as the Queen from this colorful vintage collectible.
• • Since this is not a paid endorsement, no prices nor vendors are noted here. Perhaps we should start saying, “Hey! How about a check, mate!”
• • On Saturday, 7 September 1912 • •
• • In New York City, the musical "A Winsome Widow" was staged on The Gay White Way from 11 April 1912 — 7 September 1912 at Moulin Rouge [1514 — 1516 Broadway at W. 44th St.]. Mae West, who was performing as Le Petite Daffy in that show, was taking her final bows on Saturday, 7 September 1912.
• • Haiku featuring Mae West • •
• • On a quiet set, Mae West polishing her diamonds — (poem on an Asian web site).
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • Mae West was featured in the animated cartoon "The Coo-Coo Nut Grove" [1936]. The script took the audience on an amusing tour of a fashionable Hollywood night club.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said:  "You've got to fight in this world! You've got to fight to get there — — and fight to stay there."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • The American Heritage Magazine discussed Mae West.
• • Susannah McCorkle wrote: Embraced by the public the moment Mae West hit the movie screen in 1933 at the amazingly advanced age of 40, she still hasn't lost her grip on the American consciousness. Two decades after her death, she continues to be a source of fascination and controversy, one of the most powerful sexual and cultural figures of our — — as well as our grandparents' — —  time.  ...
• • Source: The American Heritage Magazine; published in the September 2001 issue
• • 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 4,800 blog posts. Wow! 
• • By the Numbers • •
• • The Mae West Blog was started fifteen years ago in July 2004. You are reading the 4,816th 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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