MAE WEST had her share of coverage from Variety, whose publisher Sime Silverman was invariably scornful, condescending, and critical. In 2021, Variety’s editorial viewpoint turned tail, deciding they’d come this time “not to bury Caesar but to praise him.” The task fell to Tim Gray, who had this to say. This is Part 10 of 10 segments, the finale.
• • Mae West: The Sex-Positive Old Hollywood Icon Who Was Far Ahead of Her Time • •
• • Mae West: Lasting Legacy • •
• • Tim Gray wrote: Her 1959 autobiography used one of her most well-known lines as a title, “Goodness Had Nothing to Do With It.”
• • Tim Gray wrote: Her best films include “I’m No Angel” (in which she plays a lion tamer) and the 1940 “My Little Chickadee” with W.C. Fields. But her legacy lasts beyond those films.
• • Tim Gray wrote: During World War II, her name was given to inflatable life jackets, which are still called “Mae Wests.”
• • Tim Gray wrote: Her most lasting contribution was creating an unlikely but effective role model for future generations, in terms of sex, humor, and independence.
• • Tim Gray’s article has now concluded with this post. Did you agree with him or disagree? Write and tell us.
• • Source: Variety; published on Tuesday, 17 August 2021.
• • Starting on Monday, 24 September 1928 • •
• • "Pleasure Man" written by Mae West was shown at the Bronx Opera House from 17 September until 22 September 1928. Then the play moved to the Boulevard Theatre in Queens for a single week starting on Monday, 24 September 1928. Then Mae's provocative piece opened at the Biltmore Theatre on Broadway on 1 October 1928, at which point the police padlocked it, despite its heavy advance sale.
• • The stage play "Courting Mae West" dramatizes the police raid and the aftermath.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • Newspapers coast to coast covered the trial in 1934 when Mae West took the witness stand.
• • Unable to get through crowded courthouse corridors until the Los Angeles police pushed her through, Mae West "stole the show" from Defendant Edward Friedman, on trial charged with robbing her, today. It was her third successive day as a witness.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "Mae West is my real name. A name for lights."
• • Mae West said: "I'd rather be looked over than overlooked."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • A fan magazine discussed Mae West.
• • "She Done Him Wrong” (Paramount) • •
• • Mae West (Diamond Lil) sure dishes out plenty of that risque business in this one (that's putting it delicately), but in spite of that, or on account of it, depending on yourself, it is downright funny.
• • Loaded with diamonds, Lil starts out as a saloon keeper's sweetie. She has men by the score and finally winds up by gettin' her man . . . who was darn tough to land. The cast is great, including Cary Grant, Gilbert Roland, Noah Beery and Rochelle Hudson.
• • If you're not too highbrow, you'll go for this one! But leave the kids at home! …
• • Source: Modern Screen; published in the issue dated for March 1933
• • 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 4,829th 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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