Mae West: Much Imitated

MAE WEST is back onscreen. This assessment of her Blu-ray line-up is by Stephen Bjork. This is Part 10 of his lengthy review, the last segment.
• • “I'm No Angel” (Blu-ray Review) • •
• • Mae West: Transgressed the Racial Norms • •
• • Stephen Bjork wrote: Deighan also gives a nuanced look at the racial issues presented in the film, noting that Mae West both affirmed and transgressed the racial norms of that era. She also covers the way that queer culture had influenced West’s persona.
• • Stephen Bjork wrote: It’s a good commentary track which provides important historical context to enhance appreciation of the film.

• • Stephen Bjork wrote: She Done Him Wrong and I’m No Angel both established West as one of the biggest box office draws of her era, and also established a unique persona in the history of film which has been much imitated, but never equaled.
• • Stephen Bjork wrote: The Kino Lorber Studio Classics Blu-ray of I’m No Angel is a fantastic way to see a singular talent at the height of her powers.  
• • Stephen Bjork’s piece has now concluded with this post. Do you agree with his commentary? Tell us.
• • Source: The Digital Bits; published on Friday, 30 July 2021.  
• • On Sunday, 6 September 1942 • •
• • A photo of Mae West, costumed as Diamond Lil, appeared in the American Weekly supplement of the Los Angeles Examiner (on page 7) on Sunday, 6 September 1942.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • Mae West's incredibly gorgeous Swan Bed had once been the property of Amelia Bingham and later of Diamond Jim Brady, which made it eminently fitting that it should descend to Diamond Lil. Its graceful neck arched over her blonde head. The swan’s beak caught on the back of her silken curtains.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said:  "I've taken good care of myself all my life."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • Helen Lawrenson wrote: When I rang the bell of her suite, Mae opened the door, peering past me to make sure no photographer lurked in my wake.
• • Helen Lawrenson wrote: Then she ushered me into the living room and I was back in the lush Hollywood-style Marie-Antoinette-boudoir decor of the Thirties. …
• • Source: Esquire; published on Saturday, 1 July 1967
• • 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 4,815th 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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