Mae West: Quite Revealing

MAE WEST is back onscreen. This assessment of her Blu-ray line-up is by Stephen Bjork. This is Part 8 of his lengthy review.
• • "I'm No Angel" (Blu-ray Review) • •
• • Mae West: Extras • •

• • Stephen Bjork wrote: Extras include the following: Audio Commentary by Samm Deighan;  I'm No Angel Trailer (SD – 1:58); Night After Night Trailer (SD – 2:39); Belle of the Nineties Trailer (HD – 1:54); Goin' to Town Trailer (SD – 1:42); Every Day's a Holiday Trailer (HD – 2:27); My Little Chickadee Trailer (SD – 1:36); The Eagle and the Hawk Trailer (SD – 1:40)
• • Mae West: Comments by film historians are revealing • •  
• • Stephen Bjork wrote: Film historian Samm Deighan’s commentary is free-flowing and conversational.
• • Mae West: The film’s historical background • •  …
• • Stephen Bjork’s article will continue on the next post.
• • Source: The Digital Bits; published on Friday, 30 July  2021.  
• • On Tuesday, 2 September 1969 • •
• • Stanley Musgrove spoke to Mae West often as she prepared for "Myra Breckinridge" and fretted about working with Michael Sarne and a much younger actress. Musgrove's diary entries on Tuesday, 2 September 1969 reveal a different side of Mae than most of her fans knew.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • Nothing prepared Fred Apollo for what he would experience during his twenty-five-year career as a talent agent at the famous William Morris Agency in Beverly Hills, California where he worked with legends in the latter half of their careers such as Mae West, Katharine Hepburn, Judy Garland, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, and others — — as well as with emerging artists from the start of their careers: Elvis Presley, Michael Jackson, Bill Cosby, Sonny and Cher, Bobby Darin, and Phyllis Diller.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said:  "There was the robber, waving his gun in my face, and asking me to turn over my jewels to him. I said. 'Listen, big boy, you can have the jewels, but do you mind lowering that gun a bit? I can always get more jewels, but I've got to have my face to do it with!'"
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • An article by Associated Press discussed Mae West.
• • Bob Thomas wrote: The interviewer wonders if this soft-voiced woman of 80 could have aroused such a clamor. The answer is yes. She continues to spout such comments as: "Sex is like a small business; you gotta watch over it." ...
• • Source: A.P. article rpt in The Journal News (Hamilton, Ohio); published on Saturday, 18 August 1973
• • 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 4,813th 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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