MAE WEST’s plump, curvaceous body was a vital element in her comedy. Academics have emphasized that “excessive body is one of the qualities of female unruliness, suggesting that she is unwilling or unable to control her physical appetites.” Japanese film historian Mio Hatokai discusses how Hollywood publicists and fan zines responded to this “fatness” in 1933. This is Part 4 of a lengthy piece.
• • Laughing off the “Fatness” ― Mae West’s Body Image and Female Spectators in the Early 1930s • •
• • Mae West: A Major Exception • •
• • Mio Hatokai wrote: Mae West was the major exception to Hollywood’s ironclad “woman- first” rule of the box office priority.
• • Mio Hatokai wrote: Thanks to the marketing strategy and the well-made film itself, “She Done Him Wrong” became a record-breaking box office success, and her next feature “I’m No Angel,” released later in the same year, followed.
• • Mio Hatokai wrote: However, what seems particularly interesting is that West proved popularity among young women despite being the exception to “Hollywood’s ironclad ‘woman first’ rule.”
• • Mae West: Her burlesquian curves and ribald reputation • • …
• • Mio Hatokai’s lengthy article will continue on the next post.
• • Source: Academic anthology on film stars released by Waseda University, 2015.
• • On Thursday, 22 October 1959 • •
• • "Mae West Loses Bid to Sew Up 'Diamond Lil' Tag" • •
• • San Francisco [U.P.I.] — Mae West, 66, suffered another setback Tuesday in her fight to gain sole rights to perform under the name "Diamond Lil."
• • The entertainer chewed gum impassively as she heard the decision in the court of Judge Thomas Foley. She later told newsmen she would pursue her claims in a higher court.
• • In denying Miss West a temporary injunction, Foley ruled that the name “Diamond Lil” is public domain, therefore, available to anyone.
• • Miss West has sued night club singer Marie Lind for billing herself as “Diamond Lil.” She contended that inasmuch as she wrote and starred in a play by that name, she should have exclusive rights to perform as "Diamond Lil.” She also asked $50,000 damages.
• • Source: U.P.I.; published on Thursday, 22 October 1959.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • It “ain't no sin” now to see Mae West in "Belle of the Nineties."
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "TV means too many people seein' you for nothing."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • An article about "Geek obsession" discussed Mae West.
• • "Where to start with film icon Mae West" • •
• • Phil Dyess-Nugent wrote: Of all the great comedy stars of 1930s Hollywood, Mae West may be the one whose enduring image is most cut loose from its context. Thanks to countless animated cartoons and drag impersonators, everyone has some idea of how Mae West talked and moved, and most people probably have some idea of her as a sexy lady whose every utterance was drenched in innuendo.
• • Phil Dyess-Nugent wrote: By the time of her death, the number of professional Mae West imitations far outnumbered the number of actual, recorded Mae West performances, especially those from her prime. ...
• • Source: A.V. Club; published on Thursday, 6 September 2012
• • 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 4,849th 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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