Mae West: Needed a Loan

MAE WEST made an impression on John Robert Powers, who introduced her to Lyons Wickland, a fashion model who co-starred as Jimmy Stanton in “Sex.”
• • “Up From Smiling Ads” • •    
• • Mae West casts Lyons Wickland in "Sex" • •
• • Evelyn Williams wrote: This model’s name was  Lyons Wickland, and when I say he looked Society with a capital S, I mean that he looked as though his name should be Vanderbilt or Astor.

• • Evelyn Williams wrote: "Lyons had plenty of work as a model," said Powers. "But he was ambitious. So when he heard that Mae had a part for his type he walked right into it."
• • Evelyn Williams wrote: "And Mae liked Lyons Wickland from the time she hired him. She recognized that he was a pretty fine type of man.”  
• • In 1926, Mae West needed a small loan • •
• • Evelyn Williams wrote: “No, it wasn't a romance, you understand,” explained John Powers. “They were just swell friends. He knew she wasn't rolling in money because one day she asked for a loan so small that it surprised him.”  
• • Mae West: Lyons noticed Mae outfoxing Broadway producers • •…  
• • This interview will continue on the next post.   
• • Source: Picture Play; published in the issue dated for January 1934.
• • On Tuesday, 4 January 1938 • •
• • “What does your handwriting reveal about you?” • •
• • Handwriting analyst Muriel Stafford gave her opinion on the signature of Mae West and other celebrities in an article published on Tuesday, 4 January 1938 that featured a huge image of Mae wearing a fur jacket.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • "Nice" heroines have often been described as colorless, but possibly since Mae West has gone to the uttermost limit in depicting them, the pendulum is to swing back, and charming and persuasive innocence will come into its own again.  
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "Too many girls follow the line of least resistance — — but a good line is hard to resist."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • Cheat Sheet featured an article on Mae West.
• • Why Did Mae West Turn Down a Role in a Movie with Elvis Presley? • •
• • Laura Dorwart wrote: At the age of 69, Mae West turned down what many would have considered to be an incredible opportunity to star in a film with the King of Rock and Roll.
• • Laura Dorwart wrote: According to Presley’s longtime bodyguard, Memphis Mafia member Sonny West, Mae West refused to take on the part of carnival owner Maggie Morgan in the 1964 movie musical "Roustabout" starring Elvis. …
• • Source: Showbiz Cheat Sheet; published on Sunday, 24 January 2021
• • 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 • •
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