Mae West: Risque Lioness

In 1934, Picture Play, piqued by a New York newcomer’s meteoric rise, pondered this: “Is MAE WEST a Fizzle? A bold discussion of an important question!” This is Part 9 of 29 segments.
• • Is Mae West a Fizzle? • •
• • Mae West: The risque lioness of the footlights • •
• • Dorothy Herzog wrote: Mae went to some parties, not too many.

• • Dorothy Herzog wrote: She had other things on her mind, even then, particularly, the writing bee.
• • Dorothy Herzog wrote: She wrote several books that were published. She has just finished another novel. She had (stage) play ideas she wanted to work out.
• • Dorothy Herzog wrote: Some people are of the opinion that Miss West has assistance in her writings.
• • Dorothy Herzog wrote: Mae herself admitted as much in a Picture Play interview. 
• • Adeline M. Leitzbach [c1884 — 1968] was one of Mae West’s New York City ghostwriters.
• • Mae West: Her ghostwriter • • …  
• • This will be continued on the next post.
• • Source: Picture Play; issue dated for May 1934.
• • On Saturday, 28 January 1978 in Los Angeles • •
• • Trying to catch up on paperwork on a Saturday, Mae was paying bills. A personal check was signed by Mae West on 28 January 1978.
• • Her check was typed and made payable to "Dept. of Water and Gas" for the sum of $18.47.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • Mae West made only a handful of films, but they not only launched the career of Cary Grant, they gave us snappy double entendres and the Hays Code.
• • “I believe in censorship,” Mae West once said. “I made a fortune out of it.”  
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "You learn to get along in life by studying life."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • A fan magazine discussed a Mae West starrer.
• • “She Done Him Wrong” ― Paramount Pictures • •

• • Screenland wrote: Not the family picture of the month!
• • Screenland wrote: It's rough and rowdy stuff, with Mae West at her best, if you feel that way about Mae.
• • Screenland wrote: She plays Lady Lou, a descendant of Diamond Lil, with the maximum of gusto ― and the minimum of good taste.  
• • Screenland wrote: A good cast, including Gilbert Roland, Cary Grant, Rafaella Ottiano, Rochelle Hudson, and Noah Beery.  
• • Screenland wrote: It's only fair to say that Mae packed 'em in on Broadway. …
• • Source: Screenland; published in the issue dated for May 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 seventeen years ago in July 2004. You are reading the 4,919th 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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