Cineaste printed a tribute to MAE WEST, erroneously posting a teenage photo of Clara Bow [1905–1965] taken in 1921 by Nickolas Muray and labeling Clara as “young Mae.” The piece is fully available to subscribers (who, I hope are pointing out the incorrect picture). Since Cineaste called Mae “a ghost in the room,” their selection of a wrong picture is even more ironic. This excerpt is Part 4 of 5.
• • Playing Her Script Their Way: A Reconsideration of Mae West • •
• • Mae West: Bad girls saying witty memorable lines • •
• • J. E. Smyth wrote: There were a lot of blondes to choose from in 1930s Hollywood.
• • J. E. Smyth wrote: For zany wit, cinema-goers had Carole Lombard.
• • J. E. Smyth wrote: For extreme glamour, there was Constance Bennett.
• • J. E. Smyth wrote: If they wanted something exotic, they paid for Marlene Dietrich.
• • J. E. Smyth wrote: For the best in homegrown sex appeal—well, there was only ever and will only ever be Jean Harlow.
• • Mae West: Mae was the heavy artillery • • …
• • These excerpts will conclude on the next post with Part 5.
• • Source: Cineaste, Vol. XLVII, No. 1; published in Fall 2021.
• • On Tuesday, 14 January 1958 • •
• • "Mae West Adds to Millions" • •
• • Hollywood — — Mae West added to her millions by unloading a hunk of real estate in Hollywood. The Palladium, a new $500,000 version of the same-named landmark ballroom on Sunset Boulevard, will be built there. Miss West's Maemoirs [sic], incidentally, will be published by PrenticeHall next spring.
• • Source: Mike Connolly's Hollywood column rpt in The Desert Sun; published on Tuesday, 14 January 1958.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • Was Mae West's behavior on the set causing a stir? La West had been "ruling the roost" during the shooting of "My Little Chickadee," making script changes and criticizing the action. Supposedly, the director protested that he had reached the limit of his patience when Mae demanded that her cast mate Joseph Calleia dye his hair before their romantic scenes.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "When I'm not working on a picture, I get up about 11:30 AM."
• • Mae West said: "It's so silly for a girl always to be suspicious of men. Entirely too many girls are brought up that way, mistaking even kindly ones for villains twirling their mustaches.”
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • Variety mentioned Mae West (spelling her first name "May").
• • "Production Engagements" • •
• • May (sic) West, by the Shuberts for the show atop the Century Roof. ...
• • Source: Variety; published on Friday, 14 January 1921
• • 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 4,909th 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.
• • Come up and see Mae every day online: http://MaeWest.blogspot.com/
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