Mae West: Wrong Pix in Cineaste

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 1 of 5.
• • Playing Her Script Their Way: A Reconsideration of Mae West • •
• • J. E. Smyth wrote: [Writing about the 1941 film The Lady Eve, Barbara] Stanwyck’s Jean has a foolproof way to deal with the rich guy who is immune to her charms—she trips him and literally picks him up. The rest is history.

• • J. E. Smyth wrote: But, on reflection, so is Mae West—for she’s the ghost in the room, the woman who taught all those other broads how to make an impression on a guy.
• • J. E. Smyth wrote: None of them have Mae West’s beauty or strategically placed assets or any dialogue, but they know the moves and make the most of them—to no avail.
• • Mae West: Over the top charm • • …
• • This will continue on the next post with Part 2.   
• • Source: Cineaste, Vol. XLVII, No. 1; published in Fall 2021.
• • On Saturday, 11 January 1930 • •
• • According to a letter dated on Saturday, 11 January 1930, Colonel Jason S. Joy, Director of the Studio Relations Office of the AMPP, discouraged Universal against hiring Mae West.
• • The play went through "formula," i.e., was scrutinized according to the Production Code, on 22 April 1930, when Paramount was considering adapting it for the screen.
• • On 19 October 1932, Will H. Hays, head of MPPDA, wrote to Paramount President Adolph Zukor, stating that Diamond Lady and Diamonds, the suggested film titles, had both been rejected because "changing the title [of the play] is not enough." ...
• • Source: Excerpt from: AFI Catalog of Feature Films — The First 100 Years, 1893–1993; undated.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • Compared to Brando, Beatty or Granger, Mae West was a paragon of the Protestant work ethic. Few worked harder in Hollywood. Her famous sexual innuendo and throw-away style were the products of much rewriting and rehearsal.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "I take it out in the open and laugh at it."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • A fan letter appreciated Mae West.
• • Mae West deserves an unholy halo for her work in "I'm No Angel." She proves that she may and can get her man if she so desires.
• • She flaunts her diabolic plumage in no unmistakable manner, leading willing victims to her shrine. And we are quite surprised to find a tear mingled with our laughter. …
• • Fan letter written by: Lenore Bolger, Grand Rapids, Mich.
• • Source: Photoplay Magazine; published in the issue dated for January 1934
• • 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 4,906th 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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