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 29 of 29 segments, the finale.
• • Is Mae West a Fizzle? • •
• • Mae West: A corking motion picture • •
• • Dorothy Herzog wrote: That she failed in the way others have failed before her and for practically the same reasons, and that her stellar light in the film firmament has begun to fade to the dirge of "another flash in the pan is dying out."
• • Dorothy Herzog wrote: I hope I'm wrong about Mae West. I hope she continues to be what we expect her to be.
• • Dorothy Herzog wrote: But I have very serious doubts. Have you?
• • Note: In 1941 Picture Play ceased publication when it merged with Charm Magazine.
• • Note: Memphis born Dorothy Herzog, who began writing for fan magazines during the silent screen era, also penned the “Behind the Scenes in Hollywood” column. Though little is known about her, she had once been a notable fixture among Tinseltown stars and wannabes. Dorothy Herzog even wrote the plot for one silent film: “Coney Island” (1928).
• • Los Angeles Lesbians • •
• • From Lynn Kear’s biography on the self-destructive, suicidal actress Evelyn Brent: “Evelyn Brent's life and career were going quite well in 1928. Brent [1895–1975] was happily living with her lesbian lover, writer Dorothy Herzog, following Evelyn’s divorce from film producer Bernard P. Fineman [1895–1971].” The female lovebirds enjoyed frequent meals together at Hollywood's Montmartre Café before switching over to the Embassy, a private club limited to 300 members, and “paying dues to insure their privacy and social position within the film colony,” according to one book reviewer.
• • Herzog wrote a scandalous book “Some Like It Hot” (Macaulay Company, 1930), banned in Boston, in Canada, and not permitted to be circulated by lending libraries. She wrote other potboilers, too, such as “Intimate Strangers” and “Undercover Woman,” and dedicated them to Brent under her real (birth) name. Presumably, these titles sold well enough since Herzog retained the enthusiasm of her editors at Macaulay.
• • During the 1920s, Dorothy Herzog also worked as a film critic for the New York Daily Mirror.
• • This opinionated article written by Herzog has now been concluded. Let us know if you enjoyed it.
• • Source: Picture Play; issue dated for May 1934.
• • On Tuesday, 25 February 1913 • •
• • The announcement that "Mae West, the comedienne" was appearing at the Grand ran in the Atlantic Journal on Tuesday, 25 February 1913.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • The controversy over the latest Mae West film is gathering volume and velocity.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "I cut down on physical sex when I'm writing or plotting a play."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • Photoplay mentioned Mae West.
• • “Why Was Hollywood Jealous of Mae West?” • •
• • No star in Hollywood has been more miserably treated by the Cinema City than this famous blonde. Usually, Hollywood admires success, but in this case Hollywood resented it.
• • Here is the inside story, never before told in a movie magazine.
• • All of the absorbingly interesting feature articles described above and many, many more appear in the big March [1935] issue of Movie Mirror, the great movie magazine edited direct from Hollywood.
• • If you have not already done so, by all means get your copy today and see for yourself why Movie Mirror is fast becoming America's most popular movie magazine regardless of price. …
• • Source: Photoplay; published in the issue dated for February 1935
• • 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 4,938th 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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