Mae West: Rocky Marciano

MAE WEST took a special interest in bodybuilders and boxers, attending matches and competitions, often asked to present the trophy to the winner.
• • On Thursday, 7 April 1955, a publicity stunt was arranged. Mae West met the undefeated World Champion Rocky Marciano in San Francisco, where he was training for his next ring bout with Don Cockrell.

• • The handsome Italian American wore a lightweight suit and tasseled loafers. The Brooklyn bombshell wore a brocaded gown, an ermine stole, a diamond necklace, and a cascade of orchids.
• • Both wore boxing gloves.
• • The headline read: “Nice sparring partner.”
• • Rocky Marciano [1 September 1923 ― 31 August 1969] • •
• • Born in New England (Brockton, Massachusetts) Rocco Francis Marchegiano, better known as Rocky Marciano, was an American professional boxer who competed from 1947 to 1955, and held the world heavyweight title from 1952 to 1956. He is the only heavyweight champion to have finished his career undefeated.
• • Marciano Fights Cockrell • •
• • On Monday, 16 May 1955, Don Cockell fought Rocky Marciano for the world heavyweight title at Kezar Stadium in San Francisco, CA. Cockell was a 10–1 underdog, coming into the bout weighing 205 lbs to Rocky's 189 lb.
• • On Friday, 27 April 1956, Marciano announced his retirement from boxing. He said there were no plans to return to the ring for a comeback.
• • On Sunday, 31 August 1969 (one day before his 46th birthday), Marciano was a passenger in a small private plane, a Cessna 172 that crashed heading to Des Moines, Iowa. All aboard died. Rocky, the pilot, and Rocky’s friend Frankie Farrell lost their lives.
• • On Thursday, 16 May 1946 • •

• • Starring Mae West, the stage play "Ring Twice Tonight" opened in Long Beach, California on Thursday, 16 May 1946 before moving forward on its cross-country tour. Eventually, the title was changed and became "Come On Up."
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • "Mae West Film Returns to the Strand" • •
• • "She Done Him Wrong," starring the one and only Mae West, plays through Thursday at the Strand. Fortunately, her pictures are not as boring as the stories circulated about her.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "I believe my third picture Belle of the Nineties is better than my others. Each one has to be better, so far as I'm concerned. Because I'm never satisfied."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • A newspaper mentioned Mae West.
• • "A Little Warm for Wax" • •
• • "Seen behind the Screens, Glamour Personified!" • •
• • Mae West, Hollywood's No. 1 Ooomph Girl, plays another of her sensational roles in Universal's "My Little Chickadee," soon to be released.
• • Mae knows a good way to be bad.  ...
• • Source: Goulburn Evening Post [Australia]; published on Wednesday, 8 May 1940
• • 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 4,900 blog posts. Wow! 
• • By the Numbers • •
• • The Mae West Blog was started seventeen years ago in July 2004. You are reading the 4,994th 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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