Mae West: Mimicry’s Minx

MAE WEST met her fans on the silver screen and between the pages of the day’s popular fan magazines, all of whom skated dizzily on the surface of facts and never did any fact-checking. This is the first section, Part 1, segment 27 of 32.
• • "The Real Mae West" • •
• • Mae West: Proved to be gifted at mimicry • •
• • Aileen St. John Brenon wrote: When she was about four years of age she began showing an aptitude for mimicry.  
• • Aileen St. John Brenon wrote: She appeared at the amateur performances of the neighborhood church and club socials, giving impersonations of Eva Tanguay, Eddie Foy, George M. Cohan, and other popular vaudeville headliners of the day.  
• • Aileen St. John Brenon wrote: Her take-off of Eva Tanguay, the unrestrained, hippy favorite of soldiers, sailors, college boys and tired business men of that day, invariably won her the greatest applause.  
• • Mae West: Never forgets a friend nor a kindness • • ...   
• • This will be continued on the next post.
• • Source:The New Movie Magazine; issue dated for June 1934.
• • On Saturday, 22 June 1935 in Picturegoer • •

• • The British film magazine Picturegoer, issue dated for 22 June 1935, offered an article "Previews of the Latest Films" and the first one was "Goin’ to Town" starring Mae West.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • Mae West's name was in the news again on Tuesday, 22 June 1982 when her former partner Paul Novak sued to have her Will overturned.  The case was listed as Charles Krauser v. Estate of Mae West, Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles on 22 June 1982.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "The popularity of Mae West will continue just as long as Mae West wants it to. I never let anything stop me, once I set my heart on it. I've never had a wishbone where my backbone should be."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • The New Movie Magazine mentioned Mae West.
• • Prizes for Your Opinions • •
• • What do you think of Mae West? Do you think her influence upon motion pictures has been good or bad? Is she a gusty, invigorating force? Is she a rowdy, damaging influence?
• • Has Mae West helped or harmed the screen?  
• • There is no question but that Mae West hit films hard, that her personality cannot be discounted.
• • New Movie Magazine wants your opinion.     
• • For the two best letters in 250 words, answering the question, "Is Mae West a good or bad influence?" New Movie will pay $25.
• • New Movie wants the best arguments on each side.   
• • Address your opinions to Mae West Contest, New Movie, 55 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. Letters must be mailed by June 1st. ...
• • Note: Adjusted for inflation, $25.00 in 1934 is equal to $528.03 in 2022.
• • Source: The New Movie Magazine; issue dated for June 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 5,000 blog posts. Wow! 
• • By the Numbers • •
• • The Mae West Blog was started seventeen years ago in July 2004. You are reading the 5,021st 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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