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 16 of 32.
• • "The Real Mae West" • •
• • Mae West: Frank, spontaneous, and very witty • •
• • Aileen St. John Brenon wrote: She is frank and spontaneous, utterly unaffected.
• • Aileen St. John Brenon wrote: Absolutely on the level herself, she's intolerant of sham — and is quick to detect it.
• • Aileen St. John Brenon wrote: Years performing on the stage have left Mae West with no illusions.
• • Aileen St. John Brenon wrote: Her grasp on life is tremendous and her sympathy inexhaustible.
• • Aileen St. John Brenon wrote: Mae knows, likes, and understands people — sums them up quickly.
• • Note: The diamond necklace Mae West is wearing would be stolen.
• • Mae West: Climbing up “wrong by wrong” • • ...
• • This will be continued on the next post.
• • Source: The New Movie Magazine; issue dated for June 1934.
• • On Saturday, 7 June 1952 • •
• • In Hollywood, on 7 June 1952, Mae West made a check payable to her secretary Larry Lee, who also provided editorial help to the actress. Christie's sold it in 1999.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • Unless there has been a change in plans, Mae West opens Tuesday at Veterans' Memorial Auditorium, Columbus, Ohio, in something called "Sextette." John Kenley is producing.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "Beauty may only be skin deep, but it's what's underneath that makes the skin beautiful. Keep healthy, and you'll keep good looking."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • An article on a NYC book party mentioned Mae West.
• • The Village Voice columnist Michael Musto wrote: I then popped some chimichangas and went down to the Pink Elephant for a party for Angie Bowie's new book, "Lipstick Legends."
• • "It's about drag queens and other people who inspired me," Angie told me. "Like Liberace and Mae West."
• • Michael Musto wrote: "Was Mae West a drag queen?" I wondered, blithely.
• • "No," said Angie Bowie.
• • The Village Voice columnist Michael Musto wrote: Hmmmm. You learn stuff every day! ...
• • Source: The Village Voice; posted on Thursday, 7 June 2012
• • 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 5,010th 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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