Mae West: Wrong by Wrong

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 17 of 32.
• • "The Real Mae West" • •
• • Mae West: Climbing up “wrong by wrong” • •
• • Aileen St. John Brenon wrote: She is essentially the sophisticated woman of the world who has tasted life with all its experiences.  

• • Aileen St. John Brenon wrote: But it has not left her bitter — it has made her big.
• • Aileen St. John Brenon wrote: Naturally talented and clever, keen and shrewd, Miss West has, since the age of five, devoted all her efforts toward mastering her profession, climbing the ladder of success, as she will tell you with a laugh, "wrong by wrong."
• • Aileen St. John Brenon wrote: Mae West is interesting to know, and I will tell you the story later, just why, how, and when Mae West decided to be bad — professionally.  
• • Mae West: Exploits as a kid • • ...   
• • This will be continued on the next post.
• • Source: The New Movie Magazine; issue dated for June 1934.
• • Friday, 8 June 1935 • •

• • Mae West was the cover girl for Britain's Picturegoer Magazine, a publication distributed in movie-houses that advertised the United Kingdom's current and coming attractions with feature articles about the most prominent screen stars — always cast in a positive light so as to create enough buzz and curiosity.
• • Fan magazines were essential to the film industry.
• • Their flattering coverage would ensure a robust box office even during the Great Depression when disposable income was scarce — and when "talking pictures" were the newest entertainment.
• • Mae West graced the Picturegoer issue that was dated for Friday, 8 June 1935, looking very sunny and even vaguely Hawaiian with that floral collar draped around her neck as if she's on her way to a luau.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • Mae West: Fortunately, her motion pictures are not as boring as the gossip and tall stories circulated about her.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "A gal with good lines is better than one with a good line."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • A reporter from the Oshkosh Daily Northwestern interviewed Mae West.
• • "Mae West in Dressing Room Brawl" • •
• • Oshkosh Daily Northwestern wrote: Mae West on Wednesday's battle between two of the men in her nightclub act — — "This was not the first time two men had fought over me. No. But not in public like this. I prefer doing things behind closed doors." ...
• • Source: Oshkosh Daily Northwestern; published on Friday, 8 June 1956
• • 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 5,011th 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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