MAE WEST was a soft touch for a hard luck story. Mae rarely discussed her generosity in an interview, however, which makes this seldom seen piece in Screenland worth reading. This is Part 3 of 18 segments.
• • Mae West’s Secret Self • •
• • Mae West: Is Mae bad or is she good-hearted? • •
• • Aileen St. John Brenon wrote: "I'm No Angel" is the title of Mae West's new picture.
• • Aileen St. John Brenon wrote: These close-ups of Mae show her in various screen moods.
• • Aileen St. John Brenon wrote: That's one of La West’s own lines. She has a million of 'em!
• • Aileen St. John Brenon wrote: "You'll do!" That's Mae West's new phrase — current edition of "You can be had!" She uses the new line in "I'm No Angel" in a scene with Cary Grant.
• • Aileen St. John Brenon wrote: What a surprise. A visitor from the Women’s Workhouse!
• • Mae West: A visitor from the Women’s Workhouse! • • …
• • This will be continued on the next post.
• • Source: Screenland; issue dated for October 1933.
• • On Saturday, 20 July 1935 • •
• • On 20 July 1935, The Evening Capital let its readers know about an unusual evening when they printed this headline: "Mae West Dines with Gov. Nice." Harry W. Nice [1877 — 1941] was Governor of Maryland for four years, from 1935 to 1939.
• • On Monday, 20 July 1942 • •
• • Subscribers of the Reading Eagle opened their morning edition dated for Monday, 20 July 1942 and saw this juicy bit on page 14: "Mae West Requests Divorce from Wallace on 'Cruelty'."
• • July 2004: Mae West Blog launches • •
• • What are we up to, writing about the Brooklyn-born bombshell for eighteen years now?
• • We’re here to keep Mae mavens up to date, correct errors, celebrate each revival of a play she wrote, post the latest Westian stage and book reviews. And answer our fan mail!
• • The light’s still on. Come up and see Mae every day.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • Variety wrote: Other ambitious musicals coming along include "Sapphire Sal" with Mae West; "Chocolate Parade," all-sepia tuner for which an attempt is being made to corral all the top available Negro talent.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "I don't mind other people smoking or drinking. After all, we can't make love all the time."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • The New York Clipper mentioned Mae West.
• • "Answers to Queries" • •
• • Frank Tinney was at the Moulin Rouge (New York Theatre) in "A Winsome Widow." There were also Harry Kelly, Chas. J. Ross, Leon Errol, Chas. King, Elizabeth Brice, Emmy Wehlen, Harry Conor, Sidney Jarvis, The Dolly Twins, and Mae West. . . .
• • Source: The New York Clipper; published on Wednesday, 20 July 1921
• • 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 18th anniversary • •
• • Thank you for reading, sending questions, and posting comments during these past eighteen 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 eighteen years ago in July 2004. You are reading the 5,041st 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.
• • Come up and see Mae every day online: http://MaeWest.blogspot.com/
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