Mae West: A Dutch Uncle

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 15 of 18 segments.
• • Mae West’s Secret Self • •
• • Mae West: A “Dutch uncle” • •
• • Aileen St. John Brenon wrote: Miss West was the hit of the town. Everyone was flocking to see her — authors, painters, all the so-called literati, whose approval spells success — but she managed to find time to talk to George Raft like the Dutch uncle we hear about.
• • Note: A “Dutch uncle” is a person who criticizes or reproves with unsparing severity and frankness.
• • Aileen St. John Brenon wrote: "Have you ever been hungry?" she asked him.

• • Aileen St. John Brenon wrote: "Sure I have," George Raft said defiantly.
• • Aileen St. John Brenon wrote: "Do you remember it?"  she asked.
• • Aileen St. John Brenon wrote: "Sure!"
• • Aileen St. John Brenon wrote: "Do you want to go hungry again, George?"
• • Mae West: Raft beginning to melt • • …
• • This will be continued on the next post.
• • Source: Screenland; issue dated for October 1933.   
• • On Tuesday, 5 August 1913 • •
• • On Tuesday, 5 August 1913, The New York Tribune's critic commented that even Mae's low neckline and raunchy bumps and grinds were not enough to sway the hoi polloi at Hammerstein's.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • Mae West enjoyed a long career that far outlasted any of her contemporaries, such as singer Al Jolson and comedian Ed Wynn, both men who started at the same time as she did during the heyday of vaudeville and burlesque.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "Don't ever make the same mistake twice — — unless it pays."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • An article about a death mentioned Mae West.
• • "Inventor of May West snack cake dies" • •
• • The Gazette wrote: It is generally assumed the cake was named for the bawdy U.S. actress Mae West, the star of a popular wartime movie, My Little Chickadee. But Rene Brousseau’s son, Jacques, said the dessert got its name because the cake was so puffy, it resembled a life preserver that was also nicknamed Mae West.
• • The spelling of the brand name was changed to May after the actress died in 1980, to avoid a lawsuit from The Mae West Estate. ...
• • Source: The Gazette for Canada (dot) com; published on Saturday, 4 August 2007
• • 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 5,053rd 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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