MAE WEST enjoyed copious coverage in Time Magazine ― some of it positive such as her 1978 interview with Gerald Clarke. This is Part 6 of 15 segments.
• • "Show Business: At 84 Mae West Is Still Mae West" • •
• • Mae West: Discovering Heathcliff, a.k.a. Timothy Dalton • •
• • Gerald Clarke wrote: She was the one, after all, who spotted young Cary Grant and helped to make him a star in “She Done Him Wrong.”
• • Gerald Clarke wrote: When she came to the 1971 remake of Wuthering Heights, she took one look at Heathcliff, a British actor named Timothy Dalton, and yelled "Him!"
• • Note: Wuthering Heights is a 1970 film directed by Robert Fuest and starring Anna Calder-Marshall and Timothy Dalton. It is based on the classic 1847 Emily Brontë novel of the same name.
• • Note: Like the 1939 version, it depicts only the first sixteen chapters concluding with Catherine Earnshaw Linton's death and omits the trials of her daughter, Hindley's son, and Heathcliff's son.
• • Gerald Clarke wrote: The fact that Mr. Dalton [born on 21 March 1946] was half a century younger than Mae West was of absolutely no consequence.
• • Mae West: If you accept the premise • • …
• • This will be continued on the next post.
• • Source: Time Magazine; issue dated for Monday, 22 May 1978.
• • On Wednesday, 29 August 1979 • •
• • An item about Mae West's radio spot for Poland Spring appeared. Kevin Thomas wrote the article "Mae West — Testing Commercial Waters" for The Los Angeles Times; the paper ran it on Wednesday, 29 August 1979.
• • Mae West didn't need the money and rarely did things of this nature. But with Poland Spring, she was merely endorsing a product she had personally used for years.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • In the early 1890s in this country, the plump Lillian Russell type was in great demand. And Mae West — her figure may be the style of tomorrow.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "It's the sex personality, it's not the words. The censors never could beat that."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • An article about Los Angeles high life mentioned Mae West.
• • "5 Historic Gardens in Los Angeles" • •
• • Mariela Patron wrote: On any given day, the Robinson estate had the power to turn into an Academy Awards after-party with stars like Mae West, Ginger Rogers, and Fred Astaire stopping by for extravagant parties. During these gatherings a commoner's wildest dreams would come true as Charlie Chaplin practiced his athletic ability as he challenged other stars to tennis matches. ...
• • Note: Built in 1911, it was once the residence of retail giants Virginia and Harry Robinson (of the Robinson department stores) and now occupies an illustrious place in history as the first luxury estate built in Beverly Hills.
• • Source: LAist; published on Thursday, 22 August 2013
• • 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 5,069th 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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