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 16 of 18 segments.
• • Mae West’s Secret Self • •
• • Mae West: Raft was beginning to melt • •
• • Aileen St. John Brenon wrote: "I went hungry before, and I can do it again."
• • Aileen St. John Brenon wrote: "You know, it's a terrible feeling," said Miss West, "not to have even a nickel for carfare."
• • Aileen St. John Brenon wrote: "Look here, George," she said. "Be sensible. You may never have another chance. You go out of here and make friends with Paramount again — be yourself!"
• • Aileen St. John Brenon wrote: He looked sheepish, but he went.
• • Mae West: She is scared to death of a mouse • • …
• • This will be continued on the next post.
• • Source: Screenland; issue dated for October 1933.
• • On Wednesday, 8 August 1934 • •
• • 'More Picture People' — — National Programme Daventry, 8 August 1934 • •
• • This was a "2nd Variety Programme taken from the Sound Track of Recent Film Successes" and it featured these stars: Mae West, Greta Garbo, Bing Crosby, Katharine Hepburn, Grace Moore, Paul Robeson, Sophie Tucker, Wallace Beery, Norma Shearer, Florence Desmond, and many others.
• • Devised and Introduced by Clayton Hutton with the Co-operation of Gaumont British Picture Corporation, Ltd.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • In pre-Code films, women broke society’s moral code, never mind Hollywood’s. It was the era of Mae West’s one-liners and Jean Harlow’s impudent sexual allure. “The kind of women we see in pre-Code films are smart. They know how the world works. They know about sex, and they’re mature,” says Dr Lies Lanckman, an expert in Golden Age stardom from the University of Hertfordshire.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • About Jayne Mansfield, Mae West said: "When it comes to men, I heard she never turns anything down except the bedcovers."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • An article about Jayne Mansfield mentioned Mae West.
• • The Truth About Jayne Mansfield's Relationship With Mickey Hargitay • •
• • Marta Djordjevic wrote: Jayne Mansfield and Mickey Hargitay's relationship began with a legendary quip by the blonde actress. As the story goes, in 1955, it was "Sextette" star Mae West who discovered Hargitay after spotting him on Strength and Health magazine's cover (via The Guardian).
• • Marta Djordjevic wrote: Mae West quickly asked Hargitay to become one of the "musclemen" for her nightclub act, to which he agreed. …
• • Jayne Mansfield [1933 ― 1967] was married three times.
• • Note: In August 1964, the couple’s Mexican divorce became final and Jayne quickly remarried.
• • Source: Grunge dot com; published on Wednesday, 12 January 2022
• • 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 5,054th 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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