Mae West: Pure Egocentricity

MAE WEST enjoyed copious coverage in Time Magazine ― some of it positive such as her 1978 interview with Gerald Clarke. This is Part 3 of 15 segments.
• • "Show Business: At 84 Mae West Is Still Mae West" • •
• • Mae West: A generation ahead of her time • •
• • Gerald Clarke wrote: Two 32-inch-high nude statues of her stand on the piano, a nude painting of her hangs on the wall, and there are photographs of her everywhere.
• • Gerald Clarke wrote: Hers is an egocentricity so forthright and complete as to be pure, like that of a six-month-old baby, happy in the discovery of her body.

• • Gerald Clarke wrote: Back in the era when she did the decorating, she was a generation ahead of her time.
• • Gerald Clarke wrote: Writing or adapting her own scripts, she made movies such as “Go West, Young Man” and “I'm No Angel” that were both sexy and funny, and when she laid down her pen, the formula seemed to be lost.
• • Mae West: Two young producers with Hollywood aspirations and a $4 million inheritance • • …   
• • This will be continued on the next post.
• • Source: Time Magazine; issue dated for Monday, 22 May 1978.
• • On Monday, 24 August 1931 • •
• • When Mae West brought her play "The Constant Sinner" to Atlantic City for a try-out in August 1931, the crowds lined up for tickets, noted The New York Times: "With two rows of standees and chairs in the aisles for extra celebrants, last Monday night saw Mae West run through her latest daisy chain, "The Constant Sinner," at the Apollo Theatre in Atlantic City. . ." [NY Times on Sunday, 30 August 1931].
• • The play opened out of town in New Jersey's resort town at the Apollo Theatre on Monday, 24 August 1931.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • Even decades after her heyday in Hollywood, Mae West is still remembered for her enviable figure and sassy quotes. At a time when other major starlets were maintaining the petite flapper girl frame, West embraced her curves — and the attention that came with it.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "Men are my hobby. If I ever got married, I'd have to give up my hobby.”
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • An article about a lawsuit quoted Mae West.
• • "Mae West, Gable Ex Deny Scandal Yarns" was the headline.
• • "Boxer Just Chauffeur, Says Mae" was the sub-head.
• • Two more subjects of Confidential Magazine's stories slapped back with emphatic denials in Los Angeles yesterday.  ... Miss West said it was untrue that the late boxer Chalky Wright had lived in her apartment for a year.
• • "My, my, those stories are ridiculous," Miss West said. "How could Chalky Wright have lived with me for an entire year?  At that time — — 1935 —1936 — — I was living in the Ravenswood Apartments in Los Angeles. Everybody would have known. It would have made headlines. The entire story is silly." . . .
• • Source: Pasadena Independent; published on Friday, 23 August 1957
• • 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 • •
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