Mae West: Scared of Mice

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 17 of 18 segments.
• • Mae West’s Secret Self • •
• • Mae West: She is scared to death of a mouse • •
• • Aileen St. John Brenon wrote: So screen actor George Raft is now "on the best of terms" with Paramount Pictures (thanks to Mae) and is the possessor of a long-term contract with that Hollywood movie studio.

• • Aileen St. John Brenon wrote: But let me tell you that Mae West, who claims that when she's good, she's very, very good, and when she's bad, she's better, seldom smokes, never drinks, is afraid of nothing — but Mae is scared to death of a mouse.
• • Aileen St. John Brenon wrote: Oh, yes, there's one thing Mae West would not and could not do.  
• • Aileen St. John Brenon wrote: She tried it once, so she knows.  
• • Mae West: She didn’t like it. She quit • • …
• • This will be concluded on the next post.
• • Source: Screenland; issue dated for October 1933.   
• • Released on Tuesday, 9 August 1994 • •
• • The documentary film "Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her" was released in the USA on Tuesday, 9 August 1994.
• • Gene Feldman [1920 — 25 August 2006] directed this bio-pic.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • Behind the enormous wall director George Cukor erected on Cordell Drive to ensure privacy for himself and his guests, Katharine Hepburn trysted with Spencer Tracy, Greta Garbo rubbed elbows with Mae West, and the likes of Vivien Leigh, Tallulah Bankhead, and Cole Porter enjoyed Cukor's unparalleled hospitality.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "I've always liked athletes because they don't smoke, don't drink, and understand the importance of keeping their bodies in top working order — — and a hard man is good to find."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • A Wyoming newspaper mentioned Mae West.
• • An ad for "I'm No Angel" in August 1934 said this:
• • Castle Theatre, Newcastle, Wyoming — Last Time Tonight: Thursday, August 9th — Mae West in "I'm No Angel" — A vehicle for Mae West which fits every curve of her fascinating personality. Her blinding swift wit is ever present. …
• • Source: The News Letter Journal (Wyoming); published on Thursday, 9 August 1934
• • 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 5,055th 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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