Mae West: Wad of Bills

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 13 of 18 segments.
• • Mae West’s Secret Self • •
• • Mae West: Keeps a wad of dollar bills in her sock • •
• • Aileen St. John Brenon wrote: She writes her own scripts for pictures, invents bits of business, gags, wisecracks, is the author of books, but she's never too busy to lend a helping hand, to listen to a tale of woe, or to give the other fellow a lift up.  
• • Aileen St. John Brenon wrote: She's especially thoughtful of old comrades.
• • Aileen St. John Brenon wrote: To her dressing-room at the studio or the theatre comes a steady procession of those in trouble.  
• • Aileen St. John Brenon wrote: She keeps a wad of bills in her sock, and before the day is half over, the money is gone — found its way into the empty pocket of some needy comrade of a day gone by.
• • Mae West: She has known hardships, too • • …
• • This will be continued on the next post.
• • Source: Screenland; issue dated for October 1933.   
• • On Monday, 3 August 1942 • •

• • The issue of Newsweek dated for Monday, 3 August 1942 included this very oddly-worded and misleading headline: "Mae West divorces after 21 years of marriage."
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • Mae West had a pet monkey sent out from New York.
• • 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 • •
• • An article about a theatre mentioned Mae West.
• • "Mae West Sold Out Here" • •
• • Kelly Lincoln wrote: Before the NJPAC was the Paramount Theater. Opened in 1895 as a the Newark Vaudeville house, it was converted in 1917 by Newark's own architect, Thomas W. Lamb into a movie palace, with a neo-classical interior that became known as "Adam-esque." In 1932, it was renamed the Paramount. It operated as a movie house until 1 April 1986, when a 500% increase in insurance forced the 2003 seat Newark theater and the Adams theater to close. Among the stars that trod the boards here was Mae West, according to Variety.  ...
• • Source: The Examiner; published on Wednesday, 28 July 2010
• • 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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