Mae West: 22 Carat Diamond

MAE WEST enjoyed copious coverage in Time Magazine ― some of it positive such as her 1978 interview with Gerald Clarke. This is Part 11 of 15 segments.
• • "Show Business: At 84 Mae West Is Still Mae West" • •
• • Mae West: Her 22 carat diamond ring • •

• • Gerald Clarke wrote: Though two of the three huge diamond rings Mae sports are false, one is real, weighing in at 22 carats.
• • Gerald Clarke wrote: And Paul Novak never escorts her without a protective .38.
• • Gerald Clarke wrote: He seems totally devoted to her and nods agreement at whatever she says.
• • Gerald Clarke wrote: "I never argue with her," he notes, "because she is always right."
• • Gerald Clarke wrote: Like many people her age, Mae has a perfect memory for the distant past, but yesterday she can scarcely recall.
• • Mae West: Her errant memory • • …   
• • This will be continued on the next post.
• • Source: Time Magazine; issue dated for Monday, 22 May 1978.
• • On Wednesday, 5 September 1934 • •
• • The syndicated series called "Me and My Past" focused on actress Mae West.
• • This lengthy up-close look by Mae West (as told to Leicester Wagner) — — "Any Woman Can Outsmart a Man, Mae West Says" — — was reprinted in newspapers across the USA on Wednesday, 5 September 1934.  
• • Among other matters, Mae West discusses ("How Her Famous Gait Was Born with Ed Wynn and Frank Tinney") the development of her slow, studied, slouchy strut while appearing on Broadway in "Sometime" with Ed Wynn, a comedian who moved very quickly across the stage.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • Mae West will abandon corsets and wear modem apparel in her new motion picture.
• • In Her Own Words • •

• • Mae West said: "I’ve developed a different way of selling my sex. I laugh them into it. I cover it with comedy. If you laugh with a sinner, you like her. You grow fond of her, feel sympathy for her."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • The Indianapolis Recorder mentioned Mae West.
• • "Myra Breckinridge" at the Regency 2. • •
• • The screen adaptation of Gore Vidal’s controversial novel of a trans-sexual, “Myra Breckinridge,” is now playing at the Lafayette Road, Shadeland, South 31, and Regency 2.
• • The satirical dissection of many of our sexual mores, manners and hang-ups marks the return of Mae West to the screen after an absence of 27 years, co-stars director John Huston (in strictly an acting chore), and Raquel Welch in the title role, and introduces the noted writer Rex Reed in his first film role.
• • The 2Oth Century-Fox attraction was produced by Robert Fryer, whose recent motion pictures were “The Boston Strangler” and “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie,” and directed by the youthful Michael Sarne, who guided last year’s hit, “Joanna.” ...
• • Source: Indianapolis Recorder; published on Saturday, 5 September 1970
• • 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 5,074th 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.

• • Come up and see Mae every day online: http://MaeWest.blogspot.com/
________
Source: https://maewest.blogspot.com/atom.xml  
• • Be sure to bookmark or follow The Mae West Blog
• • Photo: • • Mae West • • in 1933 and 1943 • •
• • Feed — — http://feeds2.feedburner.com/MaeWest