Mae West: Errant Memory

MAE WEST enjoyed copious coverage in Time Magazine ― some of it positive such as her 1978 interview with Gerald Clarke. This is Part 12 of 15 segments.
• • "Show Business: At 84 Mae West Is Still Mae West" • •
• • Mae West: Her errant memory • •
• • Gerald Clarke wrote: Asked what she is working on now, she turns blankly to Paul Novak, who tells her that she is working on a film version of her 1927 play, “The Drag.”

• • Gerald Clarke wrote: Her errant memory caused a few problems during the shooting of Sextette, and when Mae couldn't remember her lines, the schedule began to slip.
• • Gerald Clarke wrote: Director Ken Hughes (Cromwell) finally found the solution, and a small radio receiver was placed over her left ear, where it was conveniently hidden by her enormous wig.
• • Gerald Clarke wrote: Hughes would broadcast the lines to her, and she would repeat them word for word.
• • Mae West: Spiteful gossips spread false stories • • …   
• • This will be continued on the next post.
• • Source: Time Magazine; issue dated for Monday, 22 May 1978.
• • On Sunday, 6 September 1942 • •
• • A photo of Mae West, costumed as Diamond Lil, appeared in the American Weekly supplement of the Los Angeles Examiner (on page 7) on Sunday, 6 September 1942.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • Edith Head said, "Mae West is in her 80s now, but she stands for costume fittings for hours and never complains. Some of our young actresses on the way up should take lessons from her!"
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: “Today the women just walk around on a stage lookin’ dirty. Where’s the humor? Where’s the laugh in back of it?”
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • A Texas daily mentioned Mae West.
• • A reviewer from the San Antonio Light wrote:  Mae West, chic, dainty, a Parisienne from the heels of her tiny slippers to the crown of her golden head, has truly as she claims "a style all her own." Fresh from the hands of Parisian modistes, merry Mae sings her songs and delivers her impromptu dialogue with a pleasing individuality that marks her for an even higher place in the professional field than she occupies now.  . . .
• • Source: The San Antonio Light; published on Sunday, 6 September 1914
• • 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 5,075th 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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