MAE WEST came to the attention of Tinseltown ninety years ago in 1932. Step into the Time Machine with me for a long, leisurely ride. This is Part 1 of a lengthy examination of Mae's films.
• • Mae West in Hollywood 1932 – 1943 • •
• • Andy Goulding wrote: Mae West is a Hollywood legend. That much is clear before you’ve ever seen any of her films.
• • Andy Goulding wrote: She’s a part of the culture, from that lascivious purr and hip-swinging sashay to those instantly quotable lines.
• • Andy Goulding wrote: You know the ones: “Goodness had nothing to do with it” ― “Why don’t you come up sometime and see me?” ― “When I’m good…” etc.
• • Andy Goulding wrote: But unlike her male contemporaries, West’s individual films are rarely discussed, screened or lauded in the same way as Duck Soup or City Lights.
• • Andy Goulding wrote: When this extensive new set from Indicator came up for review, I had seen just one of West’s films and was keen to rectify that.
• • Andy Goulding wrote: After all, it’s not often you get the chance to own virtually the entire career of a screen icon in one package (only West’s two films from the 1970s are missing, by all accounts mercifully).
• • Mae West: A formula? No, not really. • •
• • This will be continued on the next post.
• • Source: Blueprint Reviews U.K.; posted on Friday, 3 December 2021.
• • On Tuesday, 12 September 1933 • •
• • "Yes, they kinda went for me," Mae tells her audience in another advertisement.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • There's no such thing as a valuable movie signature. They're given too freely. Garbo's is the most difficult to obtain. Hepburn and Alison Skipworth run at the sight of the autograph hound. May Wong signs hers in both English and Chinese.
• • Mae West, if cornered, usually signs it "come up and see me, etc."
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "Many appeals for money are made to me, as is the case with the rest of the movie stars. Every one of these letters gives me a jolt, for I well know there is too much suffering and not enough jobs."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • A Danville, Virginia newspaper article mentioned Mae West.
• • The Danville Bee alerted film fans that there would be a "New Deal Show" on Thursday night so they could enjoy an extra showing of "Every Day's a Holiday" starring Mae West and featuring Edmund Lowe, Charles Butterworth, Walter Catlett, Lloyd Nolan. …
• • Source: The Danville Bee; published on Monday, 12 September 1938
• • 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 5,079th 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/
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