Mae West: Erroneous Claim

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 20.
• • Mae West in Hollywood 1932 – 1943 • •
• • Mae West: To Cary Grant’s annoyance • •

• • Andy Goulding wrote: To Cary Grant’s annoyance, Mae West would often erroneously claim to have essentially discovered him, although, even if that were true, this role is scarcely enough to have propelled him to stardom.
• • Andy Goulding wrote: In order to get the most out of “She Done Him Wrong,” you have to be able to place yourself in the mindset of an audience of the era.
• • Andy Goulding wrote: I’ve read numerous reviews that claim Mae West films no longer work for modern audiences because what was once seen as shockingly salacious now seems comparatively tame.
• • Andy Goulding wrote: I’ve never bought into this idea that a film must be timeless to have continued worth.
• • Andy Goulding wrote: In fact, one of the greatest joys of being a cinephile is having access to those doorways to different eras.
• • Mae West: An incoherent plot • • …
• • This will be continued on the next post.
• • Source: Blueprint Reviews U.K.; posted on Friday, 3 December 2021.
• • On Friday, 10 October 1969 • •
• • The lengthy article "Mae West Draws Support from Young as Well as Old" was written by Rick Du Brow and syndicated to many newspapers including the Oshkosh Daily Northwestern on Friday, 10 October 1969.
• • Recalling an earlier conversation with the movie queen, Rick Du Brow wrote: At that interview by the way I inquired if she could cook and she replied, "Honey, nobody ever asked me." The lady is news plain and simple whatever she does.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •

• • "I'm No Angel" is going to help redistribute a nice chunk of the nation's coin. That the Mae West film is going to make tubs of coin was crystal-clear opening day at the Paramount. Ushers were riding herd on a permanent corral of waitees in the lobby.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "I don't believe that you need any kind of chemical to get high."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • An article circulated in Singapore in 1964 discussed Mae West.
• • "Mae West Back in Hospital" • •
• • UPI wrote: Hollywood, Friday — Actress Mae West, 72, who was discharged from Cedars of Lebanon Hospital last Wednesday after treatment for exhaustion, is back in hospital. A hospital spokesman said she returned yesterday for observation of the same illness. Her condition was listed as good. ...
• • Source: UPI rpt in The Straits Times; published on Saturday, 10 October 1964
• • 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 5,098th 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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