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 49 of 68.
• • Mae West in Hollywood 1932 – 1943 • •
• • Mae West: A sneaking suspicion • •
• • Andy Goulding wrote: “Go West, Young Man” is pleasant enough company for 80 minutes but it drags even across that short time.
• • Andy Goulding wrote: I have the sneaking suspicion that it is the presence of West that scuppers the film more than anything.
• • Andy Goulding wrote: For the first time she seems like she’s been successfully suppressed and appears as desperate to burst free of the material than she normally is to burst the buttons on her dress.
• • Andy Goulding wrote: This is definitely minor Mae West.
• • Mae West: It’s something more boisterous • • …
• • This will be continued on the next post.
• • Source: Blueprint Reviews U.K.; posted on Friday, 3 December 2021.
• • On Sunday, 30 November 1980 in Los Angeles • •
• • An article by Richard Meryman, "The One and Only Mae West," was printed in the Los Angeles Herald-Examiner on Sunday, 30 November 1980.
• • November 1994 in The Collector • •
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • British film fans agree that Mae West and Gary Cooper are such acknowledged favourites.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "This was live theatre show business as I liked it. And it liked me."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • A Los Angeles steakhouse's owners mentioned Mae West.
• • Founded by Fred and Grace Cook back in 1921, the Pacific Dining Car has been in the business of quality steaks for over 100 years.
• • The Pacific Dining Car was born in a railway train car parked on a rented lot in downtown Los Angeles.
• • In 1923, the Cook's 7th and Westlake location was bought out by a speculator, forcing the restaurant to relocate to its current site at 1310 W 6th Street in Los Angeles.
• • The Pacific Dining Car was an early favorite of the Hollywood set, with Mae West, Louella Parsons and Mickey Cohen counted as regulars.
• • One article said this: “Every evening brought a sprinkling of the famous or notorious personalities of the day. Louella Parsons was a regular, with her husband, Dr. Martin, and George Raft or Sid Ziff frequently stopped in for dinner. When Mickey Cohen and bodyguard dined, other guests tended to finish dinner and fade away — — but Mae West and bodyguard guaranteed quickly concealed admiring stares.”
• • The original Pacific Dining Car (1310 W. 6th Street), is up for historical designation by the City of Los Angeles, which will pave the way for restoration! ...
• • Source: PDC website; date posted November 2022
• • 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 5,100 blog posts. Wow!
• • By the Numbers • •
• • The Mae West Blog was started eighteen years ago in July 2004. You are reading the 5,128th 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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