Mae West: Hip-Bouncing

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 53 of 68.
• • Mae West in Hollywood 1932 – 1943 • •
• • Mae West: Back in full hip-bouncing form • •

• • Andy Goulding wrote: Mae West’s character is forced into playing the role to evade the law and the more deliberate hammy she is, the funnier the scenario.
• • Andy Goulding wrote: It’s in keeping with the broad, lively tone of the whole film. Also in keeping with the spirited, high-energy atmosphere is a cameo by Louis Armstrong, who gets his own brief musical number towards the end of the film.
• • Andy Goulding wrote: “Every Day’s a Holiday” was West’s final film for Paramount and it’s a fantastic way to bow out after a series of terrific movies.
• • Mae West: A joint star vehicle but Mae wrote most of it • • …
• • This will be continued on the next post.
• • Source: Blueprint Reviews U.K.; posted on Friday, 3 December 2021.
• • On Tuesday, 7 December 1954 • •

• • Several news outlets covered Mae West's bookings of the successful "Mae West Revue" in Las Vegas and other major cities.
• • One fellow wrote: Mae West gave me that famous glance and said, "Let's have the interview in the bedroom so you can tell your grandchildren how you spent an hour in Mae West's boudoir ... ummm, taking notes." Mae stretched herself on the bed while she talked to me. Now only a real square could take notes under such circumstances.
• • On Friday, 7 December 1973 in Colorado • •
• • Mae West was in Telluride for a special ski area dedication gala that took place on these dates: from December 7 — 10, 1973.
• • On Tuesday, 7 December 1993 • •
• • "The Mae West Murder Case" (208 pages) was published by St. Martin's on Tuesday, 7 December 1993. George Baxt wrote it.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • John Kobal was on the set of "Myra Breckenridge," the notorious 1970 vehicle for an older Mae West. Photographer George Hurrell, who first worked for MGM in 1930, was on the set to take pictures of Leticia Van Allen (portrayed, of course, by Mae West).
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "Judge, wherever there's a man concerned, I always do my best. "
• • [This was Cleo Borden's movie dialogue from "Goin' to Town" in 1935.]
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • An article published in December 1954 interviewed Mae West.
• • "Reporter Visits Mae West's Boudoir Finds Curves All Over" • •
• • Mr. Bacon wrote: Mae West, the gal with the body in neutral and the hips in overdrive, invited me into her boudoir ...
• • Source: Bacon in Hollywood, printed in Albuquerque Tribune; published on Monday, 7 December 1954
• • 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 5,132nd 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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