Mae West: Joint Credit

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 54 of 68.
• • Mae West in Hollywood 1932 – 1943 • •
• • Mae West: A joint star vehicle though Mae wrote most of it • •
• • “MY LITTLE CHICKADEE” (84 mins., 1940) • •
• • Mae West’s role was Flower Belle Lee • •

• • Andy Goulding wrote: Following a break of a couple of years after she left Paramount Pictures, Mae West returned to the screen in Universal Pictures’ “My Little Chickadee,” a joint star vehicle with comedian W.C. Fields set in a fantasy version of the Old West.
• • Andy Goulding wrote: Once again Mae West wrote the screenplay, with Fields contributing scenes here and there.
• • Andy Goulding wrote: However, despite the imbalance, the two stars were given joint screenwriting credit.
• • W.C. Fields and his trademark shambolic slapstick • •
• • Andy Goulding wrote: This was just one cause of tension between them.
• • Andy Goulding wrote: Additionally, their reported mutual dislike of each other (and Mae's refusal to let him on the set to film with her when Fields was drunk) scuppered any chance of Mae West and W.C. Fields becoming a double act with any longevity.

• • Andy Goulding wrote: In truth, I am glad that “My Little Chickadee” was a one-off.
• • Mae West: The script conspires to keep them apart • • …
• • This will be continued on the next post.
• • Source: Blueprint Reviews U.K.; posted on Friday, 3 December 2021.
• • Beverly West [8 December 1898 — 12 March 1982] • •
• • Born in Brooklyn, NY on December 8th, 1898 was an infant named Mildred Katherine West.
• • Mae's kid sister never liked her birthname and so, upon launching a professional career, she became "Beverly Osborne." A talented performer in her own right, she is commemorated with great affection on her birthday.
• • On Saturday, 8 December 1945 • •
• • "Visit by Mae West" • •
• • Mae West, the Hollywood actress, is expected to visit Australia early next year.
• • It is not yet known whether she will appear on the Tivoli circuit or in town halls (in capital cities).
• • Source: Advocate (Tasmania); published on Saturday, 8 December 1945.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • Sam Coslow and Ralph Rainger have been assigned to do two songs for Mae West's new picture, as yet untitled.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: “I have always been too busy with my own affairs to be envious of anyone else.”
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • A campus newspaper mentioned Mae West.
• • "Mae West in Court" • •
• • The Daily Illini wrote: Mae West of the stage and screen is shown as she appeared before the Los Angeles county jury investigating a year-old robbery in which she lost money and jewels valued at $20,000. …  
• • The Daily Illini; published on Friday, 8 December 1933
• • 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 5,133rd 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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