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 62 of 68.
• • Mae West in Hollywood 1932 – 1943 • •
• • Andy Goulding wrote: In other words, Mae West’s final film of the Golden Age was not a Mae West film at all.
• • Andy Goulding wrote: “The Heat’s On” is not a good film but neither is it the abomination that most online reviews make it out to be.
• • Andy Goulding wrote: These reviews largely come from disappointed West fans who were hoping for something more akin to what they’d come to expect from her work, or at the very least something she’s actually in!
• • Andy Goulding wrote: What “The Heat’s On” is instead is a musical revue.
• • Mae West: The film strings together showpieces • • …
• • This will be continued on the next post.
• • Source: Blueprint Reviews U.K.; posted on Friday, 3 December 2021.
• • On Sunday, 22 December 1935 in The L.A. Times • •
• • Photographs of Mae's Los Angeles apartment were featured in the Sunday edition of The Los Angeles Times on Sunday, 22 December 1935.
• • On Sunday, 22 December 1963 • •
• • "Mae West Will Guest" • •
• • Hollywood — — Mae West will make one of her rare television appearances when she is the guest star in an episode of “Mister Ed,” stated The Fresno Bee on Sunday, 22 December 1963.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • Producers issued a new "verboten" order prohibiting visitors in studios and on sets. But if you happen to be a president's son, then the new ukase means nothing.
• • Elliott Roosevelt saw Mae West making "It Ain't No Sin."
• • Elliott Roosevelt [23 September 1910 ― 27 October 1990] is aviation editor for Universal News Service.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "I hate to spoil a good story but I don't believe in secret marriages. Whenever I take a husband I'll be the first one to know it. And I'll tell the world."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • Motion Picture Herald mentioned Mae West.
• • Mae West Double Tours City for "Belle" Date • •
• • For his street ballyhoo on "Belle of the 90's" Taylor Myers, Loew's Broad, Columbus, Ohio, used a Mae West double in flashily decorated open car driven by officer in uniform.
• • "Mae" stopped at various prominent corners, visited office buildings and department stores distributing smaller teaser cards reading "It Ain't No Sin to see Mae West," et cetera. …
• • Source: Motion Picture Herald; published on Saturday, 6 October 1934
• • 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 5,142nd 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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