• • Live theatre and radio shows offered the tall handsome leading man on-going opportunities. He was cast in several Broadway productions between 1931 — 1950. "Arms and the Girl" seems to have been his last appearance in the legitimate. His height and commanding voice brought him roles as military leaders, i.e., General George Washington, General Von Bruck, Colonel Geza, and Captain Knebel.
• • Though he was cast in dozens of motion pictures (largely from 1931 — 1935), it seems that Hollywood never regarded the six-foot-one actor as much more than a bit player.
• • In between his roles as a voice actor — — for the popular radio serial "The Shadow" and CBS shows like "The Plot To Overthrow Christmas" [1942] — — the "weekend farmer" relaxed by raising turkeys at his country home in Little Britain, New York not far from Newburgh.
• • He died in Guadalajara, Mexico in February — — on 26 February 1963 — — at 73 years old.
• • Come up and see Mae every day online: http://MaeWest.blogspot.com/
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• • Photo: • • Mae West • • Arthur Vinton • • 1931 • •
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