Mae West: Glasgow Greetings

On Wednesday, 17 September 1947, MAE WEST arrived in Southampton on Queen Mary. This is Part 6 of 6.
• • Screen siren Mae West stopped  traffic on 1947 Glasgow visit  • •
• • Mae West: Glasgow Greetings • •
• • Ann Fotheringham wrote: Her last movie was “Sextette” (1977), which also came from a play. She died in 1980.
• • Ann Fotheringham wrote: In 1927, Ms West was sentenced to 10 days in prison and given a 500 dollar fine, charged with obscenity due to the risque nature of her play “Sex.”
• • Ann Fotheringham wrote: As she once said, she approved of censorship, as it made her so much money.

• • Photo: In Glasgow, Scotland, Mae West greets the boxer Ted Lewis in 1947. The star of stage and screen was in the United Kingdom to star in her 1980s Bowery melodrama, "Diamond Lil," which toured several cities. Her play first debuted on Broadway in 1928.
• • This 6-part article has now been concluded tomorrow with this post, the sixth segment.
• • Source: Glasgow Times, 200 Renfield St., Glasgow, Scotland; published on Wednesday, 15 April 2020.
• • On Thursday, 18 September 1980 • •
• • It was September when Mae West was in the hospital and not doing well.  On Thursday, 18 September 1980, the Hollywood icon suffered a second stroke, and this left her right side paralyzed.  Dreadful.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • After facing down the man who robbed her in Hollywood on Sunday, 18 September 1932 in a courtroom, Mae was shocked and horrified to learn that stick-up-artist Harry Voiler [1891 — 1974] was released on bail in Miami during February 1934.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said:  “I'd rather make pictures than whoopee. “
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • A film daily mentioned Mae West.
• • “Mae West Going East” • •
• • Motion Picture Herald wrote: Reports from the west coast have it that Mae West will make a tour of the nation's stages in connection with her newly finished picture "Tropicana," a Gregory Ratoff production. If the tour develops as planned, Miss West will be the first top star in a number of years to go on a bally-hoo tour. . . .
• • Source: Motion Picture Herald; published on Saturday, 18 September 1943
• • 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 16th anniversary • • 
• • Thank you for reading, sending questions, and posting comments during these past fifteen years. Not long ago, we entertained 3,497 visitors. And we reached a milestone recently when we completed 4,500 blog posts. Wow! 
• • By the Numbers • •
• • The Mae West Blog was started fifteen years ago in July 2004. You are reading the 4,564th 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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Mae West: Became Famous

On Wednesday, 17 September 1947, MAE WEST arrived in Southampton on Queen Mary. This is Part 5 of 6.
• • Screen siren Mae West stopped  traffic on 1947 Glasgow visit  • •
• • Mae West: Conquering Hollywood • •
• • Ann Fotheringham wrote: Though her first movie role, at age 40, was a small part in the 1932 film “Night After Night,” her scene has become famous.
• • Ann Fotheringham wrote: On spotting Ms West’s jewellery, a coat check girl says: “Goodness! What lovely diamonds!” to which the star replies: “Goodness had nothing to do with it.”
• • Ann Fotheringham wrote: Her next film was “She Done Him Wrong,” (loosely) based on Diamond Lil, and she went on to write and star in seven more films, including “My Little Chickadee” in 1940 with W.C. Fields.
• • Mae West: Glasgow Greetings • • . . .
• • This 6-part article will be concluded tomorrow with the sixth segment.
• • Source: Glasgow Times, 200 Renfield St., Glasgow, Scotland; published on Wednesday, 15 April 2020.
• • On Wednesday, 17 September 1947 in England • •

• • On Wednesday, 17 September 1947, “Mae West, with Diamonds, Arrived at 2 A.M." was the exuberant headline splashed across the United Kingdom's dailies.
• • A British reporter from The Star wrote: “Mae West reached Southampton at 2 o'clock this morning.  She was too excited to see Britain to go to bed.  I recognized her by her diamonds.“
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • Brave women have carved this trail of emancipation from ageism for my generation — — for instance, Mae West did her best in the USA nearly a century ago.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: “The next three years length of my contract, under which I am to make two pictures a year, will hold greater success for me.”
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • The Daily Variety mentioned Mae West.
• • With the new season here major studios are frantically searching for hew picture personalities, realizing that with the. exception of Mae West and Katharine Hepburn, the past year has given little, in the way of names to stimulate the box office.  …
• • Source: Variety; published on Monday, 18 September 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 16th anniversary • • 
• • Thank you for reading, sending questions, and posting comments during these past fifteen years. Not long ago, we entertained 3,497 visitors. And we reached a milestone recently when we completed 4,500 blog posts. Wow! 
• • By the Numbers • •
• • The Mae West Blog was started fifteen years ago in July 2004. You are reading the 4,563rd 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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Mae West: Duly Accepted

On Wednesday, 17 September 1947, MAE WEST arrived in Southampton on Queen Mary. This is Part 4 of 6.
• • Screen siren Mae West stopped  traffic on 1947 Glasgow visit • •
• • Mae West: Opened the British Philatelic Exhibition • •
• • Ann Fotheringham wrote: The star was asked and duly accepted the invitation to open the exhibition.
• • Ann Fotheringham wrote: Happy to vamp it up as a dizzy [sic] blonde on screen, Ms West was in fact a shrewd businesswoman who wrote [sic] successful plays and films.
• • Ann Fotheringham wrote: Born in 1892 [sic] in Queens [sic], New York, she began her career as a child star in vaudeville. [Editor: So many basic biographical errors in a biographical article is quite astounding. Let's insert a big sigh here.]
• • Editor: Mae West was born on 17 August 1893 in the Bushwick area of Brooklyn, NY.  By the time the West family moved to Queens, Mae had already appeared on Broadway.
• • Mae West: Conquering Hollywood • • . . .
• • This 6-part article will be continued tomorrow.
• • Source: Glasgow Times, 200 Renfield St., Glasgow, Scotland; published on Wednesday, 15 April 2020.
• • On Monday, 16 September 1928 • •
• • Mae West's play "Pleasure Man" opened on a Monday evening on 16 September 1928 at the Bronx Opera House in New York City.

• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • The film crew had called it a wrap for "I'm No Angel" in early September.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: “Charlie Chaplin, by the way, has sex appeal. That may seem far-fetched but think it over. He has it, which Is one of the secrets of how he remains in favor.”
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • The Film Daily mentioned Mae West.
• • Praise for Mae West: “A rattling good picture, from start to finish a real piece of entertainment. It gives us the Mae West that audiences want. A production on a lavish scale." — National Box-Office Digest   ...
• • Source: quoted in The Film Daily; published on Thursday, 6 January 1938
• • 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 16th anniversary • • 
• • Thank you for reading, sending questions, and posting comments during these past fifteen years. Not long ago, we entertained 3,497 visitors. And we reached a milestone recently when we completed 4,500 blog posts. Wow! 
• • By the Numbers • •
• • The Mae West Blog was started fifteen years ago in July 2004. You are reading the 4,562nd 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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Mae West: British Philatelic

On Wednesday, 17 September 1947, MAE WEST arrived in Southampton on Queen Mary. This is Part 3 of 6.
• • Screen siren Mae West stopped  traffic on 1947 Glasgow visit  • •
• • Mae West: Typical Wisecracks • •  
• • Ann Fotheringham wrote: The setting was Gus Jordan’s saloon in New York City, “where are gathered nightly the bad men, the toughs, the light women, thieves, gunmen, dope fiends, and bosses ... Lil is the kind of a bad girl made familiar by the movies — — one with a heart of gold.”
• • Ann Fotheringham wrote: As for West, the star of the show, she “is all that one expected, and something more. The husky voice, the blonde hair, the famous figure, and the shimmy — —for she shimmies rather than walks — — are all there, with typical wisecracks added.”
• • Ann Fotheringham wrote: Ms Mae West was still in Glasgow when — — coincidentally, on the day of Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip’s wedding at Westminster Abbey, November 20 — — the British Philatelic Exhibition was taking place at the McLellan Galleries in the city centre.  
• • Mae West: Opened the British Philatelic Exhibition • •  . . .
• • This 6-part article will be continued tomorrow.
• • Source: Glasgow Times, 200 Renfield St., Glasgow, Scotland; published on Wednesday, 15 April 2020.
• • On Saturday, 15 September 1934 • •
• • On Saturday, 15 September 1934, the Hollywood LOW-DOWN mentioned Mae West.
• • Had Will Hays been the sole arbiter of film story morals, Mae West today would be the same worn-out burlesque queen she was when she skyrocketed to fame in a smutty celluloid version of “Diamond Lil.” — — Mason Gregory, writer, in Real America magazine. …
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • Some legendary stars who never got an Oscar nomination included Mae West, Jean Harlow, Myrna Loy (she received an honorary Oscar), Hedy Lamarr, Kim Novak, and Marilyn Monroe.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said:  “I do my best work in bed.”
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • The Film Daily mentioned Mae West.
• • Praise for Mae West: “The most lavish production Mae West has had to date. The type of portrayal that first brought her fame... with a distinctive cast." — Hollywood Reporter   ...
• • Source: quoted in The Film Daily; published on Thursday, 6 January 1938
• • 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 16th anniversary • • 
• • Thank you for reading, sending questions, and posting comments during these past fifteen years. Not long ago, we entertained 3,497 visitors. And we reached a milestone recently when we completed 4,500 blog posts. Wow! 
• • By the Numbers • •
• • The Mae West Blog was started fifteen years ago in July 2004. You are reading the 4,561st 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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Mae West: Glasgow Glee

On Wednesday, 17 September 1947, MAE WEST arrived in Southampton on Queen Mary. This is Part 1 of 6.
• • Screen siren Mae West stopped traffic on 1947 Glasgow visit • •
• • Senior features writer Ann Fotheringham wrote: “Children adore me,” cooed screen siren Mae West when she met a young fan in Glasgow during the heyday of her career.
• • Ann Fotheringham wrote: It was November, 1947, and the acting legend was in the city to perform her self-penned play Diamond Lil at the Alhambra Theatre.
• • Ann Fotheringham wrote: The young Scottish girl was clearly entranced by her brush with Hollywood royalty — — and she was not the only one.

• • Ann Fotheringham wrote: Ms West stopped the traffic when she arrived in Glasgow, as people mobbed the star and her companion, the former world welterweight champion boxer Ted "Kid" Lewis as they stepped off the London train to head for their accommodation in the Central Hotel.
• • Mae West had Scottish fans • • ...
• • This 6-part article will be continued on the next post.
• • Source: Glasgow Times, 200 Renfield St., Glasgow, Scotland; published on Wednesday, 15 April 2020.
• • On Thursday, 11 September 1947 • •
• • Mae West and Jim Timony sailed to England aboard the RMS Queen Mary and arrived at Southampton on Thursday, 11 September 1947.
• • The newspapers noted that Mae had developed a liking for scones and clotted cream, which she enjoyed with her afternoon tea.  The actress told one reporter that British cuisine had made her gain 6 lbs.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • Paramount Picture's new Mae West Picture, "It Ain't No Sin," will be thoroughly revised and presented later under a new title, it was announced by the company.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: “Sex is only a physical thing: the act is over, and then what? Where there's love, you have something maddening."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • The Desert Sun mentioned Mae West.
• • "Go West, Young Man” (1936) Mae West. Randolph Scott . . .
• • Source: TV listing in The Desert Sun; published on Wednesday, 13 September 1978
• • 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 16th anniversary • • 
• • Thank you for reading, sending questions, and posting comments during these past fifteen years. Not long ago, we entertained 3,497 visitors. And we reached a milestone recently when we completed 4,500 blog posts. Wow! 
• • By the Numbers • •
• • The Mae West Blog was started fifteen years ago in July 2004. You are reading the 4,559th 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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Mae West: McLellan Galleries

Learn how MAE WEST put her stamp on Glasgow, Scotland in 1947. This is Part 2.
• • “Those Were the Days 1947: Mae West, about to put her stamp on Glasgow” • •
• • They don’t make them like Mae West anymore. • •
• • Russell Leadbetter wrote: Diamond Lil is the kind of a bad girl made familiar by the movies — — one with a heart of gold.”
• • Russell Leadbetter wrote: As for Mae West, the star of the show, she “is all that one expected, and something more. The husky voice, the blonde hair, the famous figure, and the shimmy — — for she shimmies rather than walks — — are all there, with typical wisecracks added.”
• • McLellan Galleries in Glasgow • •

• • Russell Leadbetter wrote: Mae West was in town for the show’s run, which meant that, come the 20th — — the day, incidentally, of the wedding at Westminster Abbey between Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip — — Mae was called upon to open the British Philatelic Exhibition, at the McLellan Galleries in Glasgow city centre.
• • This was Part 2 of two segments.  We hope you enjoyed it.
• • Source: Article by Russell Leadbetter for The Herald Scotland; posted on Thursday, 19 April 2018.
• • On Wednesday, 30 May 1934 • •
• • One more installment of the very interesting week-long article "Mae West in Roads of Romance" by Harry Lee and Winfield Meggs, Side Glances columnists and illustrators for The Winnipeg Evening Tribune, was published on Wednesday, 30 May 1934.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • Marlon Brando, Warren Beatty, Stewart Granger, Mae West — — some of Hollywood's greatest stars were also its worst advertisement, says the London newspaper The Guardian.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said:  “Although your conscience depends on what's found out, there is no husband on my conscience.”
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • A paper in Australia mentioned Mae West.
• • “Mae West to Star Again on the Silver Screen” • •
• • Mae West will star in the motion picture "Goodness Me" for Arthur Rank in England. It is
her first screen picture in two years.  . . .
• • Source: Item on page 1 of Goulburn Evening Post (NSW); published on Monday, 5 July 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 13th anniversary • •  

• • Thank you for reading, sending questions, and posting comments during these past thirteen years. Not long ago, we entertained 3,497 visitors. And we reached a milestone recently when we completed 3,800 blog posts. Wow!  

• • By the Numbers • •
• • The Mae West Blog was started thirteen years ago in July 2004. You are reading the 3970th 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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