Mae West: All Over the Map

During October 1947 MAE WEST was touring Great Britain with the road company of "Diamond Lil" and doing many media interviews at each stop. However, on 1 October 1947, a peculiar headline popped up thanks to a correspondent based in England who wrote for The New York Times. The news item squashed a rumor: "Mae West Denies Story — — Actress "Knew Nothing About" Doing a Program for the BBC.
• • By 21 October 1947 the troupe was in Manchester.
• • In October, Let's Remember Eddie Cantor • •
• • Born on the Lower Eastside of New York on 31 January 1892, Eddie Cantor was an American comedian, singer, actor, songwriter, and one of the most popular entertainers in the USA in the early and middle 20th century. He was known to Broadway, radio, and early television audiences as "Banjo Eyes" and "the Apostle of Pep."
• • On 20 January 1934, Eddie Cantor was the M.C. during a stage show at the Paramount Theatre (Broadway and West 43rd Street). In one number, he appeared in a Mae West costume. Yes, this actually happened onstage, so try to imagine it.
• • On 22 January 1934, both Mae West and Eddie Cantor entertained at the New Amsterdam Theatre — — at the 52nd annual benefit for the Actors' Fund.
• • For some time, Eddie Cantor paired with Mae West's idol: Bert Williams. Both vaudevillians performed in blackface, Eddie playing Bert Williams's son.
• • Eddie Cantor died in the month of October — — on 10 October 1964.
• • Mae West on the Map • •
• • There are so many roads and streets named for the Brooklyn bombshell. For instance, there is a Mae West Road in Confluence, Pennsylvania. Come up and see it sometime.
• • Mae West on the Bookshelf • •
• • Mae West inspired a book title. This 106-page memoir is titled "My Little Chickadee," because that is the nickname her father gave to Betty (the memoirist) when she was a little girl — — a reference to the famous motion picture starring Mae West and W.C Fields. Betty Kielinen Erkkila was born on 28 November 1941 and reminisces about her growing up years until 1959. North Star Press in Minnesota published this autobiography. Good luck to the Finnish-American author.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: “I like restraint — — if it doesn't go too far."
• • Mae West said: "Don’t let a man put anything over on you except an umbrella."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • An article about Mae West appeared recently in American History Magazine.
• • Peter Carlson writes about Mae's stage play "Sex" and quotes a few lines from it: Mae West understood that sex, controversy and a juicy tabloid trial can be great for a career. She pulled out a pistol and pointed it at the pimp. Then she picked up the phone and called the cops.
• • "Hello, police headquarters?" Margy LaMont said. "Will you kindly send someone here immediately to take a desperate character?" When Margy hung up, the pimp begged her not to hand him over to the cops. Give me a chance to run, he pleaded, and I'll never bother you again. ...
• • Source: Article: "Mae West's Secret of Success" written by Peter Carlson for American History; posted on 14 September 2011
• • By the Numbers • •
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Mae West: Delightful Delilah

Unafraid of a challenge, a culture clash, an outlandish costume, nor an opportunity, MAE WEST sang an abbreviated opera aria in her motion picture "Goin' to Town" [released in 1935] decked out, quite hilariously, as the Biblical temptress Delilah. Portraying the star-crossed strongman Samson she serenades was none other than Mae's pesky in-law Vladimir Bykoff [billed as "the Tenor"].
• • Born in Paris in October — — on 9 October 1835 — — Camille Saint-Saens was a French Late-Romantic composer, organist, conductor, and pianist, known especially for The Carnival of the Animals, Danse macabre, Samson and Delilah, Piano Concerto No. 2, Havanaise, etc.
• • Camille Saint-Saëns died of pneumonia at the Hôtel de l' Oasis in Algiers on 16 December 1921.
• • Classical music buffs are either amused by Mae's spunkiness or astonished. Music columnist Tim Smith was most enthusiastic about Mae's aria. Smith wrote: I just love the way she says, "Come here, Sammy," before launching into the abbreviated "Mon coeur s'ouvre a ta voix." It's a performance, needless to say, like no other.
• • On 9 October 1931 • •
• • It was 9 October 1931 when an intriguing item appeared in The Evening Herald. Hollywood news man W.E. Oliver had written: Mae West is writing another play for herself. She plans it for next season, but reveals nothing concerning its title or theme other than: It is a historical romance of the sixteenth century and these few hints have emerged.
• • “The Greeks knew their stuff.... Aristotle you know, laid down the dictum that plays should be written about kings and queens," said Mae West. "I go Aristotle one better and insist that she be a bad queen.... When I’m seen in New York in a new role, I will be seen wearing ermine.”
• • Mae West on the Bookshelf • •
• • Mae West has a section in the book "Great Lives" written by Karen Farrington, just published by BBC Books. Matthew Parris penned the forward. Concise three-page biographies are in this paperback from the serious (scientist Marie Curie) to the entertaining (singer Elvis Presley). Good luck to the British author.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: “I'm a good woman for a bad man." [Cleo Borden said it in "Goin' to Town," 1935.]
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • An article about Cadaques, Spain mentioned Mae West.
• • Janet K. Keeler writes: Nevertheless, we feel Dalí's spirit in his Figueres museum-home, or maybe a playful wink as we climb the stairs to look through the frame of Mae West's hair and onto a living room scene where a red couch is fashioned into seductive lips and two pictures on the wall become bedroom eyes. . . .
• • Source: Article: "Cadaqués, Spain: The land Salvador Dalí never forgot" written by Janet K. Keeler for The St. Petersburg Times; posted on 9 October, 2011
• • By the Numbers • •
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Mae West: Hoover & Horrors

MAE WEST's friend Rona Barrett turned 75 years old today. Her birthdate is in October — — on 8 October 1936. Born (like Mae) in New York City, Rona Burstein was sufficiently intelligent, ambitious, and starstruck enough by 13 years old to begin a fan club for a fellow landsman — — Jewish crooner Eddie Fisher.
• • During the 1950s, Rona Barrett began penning an entertainment news column which appeared in newspapers around the country. By the time she launched a broadcast career, she was becoming as famous as the Hollywoodites she covered. She became the go-to-gal for gossip, taking over the throne that once belonged to Louella Parsons and Hedda Hopper. Instead of Hopper’s hats, Rona's trademark was her silvery-blonde poodle bob.
• • Rona Barrett hosted her own primetime TV specials and series along with publishing three successful magazines, including Rona Barrett's Hollywood, Rona Barrett's Gossip, and one about daytime TV.
• • She played herself in a cameo in Mae West's last motion picture "Sextette."
• • Rona Barrett also spoke about the Brooklyn sexpot for a TV documentary — — "Mae West: An Intimate Portrait."
• • Auction on Saturday, 8 October 2011 • •
• • Mae West posters and memorabilia will be on sale starting at 10:00 AM, among numerous other items, at this full day auction taking place at Dalton Community Event Center in Dalton, Minnesota.
• • On 8 October 1935 • •
• • In the autumn of 1935, Mae began to receive very frightening extortion letters. Shortly after Labor Day, someone mailed her a note demanding $1,000; he threatened to throw acid in her face if she did not comply. Naturally, Mae sent these letters to her local police precinct, and an investigation began. When Mae's life was threatened, however, the police arranged for her to drive with Chalky Wright, her chauffeur (who was armed) to a parking lot near the Warner Brothers studio and to leave a purse containing money there, as the thief had specified. When a man went to retrieve the handbag, police moved in. They arrested a Greek immigrant George Janios, who had been working as a busboy in the studio cafeteria.
• • On 8 October 1935, the FBI learned about these blackmail attempts from the headlines. A picture of one of the LAPD detectives, Harry Dean, garbed in "feminine attire" and a wig, standing next to Mae West, had appeared in the October 8th issue of The L.A. Times, along with a note bearing the extortionist's scrawled handwriting. FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover was angry with the Los Angeles police because he felt that threats sent in the mail were the bureau's responsibility, not a matter for local law enforcement.
• • The death threats and other sinister communications must have rattled Mae but, in the end, she came through this ordeal unharmed.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: “Men are my hobby — — and if I ever got married I'd have to give it up.”
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • An article about the Wall Street protests mentioned Mae West.
• • Andrea Chalupa writes: When the police close in along Occupy Wall Street, their minds naturally do what humans do — — look for patterns. When this natural human reaction overacts we call it profiling. If the protesters occupying Liberty Plaza all dedicated a day to looking like Mae West or Cary Grant, we would turn the lazy profile thinking on its head. And it would be one sharply-dressed Liberty Plaza. . . .
• • Source: Article: "We're Chic as Hell, and We're Not Going to Take This Anymore!" written by Andrea Chalupa for The Huff Post; posted on 3 October, 2011
• • By the Numbers • •
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Mae West: Jack Mulhall

When MAE WEST starred in "Klondike Annie" [1936], she worked briefly with a handsome New York gentleman who had acted and danced in vaudeville and performed in the cast of early Ziegfeld shows on The Gay White Way.
• • Born in the Catskills region in Wappingers Falls, New York in the month of October — — on 7 October 1887 — — Jack Mulhall managed to get employment in an iron foundry, then worked as an amusement park barker and pitchman. After he had several Broadway credits under his belt, he joined D.W. Griffith at Biograph. From 1910 — forward, Jack Mulhall was seen in numerous silent flickers along with his hard-working co-stars Lon Chaney and Noah Beery. He starred opposite Alice Lake and Gertrude Astor, and he had scripted onscreen romances with several high-profile silent era leading ladies, too, such as Constance Talmadge in "Dulcy" [1923] and Louise Brooks in "Just Another Blonde" [1926]. "Dark Streets" [1929] was his first talkie.
• • During the 1930s Mulhall relocated to the West Coast with his family. He once served on the board of the Screen Actors Guild. Gradually, the leading man roles he once commanded gave way to bit parts. In "Klondike Annie," Jack Mulhall was seen as an officer.
• • From 1910 — 1960 his name was attached to over 400 productions from shorts to silents, from big screen favorites to TV series. Versatile and flexible, Mulhall guest-starred in the pilot episode of a TV comedy "How to Marry a Millionaire" on 7 October 1957. He was also hired for cop dramas such as the popular "77 Sunset Strip" in 1959 when he was 72. He retired the following year.
• • After a long and busy life, Jack Mulhall died of congestive heart failure in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California on 1 June 1979. He was 92 years old.
• • On October 7th and 8th, 2011 • •
• • On 7 October 2011, Judy Garland will be spending the evening with Mae West as well as some of her her favorite females. Tribute Artist Peter Mac is performing the roles of the iconic ladies of yesteryear such as Mae and Liza Minnelli, Tallulah Bankhead, Katherine Hepburn. His lively stage show runs through 8 October 2011.
• • WHERE: The Gardenia: 7066 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90038; T. (323) 467-7444
• • October 2001 • •
• • "Mae West: An Icon in Black and White" by Jill Watts was published by Oxford University Press. Excellent in many ways. Get a copy for your bookshelf.
• • "Go Mae West" • •
• • In the autumn of 2007, the British fusion group The Crystal Screen released a CD "Go West." One track was called "Go Mae West." It was composed by the group's guitarist Bill Wickenden; you can listen to "Go Mae West" on their web site.
• • Graeme's Birthday on October 7th • •
• • Born in Toronto, Canada on 7 October 1929, Ivan Graeme Ferguson became a director, producer, cinematographer during his student days.
• • Graeme Ferguson, co-founder of IMAX Corporation and its president from 1970 — 1990, found his calling via a summer job at the National Film Board in 1950 while studying political science and economics at the University of Toronto.
• • Ferguson was the co-writer (and co-producer with Saul J. Turell) of "The Love Goddesses" [1965], which featured Mae West.
• • Happy 82nd Birthday to Graeme Ferguson — — and may you be surrounded by love goddesses today.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: “Bull, you ain't no oil paintin' — — but you're a fascinatin' monster." [The Frisco Doll said it in "Klondike Annie," 1936.]
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • An article about celebrities and sex tapes mentioned Mae West.
• • Michelle Collins, listing 11 dead stars whose sex tape she would really relish, writes: Mae West. It would like a celebrity sex flip book. . . .
• • Source: Article: "11 Other Dead Celebrities We Hope Have a Sex Tape" written by Michelle Collins for Best Week Ever TV; posted on 3 October, 2011
• • By the Numbers • •
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Mae West: Tira Takes October

On 6 October 1933, MAE WEST wowed the world when Paramount released "I'm No Angel" directed by Wesley Ruggles and co-starring Cary Grant (in the role of Jack Clayton).
• • Writing about this new release by Paramount Pictures, Variety's reporter Land weighed in, calling Mae West "as hot an issue as Hitler." Remarkable, eh? Land wrote: Needless to say this opus will scarcely get on the reformers' recommended lists. But with the tide running the opposite way, perhaps the spleen of the moralists isn't such a factor right now. And anyway, Mae West is today the biggest conversation-provoker, free space grabber, and all-around box office bet in the country. She's as hot an issue as Hitler.
• • Source: Variety [edition 17 October 1933]
• • Milton and "Big Boy" in October • •
• • It was during October 1924 that Mae West attached herself to the subversive song sheet for "Big Boy," a run-away hit by the lyricist Jack Yellen [1892 — 1991] and the composer Milton Ager who was born in the month of October — — on 6 October 1893. "Big Boy," with explicit lyrics about a darktown sheik who drives both pale and brown-skinned women wild in bed, was offered by Advanced Music Corp. on a song sheet disguised with artwork depicting a jaunty white male.
• • When the Wolverines recorded "Big Boy" in October 1924, this number had already become hugely popular. Though Mae was offered no opportunity to record this, she did pose quite fetchingly on the song sheet.
• • On 6 October 1959 • •
• • In early October — — on 6 October 1959 — — newscaster Charles Collingwood had taped an interview in the screen queen's apartment. Questioned about the title of her new memoir Goodness Had Nothing to Do with It, Mae West replied, "It's about my private transgressions — — that's a long word for sin." The suits viewed the footage and were afraid to air it.
• • Born in Michigan, Charles Collingwood [4 June 1917 — 3 October 1985] was a pioneering CBS television newscaster. Collingwood was a protege of Edward R. Murrow during the Second World War and became known as an eloquent on-air journalist. He was part of a group of distinguished early television journalists that included Walter Cronkite, Eric Sevareid, and Murrow himself.
• • Despite a constant battle with the bottle and a feverish addiction to gambling, Collingwood went on to become chief correspondent of CBS and host of its "Eyewitness to History" series.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: “Beulah, peel me a grape.” [Tira said it in "I'm No Angel," 1933.]
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • An article about the Hotel Fauchere's history mentioned Mae West.
• • Tina Traster writes: The hotel was originally founded by Louis Fauchere, a Swiss man who had been the master chef at Delmonico’s in New York, in 1852. Over the years, Andrew Carnegie, Mae West, Sarah Bernhardt, Babe Ruth, and Presidents Roosevelt (both of them) and Kennedy bedded down here. The Fauchere family closed the hotel in 1976. Like John Berendt, other writers and artists have been inspired by Milford, Pennsylvania . . . .
• • Source: Article: "Marvelous Milford" written by Tina Traster for The N.Y. Post; posted on 5 October, 2011
• • By the Numbers • •
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Mae West: Pennsylvania Cabaret

MAE WEST and her obscenity trials will be the focus of a new cabaret revue that starts tomorrow.
• • Cabaret Red Light puts Mae West on trial, calling to the stand the same cast of misfits and managers who witnessed her meteoric rise to power from footlighted stage to silver screen. Starring two-time Barrymore nominee Jess Conda as Mae West with comedy veteran Jim Boyle. There is an original jazz orchestra score by Chris Aschman, who leads the show's six piece jazz band during this musical comedy which includes dancing and (yes) puppetry.
• • What: Musical-Comedy: "Mae West: Looking Pretty & Saying Cute Things — — The Obscenity Trials of Mae West"
• • When: October 6th — October 9th, 2011
• • Where: Adrienne Theater: 2030 Sansom St. [3rd floor], Philadelphia, PA 19103; T. 484-995-3431
• • Photo: Jess Conda costumed as Mae West
• • On 5 October 1918 • •
• • Mae West received top billing in the review of "Sometime" by The New York Times, which was first published on Saturday, 5 October 1918.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: “I have an extra thyroid gland. It gives me twice the energy and twice, the — — you know — — everything else I guess."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • An essay about Ventura County's history mentioned Mae West.
• • Mark Storer writes: The Conejo Valley Historical Society presents Tales of Old Conejo at the inn, a living-history event with more than 40 actors presenting scenes of life in the Conejo Valley from 1876 through 1938 . . . . Actress Mary Carrig also played Mabel Stark, a former nurse who fell in love with animal training and came to what used to be Jungleland in Thousand Oaks in the 1930s. "She always struck me as a little girl playing with her kittens," Mary Carrig said of Mabel Stark.
• • "I did a lot of research on her and was able to hear her voice because she was interviewed in 1950 on 'This is Your Life,' " she added. "She was the first honorary mayor of Thousand Oaks, and she was a real firebrand, full of spirit."
• • [Liontamer] Mabel Stark and actress Mae West were friends, Carrig said. "Mae asked Mabel, 'If you could be anyone else in the world, who would you be?' and Mabel answered 'Mabel Stark.' [sic] I think that says it all," she said. ...
• • Source: Article: "Tours bring Conejo Valley history alive" written by Mark Storer for the Ventura County Star; posted on 4 October, 2011
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Mae West: Kooky Criswell

MAE WEST appeared in a successful long-running engagement on Broadway in "Sometime," a musical comedy.
• • It was on Saturday, 4 October 1918 that "Sometime," the "musical comedy of commerce" designed to showcase the talents of laughmeister Ed Wynn, had opened at the Shubert Theatre (establishing a nice healthy wartime run that continued for eight months at the Shubert brothers' flagship: 225 West 44th Street, New York, NY).
• • At 25 years old, Mae West was still much more accustomed to appearing in vaudeville than in the legit. In "Sometime," it was Mae's character Mayme Dean who appeared onstage first. At that point in her career, Mae had often been cast as an Irish maid — — although Mayme Dean is a frisky flapper who cannot land a man.
• • In October, Let's Remember Criswell • •
• • Born in Princeton, Indiana on 18 August 1907, Jeron Criswell King wrote several books of (erroneous) predictions, including 1968's "Criswell Predicts: From Now to the Year 2000." In it, he offered very strange predictions about Mae West. For instance, he foretold her rise to President of the United States, whereupon she, Criswell, and George Liberace (the brother of showman Liberace) would take a rocket to the moon. According to Criswell, he and Mae West were "great friends" and he claimed that she would lavish him with home-cooked food she had delivered to the studio that he shared with Maila Nurmi ("Vampira").
• • Mae, who used Criswell as her personal psychic, sang a song called "Criswell Predicts" on the album "The Fabulous Mae West" [1955].
• • Criswell died of cardiac arrest in Burbank, California in the month of October — — on 4 October 1982. He was 75 years old..
• • On Monday, 4 October 2010 • •
• • In Granada, Spain on Monday, 4 October 2010, it was the fifth anniversary of the Mae West nightclub there, a popular hotspot. The venue planned for a lavish celebration "at a truly gigantic level," according to their announcement last year.
• • The Mae West Blog featured the Mae West nightclub when it first opened its doors. Happy Sixth Anniversary to Spain's Mae West Club.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: “I’ve been things and seen places.”
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • An essay about women's sexuality mentioned Mae West.
• • Linda Jaivin writes: The two concepts, the alleged virtue of women and their lack thereof are intimately related. Ever since Eve copped the rap for getting her and Addie thrown out of Paradise, women have been forced to protest 'I'm not Eve! I'm not Eve! I'm a good girl.' The ladies doth protest too much, methinks. Give me Mae West any day. She's no lady, and I much prefer her attitude: 'A hard man is good to find.' 'I was Snow White ... but I drifted.' . . .
• • Source: Essay: "Women Love Sex” written by Linda Jaivin for Random House; posted in 1997
• • By the Numbers • •
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Mae West: Wade Boteler

MAE WEST worked with numerous native Californian actors. Wade Boteler was cast as the ranch foreman in the motion picture "Goin' to Town" [1935].
• • Born in Santa Ana, California in early October, Wade Boteler [3 October 1888 — 7 May 1943] was a busy bit parts player who appeared in over 440 films between 1919 — 1943. The stern looking six-footer was often hired for detective, police inspector, and authority roles. Employed right up to the end, he died in Hollywood from a heart attack at the age of 54.
• • In October, Let's Remember Dorothy Peterson • •
• • Born in Minnesota on 25 December 1897, the pretty brunette became a stage actress. In 1930, she made her screen debut in "Mothers Cry," a weepy domestic melodrama that required the 29-year-old actress to age nearly three decades in the course of the film. Unfortunately, "Mothers Cry" instantly typecast Dorothy Peterson in the careworn maternal roles.
• • Dorothy Peterson played Thelma in the Mae West hit "I'm No Angel" [1933]. In one scene, Tira points to the photos of various suitors who gave her jewelry, then offers Thelma a necklace to cheer her up. Though her last screen appearance was as Shirley Temple's mother in "That Hagen Girl" [1947], Dorothy Peterson did remain active on the New York theatrical scene and on TV until the early 1960s.
• • She died in New York City in the month of October — — on 3 October 1979.
• • On 3 October 1925 • •
• • Happy Birthday to the author of the novel "Myra Breckinridge," Gore Vidal, who was born in West Point, New York on 3 October 1925. He is 86 years old today.
• • Starting on 3 October 2005 • •
• • The National Film Theatre in London, England held a complete retrospective of the films of Mae West from 3 October 2005 — on.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: “Love isn't an emotion or an instinct — — it's an art."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • An item about a ridiculous SNL skit is based on Mae West. Can TV comedy get any lamer than this?
• • Gossip Cop writes: Melissa McCarthy plays Lulu Diamonds in a parody of 1930s tough-talking blonde bombshells like Mae West. In the sketch, on TCM’s “The Essentials with Robert Osborne,” audiences are introduced to snippets from some of her films, where three suitors repeatedly try to woo her. But every time after she utters her character’s catchphrase, ”What don’t you come upstairs, and see me up there sometime,” Lulu Diamonds (McCarthy) takes a nasty tumble down an elegant stairwell. . . .
• • Source: Article: "Melissa McCarthy Falls Down Stairs For Laughs as ‘Lulu Diamonds’ on “SNL” written by Gossip Cop; posted on 2 October 2011
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Mae West: Not Pleasured

October 2nd is a special day on the MAE WEST calendar of good-looking men.
• • On 2 October 1985, Rock Hudson died of AIDS.
• • In 1958, the tall, dark, and handsome actor sang a memorable duet with Mae West — — "Baby, It's Cold Outside" — — during an Academy Awards Show that was televised. This was a rare invitation extended to Mae to perform during the annual Hollywood ceremony for the Oscars. As they concluded the number, Rock offered Mae a cigarette, noting that it was "king-sized" — — and Mae replied, "Mmmm, it's not the men in your life, it's the life in your men!" They ended with a long, slow, passionate kiss. The rehearsal, featuring a solemn looking Mae West, was photographed for Life Magazine.
• • On 2 October 1928 • •
• • "Mae West Defies Cops" read the cover of the Evening Graphic on 2 October 1928.
• • High powered attorney Nathan Burkan was at Mae West's side, trying to get an injunction to keep her play "Pleasure Man" open at the Biltmore Theatre for its second showing on 2 October 1928. Here is Mae West, photographed after a court appearance in downtown Manhattan. Some cast members (i.e., the three tall men) are on the right side. The shorter man on the left is Mr. Burkan. The play, which dealt with homosexuals and drag queens, remained shuttered by the police.
• • On 2 October 1890 • •
• • Born in New York City on this date was Julius Henry "Groucho" Marx [2 October 1890 — 19 August 1977]. The Jewish comedian and film star earned his reputation as a master of wit. His rapid-fire delivery of innuendo-laden patter earned him many admirers, not to mention his own TV quiz show. He made 13 feature films with his siblings the Marx Brothers. In 1926, Groucho appeared at a fundraiser at the Polo Grounds; Mae West performed at the same event.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: “I'll try anything once, twice if I like it — — three times to make sure.”
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • An article about a new legal thriller mentioned Mae West in the first sentence.
• • Reviewer Richard Lipez writes: To paraphrase an old Mae West tune we don’t hear enough anymore, I like a mystery writer who takes his time. Though Kingsley Amis once insisted that he wanted to read only books that began “A shot rang out!,” the renowned literary Brit might have made an exception for Gianrico Carofiglio. . . .
• • Source: Review: "Gianrico Carofiglio’s Temporary Perfections: Captivating, intellectual novel" written by Richard Lipez for The Washington Post; posted on 25 September 2011
• • By the Numbers • •
• • The Mae West Blog was started seven years ago in July 2004. You are reading the 2071st 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: Conway Tearle

One actor ended his cinema career being spurned by MAE WEST's character Rose Carlton in "Klondike Annie" [1936].
• • Born in New York City on 17 May 1878 to a married couple in show business, Conway Tearle was raised in Great Britain by his actress mother and his step-father after his parents divorced. He worked his way back to his home turf and received an education at West Point before setting out for the silver screen battleground where he romanced Mary Pickford and Norma Talmadge (among other leading ladies) from 1914 — 1936.
• • He transitioned to talking pictures and kept working — — but more often than not he was offered work in "B" movies — — racking up 93 titles to his credit. At one point the much-married player was living at 1782 North Orange Drive, Hollywood, California. [This structure was built as a private residence in a new development called "Hollywood."]
• • The handsome five-foot-ten actor was cast in "Klondike Annie" as Vance Palmer. The same year he worked in "Romeo and Juliet Escalus" and "The Preview Murder Mystery," his final productions. He had a heart attack in Hollywood and died on the first day of October — — on 1 October 1938. He was 60 years old.
• • On 1 October 1928 • •
• • When it premiered on Broadway on 1 October 1928, Mae West's gay play "Pleasure Man" had a $200,000 box office advance. The police raided the show, however, and shut it down the same night. Perhaps this was an easy target, since the Biltmore Theatre was on the same block as the precinct: 47th Street, west of Broadway.
• • The infamous raid at the Biltmore on 1 October 1928 is dramatized — — via a backstage visit by Texas Guinan to Mae's dressing room at the Royale Theatre — — in the full-length play "Courting Mae West" by LindaAnn Loschiavo. Robert Chuter will direct this serious-minded comedy in Melbourne, Australia in January 2012 during a theatre festival.
• • On 1 October 1937 • •
• • An article printed in the San Francisco News on 1 October 1937 discussed the recent weight loss of movie queen Mae West, who had shed ten pounds.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West wrote this line for "Sextette" — — “Marriage is like a book. The whole story takes place between the covers.”
• • Mae West wrote these two lines for "I'm No Angel" — — “I don't suppose you believe in marriage," the Chump says. Tira replies, "Only as a last resort."
• • Mae West wrote this line for "Sex" — — when Margy LaMont refuses to sew buttons on a shirt that belongs to her pimp Rocky, Margy says, "What do you think I am, your wife?"
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • An article about a new fragrance mentioned Mae West.
• • Stripper Dita Von Teese told a reporter: "I am just dying to do a men's fragrance." The burlesque star tells Women's Wear Daily: "It's an idea that came to me recently." Not surprisingly, it's another iconic seductress who provided the inspiration for the new project: Mae West. “[She] wouldn’t have had her own perfume," Dita Von Teese says. "She would have done a men’s fragrance." . . .
• • Source: Article: "Dita Von Teese Wants to Launch a Men's Fragrance" written by Erin Donnelly for Fashion Etc.; posted on 30 September 2011
• • By the Numbers • •
• • The Mae West Blog was started seven years ago in July 2004. You are reading the 2070th 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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