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Mae West: Mechanical Doll 21 Dec 2011 | 08:38 pm
It was Thursday evening, on 21 December 1933, and an audience was staring at MAE WEST. Though her latex complexion was remarkably lifelike, and the rendering of the movie queen's features was impressi...
Mae West: Ted Allan 20 Dec 2011 | 11:03 pm
Ted Allan worked with MAE WEST when she starred in "Belle of the Nineties" [1934] as the still photographer. His portraits of Ruby Carter (Mae), and her gaudy retinue, were used on lobby cards and oth...
Mae West: Biblical Knowledge 20 Dec 2011 | 12:25 am
It was on Sunday, 19 December 1937 that newspapers were announcing updated information about MAE WEST that did not have to do with "The Chase and Sanborn Hour" but instead a film-related gift. A gossi...
Mae West: Cliff Shirpser 19 Dec 2011 | 12:04 am
Cliff Shirpser was a camera assistant for "She Done Him Wrong" starring MAE WEST. • • Born in San Francisco on 4 August 1906, he began his Tinseltown career during the silent era with the classic "The...
Mae West: She Done Him Right 17 Dec 2011 | 11:19 pm
"She Done Him Right" is the title of different derivative works based on the popular movie title "She Done Him Wrong" starring MAE WEST and co-starring Cary Grant. Filmed in 1932 and released in the U...
Mae West: Ramblings 16 Dec 2011 | 10:05 pm
In her one woman show "Absolutely Anna" actress Anna Berger talks about working with MAE WEST, becoming her close friend, and then having a falling out (related to some business). • • Anna Berger live...
Mae West: Along Avenue C 15 Dec 2011 | 10:40 pm
MAE WEST's Irish paternal grandfather worked on ships in Canada and the USA. Before the West family moved to an area on the Brooklyn waterfront, her father John ["Battling Jack"] West spent his teenag...
Mae West: Frank Moran 14 Dec 2011 | 11:37 pm
Many professional boxers worked with MAE WEST. When Frank Moran portrayed a framed convict in a memorable scene in "She Done Him Wrong" [1933], this was his fourth credit on the silver screen. • • Bor...
Mae West: Buy a Swan Bed 14 Dec 2011 | 12:05 am
The swan bed MAE WEST used in "Diamond Lil" made such an impression on the audience that several artists used the image in sketches of the costumed actress in 1928, for instance, Irving Hoffman and Mi...
Mae West: Morgan Wallace 12 Dec 2011 | 11:21 pm
Morgan Wallace got to work in two motion pictures starring MAE WEST. • • Born in Lompoc, California, Morgan Wallace [26 July 1881 — 12 December 1953] appeared in 124 films between 1914 — 1946 often in...
