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Mae West: Potawatomi
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Imagine having MAE WEST pose with you on New Years Eve? • • Guests at the Potawatomi Bingo Casino in downtown Milwaukee will be able to stop by one of two photo booths — — in Wild Earth and the Grand Lobby — — between 7 p.m. and 1 a.m. to get a complimentary picture on 31 December 2009. • • "At each ...12 hours ago -
Happy Scroogemas! And A Bah Humbug New Year!
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About to head off to the wilds of Surbiton to see John, probably be online in one way or t’other but y’all have a Happy Scroogemas and Bah Humbug New Year! Happy HanuKwanzaWinterDrinkymas! So to celebrate my commiserations of the season, here is my Bah Humbug exclusive compilation I gave out to people who came ...1 day ago -
Mae West: The Big D
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MAE WEST and diamonds were almost synonymous even before the creation of her most memorable character: Diamond Lil. I hadnt started out to collect diamonds, she said, but somehow they piled up on me. The onstage Diamond Lil was a singer in a Bowery saloon of the 1890s — — a bad girl with a good heart, who ...1 day ago -
Mae West: Wolverhampton
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The artist who helped create the cover for the Beatles’ Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band — — which featured MAE WEST — — is having an exhibition of additional works inspired by The Empress of Sex. • • Once based in London (while married to the painter Peter Blake), and now a resident of ...2 days ago -
Mae West: NSW
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MAE WEST entertained down under this week. • • According to Fergus Shiel in the Brisbane Times : The connecting of comedians across generations according to a theme — tonight [i.e., on Monday, 21 December 2009] its funny folk from Mae West to Richard Pryor and Peter Griffin, the Family Guy, smashing social ...3 days ago -
Mae West: December Dollars
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It was December 1935, the height of the Great Depression, and newspapers began posting the annual earnings of Americans — — such as MAE WEST — — who had earned over $15,000. Only about 18,000 Americans had a salary that topped $15,000 during the mid-1930s. Publishing mogul William Randolph Hearst ...4 days ago -
Christmas Dinner
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Jingle bells, Batman smells...Did I mention we have an Aluminum Christmas tree? Its slightly trippy if you stare at it too long. Just a reminder that our World-renowned Best Of 2009 list is coming up (the week between Xmas and New Years). Were still evaluating, re-ranking, deleting and adding, so we dont yet have ...5 days ago -
Mae West: King of the Bowery
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MAE WEST may not have assigned a birthdate to her character Gus Jordan — — but she certainly knew the life story of the cunning ward heeler she based him on: Big Tim Sullivan [1862 — 1913]. • • In " Diamond Lil " the bejeweled chanteuse and brash entertainer Lil (Mae West) works in the 1890s Bowery barroom ...5 days ago -
Mae West: Diamond Thrill
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See the diamonds fingered by Diamond Lil herself — — and other fine jewelry that once adorned MAE WEST — — during an extraordinary all-day event planned and led by McHenry County College. Their energetic Trips and Tours office has just announced their " Nature of Diamonds Tour ," which will take place from ...6 days ago -
Mae West: Oral
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Almost no one it seems can accurately recall the line that MAE WEST first wrote in 1926 for one of her drag queens in her controversial play " The Drag ." And even a veteran publicist quails before the word chickadee . Please stumble over the careless errors in order to savor this teeny tidbit about the Brooklyn ...1 week ago -
Mae West: Accuracy, Anyone?
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An article in a Missouri newspaper, reminiscing about innovations and important events during 1909, flashed upon MAE WEST and Guido Deiro — — but the fact-checkers were away on maternity leave maybe. • • As many Mae mavens know, the Brooklyn bombshell and the Italian accordionist Guido Deiro made beautiful ...1 week ago -
Mae West: A Terrific Explosion
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An article in a British newspaper dispensed fashion advice according to the personalities and figure-types of four well-known Hollywood actresses — — such as MAE WEST . • • Following tips from author Caroline Cox, a British reporter wrote this section (below). • • • • The Mae West • • • • ...1 week ago -
A White Womans Thoughts on Black Princesses
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Filed under: Woman Up I remember reading once that African-American girls have higher self-esteem than white girls their age. This was some time ago and might not be true. But I wondered if it was because they DONT have those helpless princesses to measure themselves against. I was so depressed years ago when I ...1 week ago -
Mae West: The Olde Bell
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An article in a British newspaper [published on 14 December 2009] described a charming lodge, whose famous guest list includes MAE WEST . • • According to British reporter Chris Sullivan, The Olde Bell is the oldest inn in the country (built in 1163). • • Situated about an hour away from London in the ...1 week ago -
Mae West: Goin to Noun
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Perhaps no other radio segment of The Chase and Sanborn Hour has sparked more commentary than the December 12th, 1937 broadcast starring MAE WEST . • • Mae West rarely appeared on radio. When she did, the sole purpose was to promote one of her films. West had guest-starred on The Shell Chateau ...1 week ago -
Mae West: Forbidden Fruit
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It was 12 December 1937 and MAE WEST was featured on the popular radio program "The Chase & Sanborn Hour," and introduced by emcee Don Ameche. • • Heres a section of the controversial Adam and Eve sketch. Mae West played Eve. • • Snake: Thats the forbidden tree. • • Eve (Mae West): Oh, dont be ...1 week ago -
Mae West: Remembering Gene
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Brooklyn native Gene Barry [birthname: Eugene Klass], who was featured on Broadway with MAE WEST in 1944, died on Wednesday 9 December 2009 in Woodland Hills, California at the age of 90. Before he moved to an assisted-living facility there, he had been a longtime resident of Beverly Hills. • • The handsome ...1 week ago -
Mae West: Heart of Dixie
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Preservationists, theatre historians, and big-hearted culture mavens in the heart of Dixie are bravely trying to rescue a formerly superb (but now neglected) vaudeville house where MAE WEST once electrified the audience. • • According to Jesse Chambers, a fundraising effort is afoot this weekend. Its a cause ...2 weeks ago -
Mae West: December 1933
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Beverly West, MAE WEST s only sister, was performing in the heartland during the winter of 1933. On 5 December 1933, the night Prohibition was repealed, while Mae was being photographed in a Hollywood speakeasy with Gary Cooper, Beverly was booked in Chicago, Illinois. • • The 14-year experiment known as the ...2 weeks ago -
Mae West: Romantic History
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MAE WEST has often figured into the creations of the Paris-based jeweler Lorenz Baumer, who has just whipped up a new collection of glittering jaw-droppers for Louis Vuitton. Lorenz Baumer was hand picked to design L’Ame du Voyage (the Soul of the Journey) — — Louis Vuitton’s most ambitious foray into high ...2 weeks ago
