Mae West: Chow-Mein Factory

Hollywood columnist Paul Harrison interviewed MAE WEST in 1936. This is Part 4.
• • Of such things, she says, "Mm-m-m-m." • •
• • Height: 5 feet, 1 inch; Blonde Hair; Blue Eyes.
• • Matrimonial Score: Two marriages, one divorce. Ex-husband still trying to reconcile, he says.
• • Paul Harrison wrote: Her mother was an actress; her father a prizefighter. She has a brother and a sister. The latter, Beverly Osborne, heads a Hollywood chow-mein factory and is married to a Russian [sic] named Sergei Treshatny, who plays bit parts in the movies.  [Note: Treshatny, a car engineer, divorced Beverly in 1927.]
• • Her Success Infectious • •
• • Paul Harrison wrote: Mae is believed to have some interest in occult matters.  She is convinced that she brings luck to people associated with her.
• • "I never think anything but success, success, success,” said Mae West. “Other people catch the spirit of it from me."
• • Success, Success, Success • •  . . .
• • This is Part 4. Part 5 will be posted tomorrow.
• • Source: Syndicated article (page 11) by Paul Harrison rpt in The Racine Journal-Times (Racine, Wisconsin); published on Wednesday, 19 February 1936.
• • On Friday, 10 May 1935 in NYC • •
• • On Friday, 10 May 1935, "Goin' to Town" opened in Mae West's hometown at the New York Paramount.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • Elsa Schiaparelli's heyday was in the 1930s while she worked out of Paris and dressed Hollywood stars like Mae West, Katherine Hepburn, and Marlene Dietrich.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: “Let’s get to work!”
• • Quote, Unquote • •

• • Screenland discussed Mae West and her sister Beverly and their restaurant.
• • "Screen Stars on Parade! West — East — Everywhere!" • •
• • Hollywood columnist Weston East wrote: Well, East and West have met, despite Kipling. Mae West and her sister, Beverly, have opened a Chinese chow-mein factory in Los Angeles, California. Of course, it is Beverly who will actually operate the factory, but Mae's money is invested.
• • Hollywood columnist Weston East added: Mae West has purchased ten pure white delivery cars, and sends fine Chinese dinners on order to private homes.
• • Source: Item in Screenland; issue published in August 1935
• • 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 3956th 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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