tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post366894236715681255..comments2024-03-25T22:59:30.053+00:00Comments on Desperate Reader: She Done Him Wrong - Mae WestDesperate Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-49614994396803716692012-09-17T19:25:42.727+01:002012-09-17T19:25:42.727+01:00You tell me when for the wine! I'm off to chec...You tell me when for the wine! I'm off to check out box sets now....Rubyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03964613999404091909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-31459578133067004292012-09-14T22:30:42.755+01:002012-09-14T22:30:42.755+01:00Your Grandma sounds like a sensible lady, I'll...Your Grandma sounds like a sensible lady, I'll bet they would have got on. We must read 'Goodness Had Nothing To Do With It' soon. Either that or get a Mae West box set and a couple of bottles of wine in... Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-86255413042065513352012-09-14T22:27:07.753+01:002012-09-14T22:27:07.753+01:00Tracey - track her down, she's great fun and y...Tracey - track her down, she's great fun and you're quite right - I wanted to have something of the same energy that Mae brings to her writing so have occasionally paraphrased things she says about Lil. I must try and get hold of some of her films too - just the thing for a rainy day.Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-59475829186549651972012-09-14T22:24:45.828+01:002012-09-14T22:24:45.828+01:00I'd like to pass on one of my dear Grandma'...I'd like to pass on one of my dear Grandma's favoured sayings, "Don't marry for money, but go where it is" . Would she and Mae have got on? ! xxxxRubyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03964613999404091909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-73599908695111423982012-09-14T00:30:15.636+01:002012-09-14T00:30:15.636+01:00It's probably just me, but it seems that perha... It's probably just me, but it seems that perhaps Mae West's manner of speech has rubbed off on you a bit? I actually don't know how Mae West talks and writes, as I'm not sure if the actress I'm visualizing is in fact Mae West or some other actress.Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07207553087219099820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-765678512848347432012-09-13T21:52:32.004+01:002012-09-13T21:52:32.004+01:00I like Mae for her edge but will definitely look o...I like Mae for her edge but will definitely look out for The Times We HAd. Thank you for recommending it :) Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-31654788237187284702012-09-13T21:51:21.604+01:002012-09-13T21:51:21.604+01:00I do. I like both a lot and look forward to 'G...I do. I like both a lot and look forward to 'Goodness Had Nothing To Do With It'. I don't think I'll ever read a better closing line than in 'She Done Him Wrong'.Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-90969903502316717852012-09-13T21:49:35.228+01:002012-09-13T21:49:35.228+01:00She wrote a couple of novels, an autobiography, se...She wrote a couple of novels, an autobiography, several plays, and also screen plays. She started her Hollywood career when she was 38 (at least I'm sure that's what I read last night)which is impressively late. Her books are worth keeping an eye out for.Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-29343063631173458642012-09-13T12:58:20.267+01:002012-09-13T12:58:20.267+01:00I wonder if you might not like The Times We Had by...I wonder if you might not like The Times We Had by Marion Davies -- same era but a kinder, gentler blonde bombshell. It was a really enjoyable memoir. AJnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-77514214353856036122012-09-13T08:01:03.570+01:002012-09-13T08:01:03.570+01:00I loved this book. Her other one, The Constant Sin...I loved this book. Her other one, The Constant Sinner, I shall have to have now too - mangled English but you know what I mean.Annabel (gaskella)http://gaskella.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-16789010087023025422012-09-13T02:22:11.779+01:002012-09-13T02:22:11.779+01:00I had no idea Mae West was also an author! This wa...I had no idea Mae West was also an author! This was my "fact I learned today." Lisa Guidarinihttp://bluestalking.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.com