Dear Hannah,
Yoou have no doubt already been corrected that the President of Paramount
was ADOLPH Zukor, and you doubtless further know how much West admired him,
being the only man whose portrait graced her piano.
Happy research,
DDR
On Fri, Mar 29, 2019 at 12:32 PM Meagher, Hannah <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
> Hi folks,
>
> Hannah here from PBS American Masters. We are currently working on a
> documentary on twentieth-century siren Mae West. The film is government
> funded and will air nationally on PBS later this year.
>
> A big thanks to those of you in the community who have helped me so far!
>
> We are still looking for the following audio:
>
>
> - 1969: Don Ameche and Edgar Bergen did an interview with local
> Washington station WRC. They reminisced about a scandalous 1937 skit on the
> Chase and Sanborn Hour, where Mae had played a saucy, disgruntled Eve in
> the garden of Eden. We already have the audio from 1937, but are interested
> in hearing Ameche and Bergen's reflections.
>
>
> - June 20, 1930: Mae West arrived in Pasadena or Los Angeles, and
> held a press conference to announce her arrival in Hollywood. She was there
> to shoot her first movie role, Night After Night, with George Raft. I know
> it's unlikely that audio exists from this press stop, but if it does, what
> a jackpot that would be! Also interested in any radio broadcasts from the
> 1930s where Mae is interviewed or radio hosts are talking about Mae being
> hot stuff / saving Paramount from bankruptcy
>
>
>
> - Anything with Duke Ellington (musician), George Zukor
> (Paramount president), George Raft (actor) or Marlene Dietrich (actress)
> talking about working with Mae West.
>
>
>
> - Anything with Walter Winchell, Rona Barrett or Jimmie Fidler,
> or other radio gossip commentators commenting on Mae West
>
>
> If you have any of the above, or any related material, I would love to
> hear from you.
>
> Thanks for your help, and happy Friday,
>
> Hannah
>
> Hannah Meagher
> Co- Producer: Mae West
> American Masters
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