HE DONE HER WRONG
I was appalled at director Ken Hughes’ story about Mae West in “Sextette,” Miss West’s final film in 1978 (“Acting Had Nothing to Do With It,” Feb. 23).
God bless her, she couldn’t have looked or been so great as she was at age 85! Why is it that every time this film is mentioned it’s panned and blame quickly goes to Miss West? Since the 1930s, Miss West was treated so poorly by Hollywood but adored by her friends and fans all over the world.
To the fan, Mae West was Mae West at any age. When we fans asked her to please make another movie, she gave us “Sextette” and we love her for it.
The fact is, when she did this very difficult film she was a diabetic and suffered from other ailments, as could any 85-year-old or younger person. Shame on Ken Hughes for deciding to bash Miss West.
RAMFIS DIAZ
Los Angeles
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