Some very talented queer HBO executive must have seen Bette Midler channel Mae West on the red carpet at her “Haunted Hollywood: The Golden Age”-themed Hulaween charity gala when a red light went off in his head . The Divine Miss M is like a modern re-incarnation of the 1930s movie star who was known for bawdy double entendres and breezy sexual independence,
Fast forward to this month when HBO greenlights Midler in a new biopic as West based on her s 1959 autobiography “Goodness Had Nothing to Do With It.” , Better still the script will be written by none other than 4 time Tony Award winner and gay icon Harvey Fierstein but also directed by Oscar winner William Friedkin responsible for “The Boys In The Band‘ and “Cruising’
.We cannot wait …. meanwhile here is a clip of some of Miss West’s best one-liners
Labels: 2020, Bette Midel, Harvey Fierstein, Mae West
