Lap Dance

Mae West, perhaps more than most celebrities, was often “Miss Quoted”.

I’ve been in more laps than a napkin. MAE WEST[Mary Jane “Mae” West]American actor, playwright, screenwriter, singer, and author1893—1980She Always Knew How: Mae West, A Personal Biography by Charlotte Chandler Baby Mae Born in Brooklyn, New York, to a corset and fashion model mother and a prizefighter turned policeman and private investigator father, perhaps Mary Jane […]

Let Them Eat Cake!

Marie or Not Marie? Let them eat cake! Marie Antoinette never said. So why does she get credited with the quote?

Let them eat cake! MARIE ANTOINETTEAustrian archduchess and last queen of France1755—1793   Marie or Not Marie? That is the Question! To answer the question: Not Marie. First, there’s the questionable translation of what was a quote attributed to a variety of royals long before Marie Antoinette ascended to the throne: Qu’ils mangent de la brioche! […]