Monthly Archives: April 2012

Found on EBay – Mullen and Bluett

Posted on April 30, 2012 by

When vintage fashion collides with Tiki-mania, look what happens: This vintage Hawaiian outfit from Mullen and Bluett, listed on EBay with bids starting at $99.99. About these ads

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

Posted on April 30, 2012 by

Here’s today’s mystery guest, courtesy of Steven Bibb! [Update: This is Mickey Shaughnessy in “Pocketful of Miracles.” Please congratulate Dewey Webb (first), Pamela Porter (second), Bronson Bias (third), Michael Ryerson, Jenny M., Bill Krieger, Mike Hawks, Gary Martin, Barbara Klein, … Continue reading →

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Mary Mallory: Hollywood Heights — ‘Julius Caesar’

Posted on April 30, 2012 by

Photo: Beachwood Canyon in a panorama from the Library of Congress. Throughout history, people have come together to communally celebrate.  From groups worshipping at Stonehenge, rejoicing in Times Square at the end of World War II, or experiencing the height … Continue reading →

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Eve Golden: Queen of the Dead

Posted on April 30, 2012 by

A 1990 Cadillac hearse listed on EBay at $6,995. Queen of the Dead – dateline April 30, 2012 •  Oh, dear. You know those Passion Plays—the religious kind, not the porno kind? Well, Brazilian actor Tiago Klimeck, 27, was playing … Continue reading →

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April 29, 1992

Posted on April 28, 2012 by

crowd is trying to break windows on 3rd floor… we can hear rocks hit… (HARNISCH, 4/29/92 21:00)

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On Assignment

Posted on April 27, 2012 by

I’m on assignment. It’s fun, but there are only so many hours in the day. –Larry

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Men 45-64 Register With Draft Boards

Posted on April 26, 2012 by

April 26, 1942: Men between the ages of 45 and 64 form a line a block long outside the draft board at 329 W. 2nd St. to comply with a new registration order. The men would be called upon to … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

Posted on April 25, 2012 by

Here’s another mystery photo from the amazing collection of Steven Bibb! Update: This is John Lodge in “Mayerling to Sarajevo.” Please congratulate Mike Hawks and Mary Mallory for identifying him.

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Black Dahlia – Los Angeles Police Historical Society

Posted on April 25, 2012 by

The Daily Mirror visited the Los Angeles Police Historical Society on Saturday and stopped in at the Black Dahlia exhibit.

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Mary Mallory: Hollywood Heights – Horse Racing and Can’t Wait

Posted on April 23, 2012 by

Feb. 15, 1938: Stagehand noses out Can’t Wait. Horse racing has always been considered the sport of kings, because it requires so much money for housing, training, feeding, and transporting horses.  In the United States, old money on the East … Continue reading →

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Eve Golden: Queen of the Dead

Posted on April 23, 2012 by

A postcard of a 1959 Oldsmobile hearse, listed on EBay with bids starting at $8.99. Queen of the Dead – dateline April 23, 2012 •  The last of the old-time tummlers is gone. Lou Goldstein, famed at the borscht-belt hotel … Continue reading →

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State OKs Women Wearing Pants to Work

Posted on April 21, 2012 by

April 21, 1942: It took the approval of State Public Works Director Frank W. Clark, but women are wearing pants to work! The fashion iconoclasts are Olive Faisy and Lorena Hermance, telephone operators at the State Building. They were joined … Continue reading →

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‘Full Service’: Fun With Fact-Checking, Part 26

Posted on April 20, 2012 by

In case you just tuned in, I’m doing a little fact-checking as I go through Scotty Bowers’ “Full Service.” This will be fairly tedious except to a research drudge. We have moved on, ever so slightly, to the further exploits … Continue reading →

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‘Full Service’: Fun With Fact-Checking, Part 25 [Updated]

Posted on April 19, 2012 by

In case you just tuned in, I’m doing a little fact-checking as I go through Scotty Bowers’ “Full Service.” This will be fairly tedious except to a research drudge. Several regular readers have asked whether I have given up on … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated ++]

Posted on April 18, 2012 by

Here’s another photo from the amazing collection of Steven Bibb! [Update: This is Henry Armetta with John Garfield in “Dust Be My Destiny.”] Just about everybody recognized one or both of our mystery guests (although Herb Nicholas threw me a … Continue reading →

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Doolittle Raiders Bomb Tokyo

Posted on April 18, 2012 by

April 18, 1942:  The Doolittle Raiders, flying from the carrier Hornet, bomb Tokyo. According to DoolittleRaider.com, the  five surviving crew members are scheduled to attend the 70th reunion, which is being held through April 20 at the National Museum of … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

Posted on April 16, 2012 by

Here’s another mystery photo from the amazing collection of Steven Bibb! Update: This is Gila Golan from “Three on a Couch” and she also appeared in one of the favorite movies at the Daily Mirror HQ, “The Valley of Gwangi.”  … Continue reading →

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Internment of Japanese Farmers Causes Food Shortage

Posted on April 16, 2012 by

April 16, 1942: If you send all the Japanese farmers to internment camps, there’s no one to grow strawberries, tomatoes, carrots, green peas and onions. Oops. Charlotte LeNordtestifies that she killed her foster mother Celeste Frank — who read palms … Continue reading →

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Mary Mallory: Hollywood Heights — ‘Barbara Frietchie’

Posted on April 16, 2012 by

Photo: Filming “Barbara Frietchie.” Courtesy of Mary Mallory/Collections of the Margaret Herrick Library Thomas Ince, sadly more recognized today for his tragic, early death than for the fine films he created, was one of Hollywood’s most successful early film producers. … Continue reading →

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Eve Golden: Queen of the Dead

Posted on April 16, 2012 by

A 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan hearse, listed on EBay at $27,970. Queen of the Dead – dateline April 16, 2012 •  Australia’s Silver Duchess has died: 92-year-old fashion editor, writer and socialite Sheila Scotter died on April 6. The founder … Continue reading →

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