Category Archives: 1926

Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights: Buster Keaton’s ‘The Italian Villa’

Posted on October 10, 2012 by

Buster Keaton seemed to have it all in the mid-1920s. His career was riding high, as the public loved his film comedies, making him one of America’s top film personalities. He had a beautiful wife, Natalie Talmadge, and two lovely … Continue reading →

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Mary Mallory: Hollywood Heights – United Artists Theatre

Posted on January 23, 2012 by

Los Angeles and Hollywood have been the Mecca and Medina of movies, where their acolytes came to worship, work and learn in the teens and 1920s.  After making movies, reverent places of worship were required to view them in style. … Continue reading →

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Mary Mallory: Hollywood Heights – Mack Sennett

Posted on January 16, 2012 by

In 1925, Mack Sennett had been producing comedy films for over 13 years, creating such comedy superstars as Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle, Mabel Normand, Charlie Chaplin, Harry Langdon, and Charley Chase along the way. He even possessed his own elaborate studio … Continue reading →

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W.C. Fields and the Los Angeles Public Library — Mystery Photo

Posted on November 13, 2011 by

Last night, I was watching “The Bank Dick,” as I have  many times before, but this was the first with my new plasma TV, so I was much more aware of the detail. I spotted a photo of what looked … Continue reading →

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Nazimova and the Garden of Allah

Posted on October 15, 2011 by

Feb. 10, 1927: The Garden of “Alla” (later changed to Allah) at Sunset Boulevard and Havenhurst Drive. Sunset Boulevard and Havenhurst Drive via Google’s Street View. This postcard showing the home of actress Alla Nazimova has been listed on EBay. … Continue reading →

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Louis Adamic: Aimee Semple McPherson’s Fight With Satan

Posted on October 5, 2011 by

Note: The Daily Mirror HQ recently acquired another issue of Haldeman-Julius Monthly with another piece by Louis Adamic, author of “Cecil B. DeMille: Movie Evangelist.”  Here it is, courtesy of the OCR software of the HQ’s scanner. THE Reverend “Sister” … Continue reading →

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Sept. 4, 1781: Los Angeles Is Founded

Posted on September 4, 2011 by

  Sept. 4, 1926:The Times publishes a map showing the streets of the day, noting the changes made since Ord’s survey. Sept. 4, 1981: Mayor Tom Bradley and actress Bernadette Peters cut the cake for Los Angeles’ 200th birthday Jan. … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay – Louis Adamic and Aimee Semple McPherson

Posted on July 16, 2011 by

The disappearance and return of evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson made 1926 a prolific year for Los Angeles author Louis Adamic (d. 1951), best remembered today for his 1931 book “Dynamite.” Like Morrow Mayo and other writers in H.L. Mencken’s shock … Continue reading →

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From the Reference Desk: Movie Star’s Mother Dies in Car Crash

Posted on June 18, 2011 by

Here’s a lesson in what to do if you don’t have access to ProQuest. Stacia of She Blogged by Night had a question the other day about car a accident involving Vera Steadman, Al Christie and Marie Prevost’s Mother, Mrs. … Continue reading →

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