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Wikipedia: Murder and Myth — Part 12

Posted on May 10, 2013 by

In case you just tuned in, I am using the Wikipedia entry on Wallace Beery — alleging that he was involved in the death of Ted Healy — as a way to explore Wikipedia’s fundamental problems with accuracy and delve … Continue reading →

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Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights – The Hollywood American Legion: The House That Boxing Built

Posted on May 6, 2013 by

Hollywood American Legion Post 43, courtesy of Mary Mallory. World War I was a bruising, mentally jarring affair for returning American soldiers. Dazed, hardened, in pain, the men looked for an opportunity to gather together with like-minded individuals for camaraderie, … Continue reading →

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Wikipedia: Murder and Myth – Part 1

Posted on April 23, 2013 by

As longtime readers know, the L.A. Daily Mirror is usually a Wikipedia-free zone. I consider it a sinkhole of myth, mistakes, rumors and folklore that is created and maintained by “citizen scholars,” crackpots, coding tweakers, factoid zealots and folks in … Continue reading →

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Millennial Moment: Animator in Jail After Oscar Awards Attack on Officers

Posted on April 12, 2013 by

April 12, 1983: Oscar-winning animator Zbigniew Rybczyński, 34, is in custody on charges of battery after he allegedly kicked a security guard in the groin outside the Academy Awards ceremony at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion — and then kicked a … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo – Grant Lockhart Memorial Edition (Updated +++)

Posted on April 8, 2013 by

This is a special shout-out to one of our regular readers, Grant Lockhart. Enjoy, Grant! Sorry about the fuzzy quality. It’s the best I can do. Update: Dear friends, I regret to report the loss of one of our regulars, … Continue reading →

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Musicland Mystery Photo (Updated ++++)

Posted on February 23, 2013 by

Look what I found! Remember it from here?

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How Not to Wear a Hat – Film Noir Edition (Updated ++)

Posted on January 29, 2013 by

This mystery gent has a rather crushed chapeau.

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Laurel and Hardy Meet Laurel y Hardy

Posted on January 20, 2013 by

I thought it would be fun to compare “Chickens Come Home” and “Politiquerias,” which aired recently on Turner Classic Movies. A shot-by-shot comparison shows that even though they use the same plot and camera setups, the English- and Spanish-language versions … Continue reading →

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‘Gangster Squad’: Fail – Part 1

Posted on January 13, 2013 by

Uh-oh. Nobody should be surprised — least of all Warner Bros. — that  “Gangster Squad” is a terrible movie. Anyone who saw the trailers or heard the industry gossip knew that it was going to be dreadful. It was a … Continue reading →

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Pray for Me, I’m Going to See ‘Gangster Squad’

Posted on January 11, 2013 by

I am heading  off to see “Gangster Squad” this morning, not because I expect it to be good, but because I expect it to be very, very bad, as already reflected by the first reviews and the trailers. I have … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery photo (Updated +++)

Posted on January 7, 2013 by

Here’s a mystery chap for Monday.

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Man Held in Brawl With Mexican Youths

Posted on January 4, 2013 by

Jan. 4, 1942: A rather drunk William Kollomick, who gave his address as “Pearl Harbor,” is in jail after getting into a brawl with four unidentified Mexican youths outside a cafe at 1st and Broadway. The youths walked out of … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo (Updated +++)

Posted on December 17, 2012 by

Here is today’s mystery chap!

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Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights — Frank S. Hoover, Portrait Photographer and Apartment Developer

Posted on December 17, 2012 by

  Early Hollywood portrait photography developed from the need of stars for portraits to send out looking for roles, and from studios realizing the value of selling their product through stars. Los Angeles and Hollywood photographers recognized for taking photographs … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo (Updated +)

Posted on December 4, 2012 by

Here are three mystery chaps in a mystery film.

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Eve Golden / Queen of the Dead – Joan Crawford

Posted on December 4, 2012 by

  A photo of Joan Crawford and Walter Huston in “Rain” has been listed on EBay with bids starting at $11.99. Joanie   No unknowns for us today, I am going to sing the praises of Joan Crawford, whom I … Continue reading →

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Millennial Moment – Nick Stewart’s Ebony Showcase Theater

Posted on November 28, 2012 by

Nov. 28, 1982: Times staff writer John L. Mitchell profiles Horace “Nick” Stewart, who opened the Ebony Showcase Theater with his wife, Edna, in 1950. Stewart used the money from playing Lightnin’ in the 1950s TV series “The Amos n’ … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo (Updated ++++)

Posted on November 26, 2012 by

Here’s our mystery for Monday: Who’s the guest and what’s the movie?

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Eve Golden / Queen of the Dead – Lyle Talbot

Posted on November 20, 2012 by

A photo of Lyle Talbot has been listed on EBay with bids starting at $25.   Lyle Talbot I have a thing for those Big Boxy Guys from the 1930s and ’40s. You know, the ones who look like they’re … Continue reading →

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Errol Flynn Set for Trial in Sex With Underage Girls

Posted on November 7, 2012 by

Nov. 7, 1942: Pursuing British mobile forces, equipped with big American-made Gen. Sherman tanks, have overtaken some of the remnants of Marshal Erwin Rommel’s Afrika Korps in the Matruh region of Western Egypt “and are steadily chopping them to pieces,” … Continue reading →

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