Tag Archives: #Mary Mallory

Mary Mallory: Hollywood Heights – ‘I Lost My Girlish Laughter’

Posted on February 27, 2012 by

Stories about Hollywood have always been popular among American readers. Early fan magazines included fictional stories about the crazy and glamorous life in Tinsel Town, on into novels. Most of these were written for women, but many also appealed to … Continue reading →

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Mary Mallory: Hollywood Heights – Eaton’s Rancho

Posted on February 13, 2012 by

The area of Los Angeles now known as Studio City was mainly farm and ranch land up into the late 1920s, when investors founded the Studio City Business District and decided to try and create a film industry in the … Continue reading →

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Mary Mallory: Hollywood Heights – Ruth Harriet Louise

Posted on February 6, 2012 by

Photo: Aileen Pringle, photographed by Ruth Harriet Louise, listed on EBay at $49.99. Motion picture production jobs both on and off the set have mostly been held by men throughout history, and those for still photography are no different.  Early … Continue reading →

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Mary Mallory: Hollywood Heights – Erte and the Movies

Posted on December 5, 2011 by

Nov. 3, 1925: Romain de Tirtoff — also known as Erte — with Carmel Myers. In 1925, Romain de Tirtoff, better known under the pseudonym Erte, was one of the most highly sought over costume and production designers in the … Continue reading →

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Hollywood Celebrates Christmas With a Parade

Posted on November 27, 2011 by

Photo: Santa Claus Lane, shown in a postcard on EBay, listed as Buy It Now for $8.50. On Sunday night, Hollywood residents will see the 80th Hollywood Christmas Parade, called the Hollywood Santa Parade, telecast live on the Hallmark Channel, … Continue reading →

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Mary Mallory: Hollywood Heights – James Montgomery Flagg

Posted on November 21, 2011 by

Photo: What is advertised as an original copy of James Montgomery Flagg’s “Tell That to the Marines!” is listed on EBay. Bidding starts at $361.66. Illustrator James Montgomery Flagg is best remembered today for creating the iconic image of Uncle … Continue reading →

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Mary Mallory: Hollywood Heights, ‘Hollywood’

Posted on November 7, 2011 by

Aug. 26, 1923: “Hollywood” plays at Grauman’s Rialto. More than a decade before the release of HOLLYWOOD BLVD., Paramount Pictures also released a film looking at the behind-the- scenes industry that was also populated with stars. The 1923 film HOLLYWOOD … Continue reading →

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Mary Mallory: Hollywood Heights – the Photoplayer

Posted on October 31, 2011 by

Photo: Joe Rinaudo with his Fotoplayer.  Credit: Joe Rinaudo. For a short time in the 1920s, 8,000-10,000 photoplayers ruled the roost at medium-sized motion picture theaters. Basically organs with player piano rolls that allowed an operator to make all types … Continue reading →

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Coming Attractions: This Week on the Daily Mirror

Posted on October 30, 2011 by

On Monday, Eve Golden will have her roundup of unusual obituaries in Queen of the Dead, and in Hollywood Heights, Mary Mallory will take a look at Photoplayers – mechanical instruments that smaller theaters used to accompany silent films. Other … Continue reading →

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Mary Mallory: Hollywood and Halloween

Posted on October 30, 2011 by

Photo: Veronica Lake in a publicity photo for “I Married a Witch,” listed on EBay for $5.99. Back in the glory days of the Hollywood studio system, the movie studios wonderfully practiced the art of ballyhoo promoting their films and … Continue reading →

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Next Week on the L.A. Daily Mirror

Posted on October 22, 2011 by

Oct. 24, 1871: Riot and Massacre of Chinese in Los Angeles. Daily Southern Cross of Auckland, New Zealand, Dec. 9, 1871 Coming up this week on the Daily Mirror: On Monday,  Eve Golden has a roundup of unusual obituaries in … Continue reading →

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Mary Mallory: Hollywood Heights – The Quest for a Movie Museum

Posted on October 17, 2011 by

Image: Postcard showing a model of a proposed Hollywood museum, listed on EBay $3.99. Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Oct. 6 that the Academy plans to open a Motion … Continue reading →

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Mary Mallory: Hollywood Heights – Keye Luke

Posted on October 3, 2011 by

Image: “Just a Little Longer,” illustrated by Keye Luke for Harold Weeks Melody Shop. Credit: Mary Mallory. Keye Luke, the talented and respected Chinese American actor, is probably best known to moviegoers and television viewers as the Number One son … Continue reading →

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This Week on the L.A. Daily Mirror

Posted on October 2, 2011 by

Image: “The Lost Patrol,” illustrated by Keye Luke, The Times, Feb. 18, 1934. Coming up this week, Eve Golden has a roundup of unusual obituaries in Queen of the Dead and Mary Mallory looks at the artwork of Keye Luke … Continue reading →

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Mary Mallory: Hollywood Heights – The Hollywoodland Sign

Posted on September 26, 2011 by

Image: Display ad for Hollywoodland, The Times, Feb. 3, 1924. The lonely prospector, with a trusty, sure-footed burro as his only companion,  dreams of a life of ease in the Hollywood Hills.  Note: “The welfare of your family demands insurance … Continue reading →

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This Week on the L.A. Daily Mirror

Posted on September 25, 2011 by

Photo: The Hollywoodland Sign. Credit:Hope Anderson @www.underthehollywoodsign.com  On Monday, we have Eve Golden’s roundup of unusual obituaries in Queen of the Dead and Mary Mallory looks at the history of the Hollywood Sign in Hollywood Heights. On Tuesday, join author … Continue reading →

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Mary Mallory: Hollywood Heights – Einar Petersen, Forgotten Artist

Posted on September 19, 2011 by

Image: Lobby of the New Rosslyn Hotel, showing murals by Einar Petersen. Fame is an odd thing. An artist might be successful and popular in his lifetime and forgotten with the decades, while other artists receive little or no recognition … Continue reading →

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Mary Mallory: Hollywood Heights – Studio City Nightlife

Posted on September 12, 2011 by

Feb. 10, 1940: Ching Howe is opening in the Valley. Photo: The 11380 block of Ventura Boulevard. Credit: Google street view. Studio City seemed to blossom into an entertainment-related town after the opening of the Mack Sennett Studios in 1928.  … Continue reading →

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Mary Mallory: Hollywood Heights – ‘Letty Lynton’

Posted on September 5, 2011 by

  Image: May 18, 1932, “Letty Lynton” is opening in Los Angeles. Credit: Los Angeles Times  In the novel “Letty Lynton” and the play “Dishonored Lady,” the heroine gets away with murder, thanks to lies of friends.  In the cinema … Continue reading →

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Coming Attractions: Cinecon 47 [Updated]

Posted on September 1, 2011 by

Photo: Mystery photo alumnus Jack Mulhall (with Gloria Gilbert in 1944), will be featured at this weekend’s Cinecon. The Cinecon Classic Film Festival begins Thursday and runs through Sunday, with a lineup of rare movies. Most of the films aren’t … Continue reading →

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