Monthly Archives: March 2009

Rediscovering George Garner, March 5, 1939

Posted on March 5, 2009 by lmharnisch

From The Times, Feb. 12, 1933. Seven lines of type in the March 5, 1939, issue of The Times unspooled into quite a story. If the beginning of the tale is a bit unclear, the end is even more enigmatic. … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay — Tick Tock Restaurant

Posted on March 4, 2009 by lmharnisch

This postcard of the Tick Tock restaurant, onetime Los Angeles landmark at 1716 N. Cahuenga, has been listed on EBay. Bidding starts at $5.99.

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Voices — Horton Foote, 1916 – 2009

Posted on March 4, 2009 by lmharnisch

Photograph by Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times Horton Foote at New York’s Booth Theatre, where his "Dividing the Estate" was being performed, Oct. 11, 2008. Horton Foote: "I Stick With It" * Theater * The playwright, 86, keeps very … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock — March 4, 1959

Posted on March 4, 2009 by lmharnisch

New Twist on Smog Along with the rest of us, W. B. France is weary of reading about smog. But he thinks he has a solution. It is based on a science-fiction story he read long ago. In this tale … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates — Confidential File, March 4, 1959

Posted on March 4, 2009 by lmharnisch

CONFIDENTIAL FILE It Happened Here, Believe It or Not In big cities, little dramas are born every minute. This one happened a few Wednesdays ago. Its protagonist was a dark-haired lady, barely 5 feet tall, with a very soft voice. … Continue reading →

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March 4, 1959: Lou Costello Dies!

Posted on March 4, 2009 by lmharnisch

Comedian Lou Costello dies at Doctor’s Hospital in Beverly Hills after collapsing the week before while watching television. He was 52. His partner, Bud Abbott, died in 1974.

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In the Theaters — March 4, 1916

Posted on March 4, 2009 by lmharnisch
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Trouble Was His Business — Raymond Chandler

Posted on March 4, 2009 by lmharnisch

Note: To mark the 50th anniversary of Raymond Chandler’s death, the Daily Mirror is revisiting some of The Times stories about his life and influence. We invite the Daily Mirror’s readers to share their thoughts.  The Raymond Chandler Lookalike Contest … Continue reading →

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Random Shot –Temple B’nai B’rith, 1896

Posted on March 4, 2009 by lmharnisch

Los Angeles Times file photo I can’t even explain it, but I adore this building, Temple B’nai B’rith at Hope and 9th streets, which was built in 1896. The congregation sold the building in February 1927 and moved to Wilshire … Continue reading →

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Avenue 21 Elementary School

Posted on March 4, 2009 by lmharnisch

Daily Mirror reader Dorothy Wiskup is looking for a photograph of Avenue 21 Elementary School (which oddly enough had the address of 141 N. Avenue 22). She says that inquiries at the Los Angeles Unified School District and the Los … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay — Williams and Walker

Posted on March 3, 2009 by lmharnisch

The sheet music for "I Don’t Like No Cheap Man," by Williams and Walker, has been listed on EBay. Bidding starts at $5.

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Matt Weinstock — March 3, 1959

Posted on March 3, 2009 by lmharnisch

Death of a Fighter Rene Belbenoit, a gallant man, goes to his grave today at Pierce Bros. Hollywood cemetery. Rene, 59, was found dead, sitting in a chair, in the little desert store he had operated the last seven years … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates — Confidential File, March 3, 1959

Posted on March 3, 2009 by lmharnisch

Photographs by the Los Angeles Times Frank Heller and Linda Mintz in a photograph published Nov. 11, 1958, in The Times.  Slave Camp to Murder Trial Nazi Victim Still Hopes For Linda Mintz, tomorrow the horror may end. The tiny, … Continue reading →

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In the Theaters — March 3, 1914

Posted on March 3, 2009 by lmharnisch
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Trouble Was His Business — Raymond Chandler

Posted on March 3, 2009 by lmharnisch

    Note: To mark the 50th anniversary of Raymond Chandler’s death, the Daily Mirror is revisiting some of The Times’ stories about his life and influence. We invite the Daily Mirror’s readers to share their thoughts. The MEAN Streets … Continue reading →

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Misterogers Visits KCET; Tom Lasorda at Spring Training, March 3, 1969

Posted on March 3, 2009 by lmharnisch

Fred Rogers visits KECT-TV, with King Friday XIII and the rest. I know that high-minded Daily Mirror readers will completely ignore the story at left about streaking and that the subject of naked college kids running around holds no interest … Continue reading →

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Remembering Kathy Fiscus, 1949

Posted on March 3, 2009 by lmharnisch

April 10, 1949, Bill Yancey retrieves the body of Kathy Fiscus. Stan Chambers discusses covering the Kathy Fiscus story. His comments begin at the 10:50 point. Sixty years after a frantic attempt to rescue a young San Marino girl trapped … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay — Oviatt’s

Posted on March 2, 2009 by lmharnisch

This robe from Oviatt’s has been listed on EBay. Bidding starts at $29.99.

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Found on EBay — J.W. Robinson’s

Posted on March 2, 2009 by lmharnisch

These silk stockings from J.W. Robinson’s, still in the original box, have been listed on EBay. Bidding starts at $10.49.

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Matt Weinstock — March 2, 1959

Posted on March 2, 2009 by lmharnisch

Next Stop: the Couch This is to alert psychiatrists to keep their couches dusted off. At a party the other night a man was telling about a recurring dream. In it he would go up to a tobacco counter and … Continue reading →

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