Monthly Archives: March 2009

Trouble Was His Business — Raymond Chandler

Posted on March 28, 2009 by lmharnisch

Tour Casts New Light on Raymond Chandler’s Old L.A. * A Minnesota couple trace the steps of the novelist’s best-known character. April 4, 2004 By Erika Hayasaki, Times Staff Writer Bonnie Olson stood in the lobby of the Oviatt Building … Continue reading →

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Dodgers Give Angels the Silent Treatment, March 28, 1969

Posted on March 28, 2009 by lmharnisch

The Dodgers and Angels were playing each other again and at least the Angels were doing their best to rebuild the rivalry. "Peter O’Malley has instructed all his personnel not to say anything about the Angels. That’s the word I … Continue reading →

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Lemuel S. Ellis — Early Los Angeles Photographer

Posted on March 28, 2009 by lmharnisch

Daily Mirror readers may recall from one of the posts on "Spring Street Revisited" the sad story of early Los Angeles photographer Lemuel S. Ellis, left, who died in 1902.  I recently heard from EBay vendor Tiffany Hadley of Columbia, … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay — Elvis Presley

Posted on March 27, 2009 by lmharnisch

This isn’t just any Elvis pin. According to the EBay vendor, this was purchased during Elvis Presley’s appearances at the Pan-Pacific Auditorium. Although the dealer gives the concert date of 1958 (when Presley was actually inducted into the Army) the … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock — March 27, 1959

Posted on March 27, 2009 by lmharnisch

The Scene Changes Not so long ago a group of young ladies who worked in the same downtown office met regularly for dinner at Lindy’s restaurant on Wilshire Boulevard. These were gay, informal occasions, relished by all, and even after … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates — Confidential File, March 27, 1959

Posted on March 27, 2009 by lmharnisch

Confidential File A Depressing Story Brightens Up a Bit Yesterday I told you a rather depressing story. One of its central characters had coldly refused to display any concern for the lives of two young children. I surveyed the facts … Continue reading →

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In the Theaters — March 27, 1976

Posted on March 27, 2009 by lmharnisch

 

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Aaron Spelling and His Mansion

Posted on March 27, 2009 by lmharnisch

Photograph by Mark Terrill / Associated Press The Spelling mansion in 1993. The Daily Mirror revisits the story of Aaron Spelling and his Holmby Hills mansion, which is for sale. HE’S MADE TV WHAT IT IS TODAY * Aaron Spelling … Continue reading →

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Trouble Was His Business — Raymond Chandler

Posted on March 27, 2009 by lmharnisch

Tough Guys and Sentimental Gumshoes * SELECTED LETTERS OF DASHIELL HAMMETT 1921-1960 Edited by Richard Layman with Julie M. Rivett; Counterpoint: 650 pp., $40 * THE RAYMOND CHANDLER PAPERS Selected Letters and Nonfiction 1909-1959 Edited by Tom Hiney and Frank … Continue reading →

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Movie Star Mystery Photo

Posted on March 27, 2009 by lmharnisch

Los Angeles Times file photoUpdate: This is Sharon Lynn. Please congratulate Nick Santa Maria, Dewey Webb, Gregory Moore, Annie Frye, Mary Mallory and R. Ahuna for correctly identifying her. Nick, who was first, explains that he’s a big Laurel and … Continue reading →

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Spring Fashions; Hot New Actor; A Look at Dean Chance, March 27, 1969

Posted on March 27, 2009 by lmharnisch

Did women ever really dress like this? Ask your mom. http://www.guba.com/f/root.swf?video_url=http://free.guba.com/uploaditem/3000087813/flash.flv&isEmbeddedPlayer=true  Dean Chance should have owned Los Angeles. He was the third Cy Young Award winner in three years who called Dodger Stadium home. Don Drysdale won it in 1962, … Continue reading →

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Gala Premiere for ‘Anne Frank”; Hockey at the Arena? March 27, 1959

Posted on March 27, 2009 by lmharnisch

Hey, look! It’s one of those weird foreign compacts they used to sell in the 1950s. Of course, for $2,195 you could get a Chevrolet Biscayne with money left over. "Red Roses for Courage" was the theme of the premiere … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay — Haggarty’s

Posted on March 26, 2009 by lmharnisch

This outfit from Haggarty’s has been listed on EBay. Bidding starts at $15.

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Matt Weinstock — March 26, 1959

Posted on March 26, 2009 by lmharnisch

Progressive Pains That noise you hear down Santa Monica way is not another hunk of palisades sliding toward the ocean, it’s the indignant uproar over progress, with our without quotes. With the opening of Pacific Ocean Park  last year, the … Continue reading →

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Trouble Was His Business — Raymond Chandler

Posted on March 26, 2009 by lmharnisch

My pal Carlos Lozano and I attended "Something More Than Night: Raymond Chandler 50 Years Later." Here’s my little recording of the forum. The speakers are Judith Freeman, Kenneth Turan, Leo Braudy and Denise Hamilton. Listen to it here. >>> 

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Paul Coates — Confidential File, March 26, 1959

Posted on March 26, 2009 by lmharnisch

Confidential File Dogs Often Nicer Than Their Owners On Jan. 29, 1958, the state of California began enforcing a law which commands that every dog be vaccinated against rabies. I applauded. Long and loud. And I sat back to wait. … Continue reading →

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Trouble Was His Business — Raymond Chandler

Posted on March 26, 2009 by lmharnisch

Author Raymond Chandler celebrated on anniversary 9:37 AM | March 26, 2009 “The streets were dark with something more than night.” — Raymond Chandler on Los Angeles Today marks the 50th anniversary of Raymond Chandler’s death. To celebrate his work, … Continue reading →

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In the Theaters — March 26, 1973

Posted on March 26, 2009 by lmharnisch
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Trouble Was His Business — Raymond Chandler

Posted on March 26, 2009 by lmharnisch

Obituaries Frank MacShane; Raymond Chandler Biographer November 27, 1999 By JON THURBER, TIMES STAFF WRITER After Frank MacShane moved to Berkeley to teach at the University of California, a friend gave him a bit of advice. "If you want to … Continue reading →

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New Museum Planned; ‘Mein Kampf’ an Ignorant Book, March 26, 1939

Posted on March 26, 2009 by lmharnisch

No, it didn’t get built, and The Times didn’t elaborate on the project. We can simply add the "Island House" to the long list of plans that were never pursued. Los Angeles police officials estimate there are 10,000 people on … Continue reading →

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