Monthly Archives: April 2009

Second Takes — Billy Wilder

Posted on April 22, 2009 by lmharnisch

Sept. 22, 1954: "Sabrina" opens in Los Angeles. May 27, 1953: David Knight is cast in "Sabrina Fair." June 20, 1953: More about Knight, who vanished from the final cast.  Aug. 22, 1953: The leads are cast: Audrey Hepburn, William … Continue reading →

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Court Upholds Deal on Chavez Ravine; Moratorium on Death Penalty Fails, April 22, 1959

Posted on April 22, 2009 by lmharnisch

Photograph by John Malmin / Los Angeles Times People cluster between homes on Malvina Avenue in Chavez Ravine for word on being evicted. The battle over Chavez Ravine reads like the same story after a while — a long court fight … Continue reading →

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Minister Vows to Fight Morals Charge, April 22, 1939

Posted on April 22, 2009 by lmharnisch

April 19, 1939: Joseph Jeffers and his wife, Zella Joy, are accused of committing "unnatural acts" in the privacy of their home. The Los Angeles County district attorney's office used a hidden dictograph to get evidence.

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Found on EBay — Bullock’s Wilshire

Posted on April 21, 2009 by lmharnisch

  This doll from Bullock's Wilshire has been listed on EBay. Bidding starts at $239. Technorati Profile

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Matt Weinstock — April 21, 1959

Posted on April 21, 2009 by lmharnisch

No Deal This corner's continuing seminar on the subject "Do Mr. Parker's boys hand out too many traffic citations?" is at a stalemate. The deadlock has to do with a case recently presented here in which a motorist who lives … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates — Confidential File, April 21, 1959

Posted on April 21, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Confidential File Nice Heart-Warming Variety of Larceny I have, in rare moments of self-examination, confessed to filching stories from fellow newspapermen. Consequently, I am not in a position to be outraged when someone lifts one of my pieces. Sometimes, … Continue reading →

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Cary Grant — Part 2, April 21, 1959

Posted on April 21, 2009 by lmharnisch

 The Times runs the second part of Joe Hyams' series on Cary Grant along with the same denials that we put in Part 1. I find our treatment of the series fairly strange and I wonder what the editors were … Continue reading →

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In the Theaters — April 21, 1960

Posted on April 21, 2009 by lmharnisch
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Police Raid Venice ‘Love-In’; Lakers Win Western Division, April 21, 1969

Posted on April 21, 2009 by lmharnisch

April 21, 1969: A "love-in" on Venice Beach turns into brawl when the crowd of 7,000 starts throwing rocks and bottles after police arrest several people. Assemblyman John Burton is elected head of the California Democratic Council, which backs student … Continue reading →

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Second Takes — Billy Wilder

Posted on April 21, 2009 by lmharnisch

  March 26, 1954: William Holden wins his only Oscar for "Stalag 17," after being nominated for "Sunset Boulevard" and in 1977 for "Network." Billy Wilder (best director) and Robert Strauss (best supporting actor) are also nominated, Feb. 16, 1954: … Continue reading →

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Oklahoman Builds Flying Saucer! Dodgers Beat Giants, April 21, 1959

Posted on April 21, 2009 by lmharnisch

The Times failed to follow up on testing of what was evidently a home-made device. Update: Talk about stereotyping! The caption says nothing about the gender of the flying saucer's inventor. I merely leaped to the conclusion that it was … Continue reading →

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Cooking With the Junior League, 1965

Posted on April 21, 2009 by lmharnisch

As you may recall, Mary McCoy, the entertaining voice of This Book Is for You, is spending a year preparing meals from Junior League cookbooks in her blog Cooking With the Junior League. This week, she is taking a historic … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay — Scottish Rite Cathedral

Posted on April 20, 2009 by lmharnisch

This postcard of the 1906 Scottish Rite Cathedral on Hope Street between 9th and 10th streets in downtown Los Angeles has been listed on EBay. Bidding starts at $7.99.

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It’s a Woman’s World, April 20, 1959

Posted on April 20, 2009 by lmharnisch
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Matt Weinstock — April 20, 1959

Posted on April 20, 2009 by lmharnisch

Wanton Juveniles On their return from several months in Europe, a couple learned the furnished house they own in San Fernando Valley had been vacated by the people they had rented it to and become the rendezvous of juveniles who … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates — Confidential File, April 20, 1959

Posted on April 20, 2009 by lmharnisch

Confidential File Chief Parker Sniffs Lavender, Old Lace William Parker, the duly appointed police chief of this teeming metropolis, is all things to all men. To some, he's a stanch, unflinching defender of law and order. To others, including, I … Continue reading →

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Cary Grant — Part 1, April 20, 1959

Posted on April 20, 2009 by lmharnisch

After promoting Joe Hyams' series on Cary Grant on the front page, The Times runs a story that's mostly a denial by Grant with long quotes from the story. "I've never had an interview with Hyams on any subject. The … Continue reading →

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In the Theaters — April 20, 1957

Posted on April 20, 2009 by lmharnisch
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Second Takes — Billy Wilder

Posted on April 20, 2009 by lmharnisch

July 5, 1953: The ads for "Stalag 17" emphasized that it was a comedy. July 3, 1951: Rumors surface that Wilder will direct "Stalag 17," less than a month after the disastrous opening of "Ace in the Hole."  "Stalag 17" … Continue reading →

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Fidel Castro Visits U.S. Landmarks, Dodgers Beat Cubs, April 20, 1959

Posted on April 20, 2009 by lmharnisch

Fidel Castro visits the Lincoln Memorial. Fifty years later, it's still difficult to believe this ever happened, but it did. Above, a man arrested for safecracking complains: "You can't get good tools anymore." At left, 22 people are killed and … Continue reading →

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