Monthly Archives: October 2009

Errol Flynn’s Body En Route to Los Angeles

Posted on October 17, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Oct. 17, 1959: Errol Flynn’s teenage girlfriend Beverly Aadland collapses in tears upon arriving in Los Angeles while Flynn’s secretary threatens reporters and photographers with a cane. 

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Artist’s Notebook: ‘Chocolate Factory’

Posted on October 17, 2009 by lmharnisch

“Chocolate Factory,” Marion Eisenmann, March 28, 2009 Marion Eisenmann writes of this week’s sketch: "When I  first came here, I didn't know what kind of factory this is, the Gold  Line is traveling through it close to the 110 Freeway. … Continue reading →

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October 16, 1959: Matt Weinstock

Posted on October 16, 2009 by lmharnisch

Above, Eugene Vale discusses his novel “The Thirteenth Apostle,” which received good notices at the time and is completely forgotten today. Out of curiosity, I picked up a copy on EBay. I may give it a little writeup if it’s … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates, Confidential File – Oct. 16, 1959

Posted on October 16, 2009 by lmharnisch

 Paul is still on vacation … Oct. 16, 1959: A paperboy wonders what to do with stale gifts from one his clients … and the plight of a 67-year-old bachelor.

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Fight Over Errol Flynn’s Body

Posted on October 16, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Oct. 16, 1959: Errol Flynn’s teenage companion, Beverly Aadland, says he hated Los Angeles and wanted to be buried in Jamaica, but his wife, Patrice Wymore, wins the dispute and has him buried at Forest Lawn. 

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movies

Posted on October 16, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Oct. 16, 1943: Claire Trevor and Edgar “Petticoat Junction” Buchanan? No way.  Way. And “The Phantom of the Opera” with Claude Rains.

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Movie Star Mystery Photo

Posted on October 16, 2009 by lmharnisch

Los Angeles Times photo Sept. 25, 1945: Lina Romay photographed by Harmon D. Toy of the Los Angeles Times. Update: Our guest star is Lina Romay! Just a reminder on how this works: I post the mystery photo on Monday … Continue reading →

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Residents Flee Big Tujunga Fire, Oct. 16, 1959

Posted on October 16, 2009 by lmharnisch

Oct. 16, 1959: Mae West is censored … and Gov. Pat Brown hints that he may show mercy to Caryl Chessman. Audrey Hepburn in “The Nun’s Story.” Local freeways would need "major surgery" to handle the traffic from Dodger fans … Continue reading →

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The Balloonatics

Posted on October 16, 2009 by lmharnisch

Photograph by Jeff Barnard/Associated Press July 6, 2008: Kent Couch prepares to lift off in a lawn chair from his gas station in Bend, Ore., in a balloon-suspended lawn chair at dawn. About nine hours later, he created a sensation … Continue reading →

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‘Eel Boy’ Escapes From Police

Posted on October 16, 2009 by lmharnisch

Oct. 16, 1919: Don "Eel Boy" Clauser escapes again! This time he was showing Glendale officers where he had freed some horses when he made a "running high dive into the brush alongside the road."

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Labor Activists Target Main Street Theater

Posted on October 16, 2009 by lmharnisch

Oct. 16, 1909: Union demonstrators target the Regal Theater, 323 S. Main St. In less than a year, labor activists will bomb the Los Angeles Times Building, killing 20 employees … And architect Cass Gilbert visits Los Angeles as a … Continue reading →

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October 15, 1959: Matt Weinstock

Posted on October 15, 2009 by lmharnisch

The Chessman Case How, under the law, can a man be left dangling between life an death for 11 years?  That’s what people are asking in the strange case of Caryl Chessman, due to be gassed in San Quentin Oct. … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, Oct. 15, 1959

Posted on October 15, 2009 by lmharnisch

Paul is still on vacation … Oct. 15, 1959: A respectable neighbor is a peeping Tom … And a high school girl has a crush on her science teacher!

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Errol Flynn Dies in Canada

Posted on October 15, 2009 by lmharnisch

Oct. 15, 1959: The Mirror isn’t quite so dainty about calling Beverly Aadland a “protege.”  Aug. 19, 1979: Beverly Aadland writes to The Times and says she's living in the Antelope Valley.

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movies

Posted on October 15, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Oct. 15, 1942: “The Major and the Minor” is opening. The reproduction in the World War II papers can be really terrible, especially in the first year or two of the war. 

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Errol Flynn Dies!

Posted on October 15, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Olivia de Havilland and Errol Flynn in “The Adventures of Robin Hood.” Oct. 15, 1959: Errol Flynn collapses and dies in a Vancouver apartment where he had stopped for a drink. Mrs. George Caldough, who was accompanying the star … Continue reading →

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A Postscript on the Black Sox

Posted on October 15, 2009 by lmharnisch

 Aug. 13-14, 1969, catching up with the Black Sox.   Aug. 14, 1969, an interview with Gandil. "Chick Gandil was as tough as they come. He was 31 years old and stood 6 feet, 2 inches tall; a broad, powerful … Continue reading →

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Magnetic Healer Lures Away Husband

Posted on October 15, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Oct. 15, 1909: A wife sues her husband for divorce, charging that he was drawn away by a “magnetic healer.”

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October 14, 1959: Matt Weinstock

Posted on October 14, 2009 by lmharnisch

Red Wine Man This is wine week and while I am not knocking the old fashioned (with plain water, without the fruit salad) or minimizing the fiery Martini (I’m crazy about big green olives, with pimiento) or even bourbon and … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, Oct. 14, 1959

Posted on October 14, 2009 by lmharnisch

 Paul is on vacation … Oct. 14, 1959: Dear Abby, should I tell my neighbor that there are weevils in her flour?

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