Monthly Archives: November 2009

November 27, 1959: Hollywood’s Forgotten Genius

Posted on November 27, 2009 by lmharnisch

Jay Robinson sits in his Bel-Air mansion on Stone Canyon Road. November 27, 1959: Hollywood’s forgotten man sat on the bare floor of his empty mansion. Jay Robinson was alone with the posters of his past. Not long ago filmland … Continue reading →

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Actress Divorces Husband Over Remarks About Movie Industry

Posted on November 27, 2009 by lmharnisch

Prince Albert Calais wears a corset, but on doctor’s orders.     Nov. 27, 1919: Actress Ruth Villmore Eversole, known professionally as Ruth Royce, sues for divorce because her husband got angry when she came home late. He also made … Continue reading →

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Court Fight Over Cook’s Biscuits

Posted on November 27, 2009 by lmharnisch

   Charges are dropped against men accused of violating the law on public speaking in parks.   Nov. 27, 1909: Lucene Farr, an African American cook, tries to recover $40 after quitting her job at the boarding house of Alice … Continue reading →

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November 26, 1959: Matt Weinstock

Posted on November 26, 2009 by lmharnisch

Cop and Robber  Citizens can be thankful for policemen like Dalton Robert Patton, whose funeral was held yesterday. Patton, 58, who retired from the LAPD in 1943, was not a “front page cop.”  He preferred to work quietly, without fuss. … Continue reading →

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November 26, 1959: Paul V. Coates – Confidential File

Posted on November 26, 2009 by lmharnisch

Nothing So Dread as He With Fanatic Eye It’s my guess that E.B. (Jet) Simrell — the 46-year-old ex-market owner who surrendered to the FBI yesterday after having threatened the lives of seven judges — figures he’s got one big … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movie Columnist

Posted on November 26, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Nov. 26, 1963: Margaret Leighton says: “I haven't been bored since childhood, but feel I'm really rather dull. A career is all right until age 26. After that you might wish you hadn't become an actress.” And she says … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving, 1959

Posted on November 26, 2009 by lmharnisch

Bruce Russell’s take on Thanksgiving. Wives – remember all the times dad “sits with the kids and ‘entertains’ them while we do our personal little chores.” Nov. 26, 1959: “Nothing less than a revival of our Founding Fathers' spiritual faith … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving, 1908

Posted on November 26, 2009 by lmharnisch

Above, Thanksgiving, 1908 "Did the Pilgrim Fathers have salads at their Thanksgiving feasts? Nay, verily!" How Did Thanksgiving Get to Be Turkey Day? History: The All-American feast took its time becoming the holiday we all celebrate today. Thursday November 15, … Continue reading →

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Times Opposes Picture Brides

Posted on November 26, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Edmund Waller “Ted” Gale on a Thanksgiving theme – a union turkey. Nov. 26, 1919: The Times editorializes against picture brides, charging that they are just a maneuver around a California law that prevents Japanese immigrants from owning land.

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Five Killed, Three Injured as Trolley Hits Car

Posted on November 26, 2009 by lmharnisch

One of the victims is removed from a streetcar at the Pacific Electric Building. Nov. 26, 1909: The Santa Ana Flyer hits a  car carrying 10 members of the Jacobs family on their way home from a Thanksgiving party. The … Continue reading →

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November 25, 1959: Matt Weinstock

Posted on November 25, 2009 by lmharnisch

Fresh but Polluted In the broad scheme of things, the Fern Dell water hole isn’t very important.  But people who knew about it and went there to fill their jugs with cool, fresh spring water are disquieted since the Health … Continue reading →

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November 25, 1959: Paul V. Coates – Confidential File

Posted on November 25, 2009 by lmharnisch

Vice President Richard Nixon will be grand marshal of the Rose Parade! There Must Be Some Kind Answer to This (News item) Mrs. Carol Carpenter, 19, was arraigned in Los Angeles Municipal Court yesterday on felony child-desertion charges . . … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movie Columnist

Posted on November 25, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Nov. 25, 1962: "At Actors Studio, Julie [Newmar] says she used to watch Marilyn Monroe. 'She attended spasmodically and there was no particular fuss made over her — she was just another member of the class. But for two … Continue reading →

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‘Ben-Hur’ Premieres in Benefit for USC

Posted on November 25, 2009 by lmharnisch

Nov. 25, 1959: Los Angeles' population reaches 2.4 million.   Parents pose with newly adopted children in a program of the Adoption Institute. “Ben-Hur” premieres as a benefit for USC. Gore Vidal worked on the script for “Ben-Hur?” William Wyler, … Continue reading →

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Nuestro Pueblo

Posted on November 25, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Aug. 29, 1938: Joe Seewerker and Charles Owens visit the home of the late Times columnist Harry Carr, showing his view of Griffith Park. Note: The original run of Nuestro Pueblo concluded in 1939. I’m going back and picking … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving Fireworks

Posted on November 25, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Fireworks for Thanksgiving – in Venice. Nov. 25, 1919: Officer O.P. Torres arrests E.F. Keele after fighting on a hotel fire escape about 100 feet above the sidewalk at 4th Street and Main.

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Women Postpone Thanksgiving Dinner to Meet Militant Feminist!

Posted on November 25, 2009 by lmharnisch

Portraits of Chicago women who deserted their families on Thanksgiving.  Oh, the scandal!! "We will not stone our legislators. We will not horsewhip them in the streets. We will not break up their homes, nor drop stones through their roof … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay – Olga Nethersole

Posted on November 24, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Olga Nethersole in an undated postcard for sale on EBay. Olga Nethersole in “Sapho,” Jan. 1, 1907. “Nethersole has the most seductive of voices” … Notice the ad for a Times brochure about its fight against unions, “revised, clarified, … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Nov. 24, 1959

Posted on November 24, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Hey, it’s our old pal T.C. Jones!      He's a Go Boy     For reasons which are inscrutable, the gentlemen in charge of traffic lights are tilting and putting blinders on them so that motorists cannot see the ones to … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, Nov. 24, 1959

Posted on November 24, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Face It; Aren't You Just a Mite Rigged?     Sit down.     No.  Better yet, lie down.  Or is it lay down?     Anyway, get prone.  Tuck a pillow under your head if it'll help relieve that nervous tension … Continue reading →

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