Monthly Archives: November 2009

Found on EBay –Lili St. Cyr

Posted on November 15, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Lili St. Cyr performs at the Follies on Main, May 12, 1947. At left, this letter from Lili St. Cyr, a legendary striptease artist who performed at the Florentine Gardens and many other nightclubs, has been listed on EBay. … Continue reading →

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Voices – Jules Feiffer

Posted on November 15, 2009 by lmharnisch

Sept. 12, 1969, “Little Murders” runs for more than six months in Los Angeles. After writing a post about “Little Murders” and the monologues in the play, especially the one by homicide Detective Lt. Miles Practice, I e-mailed playwright and … Continue reading →

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Voices – Evelyn Rudie

Posted on November 15, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Above, Evelyn Rudie, 9, who played Eloise on TV, makes the front page of the Mirror with a story about vanishing from home to go see Mamie Eisenhower. Paul Coates’ Nov. 10, 1959, column (“Evelyn Is a Real Old … Continue reading →

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Servicemen Wreck L.A. Union Hall Over Armistice Day Shootings

Posted on November 15, 2009 by lmharnisch

Nov. 15, 1919:  In response to the Centralia, Wash., shootings, “Twenty-five silent, stalwart men in full uniform of the United States Army and Navy raided the headquarters of the local I.W.W. in the Germain Building while a ‘defense’ meeting of … Continue reading →

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November 15, 1909: Finds ‘Husband’ Is Woman

Posted on November 15, 2009 by lmharnisch

November 15, 1909: Dr. Alice Bush of Oakland sues for divorce, charging that her husband, R.K. Morgan, failed to disclose something rather important. The lynchings in Cairo, Ill., are endorsed from the pulpit and in the press.  Saying that lawlessness … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay – Pig ’n Whistle

Posted on November 14, 2009 by lmharnisch

  From “Chinatown”: WALSH: They got into a terrific argument outside the Pig 'n Whistle. GITTES: What about? WALSH:   I don't know. The traffic was pretty loud. I only heard one thing – apple core. A Pig ‘n Whistle candy … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Nov. 14, 1959

Posted on November 14, 2009 by lmharnisch

       Today Is Forever     Thirty years ago R. Julian Dashwood, a Britisher, found himself broke and hungry in Sydney, Australia.  Standing in a free food line, he determined never to be dependent again on how others mismanaged the … Continue reading →

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

Posted on November 14, 2009 by lmharnisch

Mash Notes and Comment     "Dear Mr. Coates:     "Humorous though your column about taking your wife with you to Japan was, I just wanted you to know that it did the hearts of many women good to have you … Continue reading →

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Carl Reiner Explains All About Klutzery

Posted on November 14, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Braven Dyer writes about the death of W.L. "Pop" Guthrie, a Warner Bros. location manager and USC fan who had adopted the football team in 1926 and had been sitting on the Trojan bench for many years. Guthrie had … Continue reading →

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School Board Sells Downtown Property

Posted on November 14, 2009 by lmharnisch

Clare Briggs on the day after Halloween. Nov. 14, 1919: Here’s one of the problems of research – a story about the sale of Mercantile Place, which is so well known that the reporter doesn’t say where it is.  June … Continue reading →

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November 14, 1909: Nude Man Prances on Bunker Hill

Posted on November 14, 2009 by lmharnisch

November 14, 1909:  The problem with identifying the man gamboling about the top of Angel Flight* without clothing is that none of the women who complain to police have taken a good look at him. And Eddie Foy offers advice … Continue reading →

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November 13, 1959: Matt Weinstock

Posted on November 13, 2009 by lmharnisch

The End Is in Sight Bravely ignoring the tear-inducing smog which was seeping in through the woodwork, the gentlemen of the copy desk yesterday, between, editions, went into their daily seminar titled “Whither Drifteth?”  Their despondent conclusion, delivered to my … Continue reading →

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Nov. 13, 1959: Paul V. Coates – Confidential File

Posted on November 13, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Hucksters of Horror Tell How to Succeed I listened in on a trilogy of success stories this week. They were about three local-boys-who-made-good.  Their ages averaged 25.  Each was married, with two to four children.  None had any special … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movie Columnist

Posted on November 13, 2009 by lmharnisch

    Nov. 13, 1950: Ginger Rogers has friends over to watch three hours of dance excerpts from her movies with Fred Astaire.

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Movie Star Mystery Photo

Posted on November 13, 2009 by lmharnisch

Los Angeles Times file photo Update: This week’s mystery star is Jane Frazee, above, in “Kansas City Kitty,” June 19, 1945.  Sept.8, 1985: The Times reports the death of Jane Frazee at the age of 67. Just a reminder on … Continue reading →

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Reporters Walk Out on Rockefeller

Posted on November 13, 2009 by lmharnisch

   New York Gov. Nelson Rockefeller’s plan for separate news conferences for print and broadcast reporters backfires when the TV and radio crews in Los Angeles walk out on him.   Louie Malle’s New Wave film “Lovers” is just plain … Continue reading →

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Hard Cider Is a Soft Drink

Posted on November 13, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Someone had fun writing this story. But “Remember the Mane"? Cider, even hard cider, is a soft drink.   Nov. 13, 1919: Pastry was flying at the Lewis Bakery, 448 S. Hill St., after Thomas H. Whitfield complained that he … Continue reading →

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Few Killers Are Executed, Reports Show

Posted on November 13, 2009 by lmharnisch

    Nov. 13, 1909: More than 100 murders were committed in the 30 years since the capital punishment law was passed, but only five killers from Los Angeles County have been executed, The Times says. A convicted killer has … Continue reading →

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November 12, 1959: Matt Weinstock

Posted on November 12, 2009 by lmharnisch

Serious Slapstick As you may have read, that was quite a comedy of errors the other night in the little city of Cypress in Orange County. On a tip that Louis Ross Lord, 35, road camp escapee, was there, two … Continue reading →

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November 12, 1959: Paul V. Coates – Confidential File

Posted on November 12, 2009 by lmharnisch

The Mirror follows the Lillian Lenorak story. Below, Paul Weeks profiles suspect Tord Ove Zeppen-Field.

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