Monthly Archives: May 2010

Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, May 5, 1960

Posted on May 5, 2010 by lmharnisch

  May 5, 1960: Ruth and Betty Lawrence are looking for a good man to marry one of them and take on their 13 cats.

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, May 5, 1941

Posted on May 5, 2010 by lmharnisch

   May 5, 1941: “Pieces of Deanna Durbin's wedding cake, begged from guests by autograph hunters, are bringing fancy prices,” Jimmie Fidler says. On the jump, “Citizen Kane” will premiere at the El Capitan.

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White House Proposes Healthcare Plan

Posted on May 5, 2010 by lmharnisch

  May 5, 1960: The Republican administration of President Eisenhower announces plans for federal and state funding of medical insurance for people over 65 in the Medicare Program for the Aged. The Democrats opposed the plan in favor of healthcare … Continue reading →

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Post Office Breaks Prayer Chain Letter

Posted on May 5, 2010 by lmharnisch

  May 5, 1910: The post office halts an “endless prayer chain” letter started by “a religious crank,” The Times says. The postmaster says that the letter is illegal because it threatens  a “dire calamity” for whoever breaks the chain. … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, May 4, 1960

Posted on May 4, 2010 by lmharnisch

May 4, 1960: Why are people bringing transistor radios to Dodger games? Matt Weinstock has the answer!

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, May 4, 1960

Posted on May 4, 2010 by lmharnisch

Forest Lawn doesn’t want Caryl Chessman’s ashes! May 4, 1960: John Milton Addison is a spellbinder without peer. He’s a millionaire who claims he isn’t selling anything but himself, Paul Coates says.

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, May 4, 1940

Posted on May 4, 2010 by lmharnisch

  May 4, 1940: “Blue pencil those rift rumors about the Fred MacMurrays. We've checked, and there's nothing to 'em,” Jimmie Fidler’s staff says.

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Charles Champlin on Alfred Hitchcock, 1980

Posted on May 4, 2010 by lmharnisch

May 4, 1980: “Hitchcock was an entertaining companion and a superlative raconteur with a gift of droll timing and a dry understatement. He lifted an eyebrow as eloquently as any actor. But beneath the assurance in public situations, like interviews … Continue reading →

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Police Raid Chinatown Gambling Dens

Posted on May 4, 2010 by lmharnisch

May 4, 1910: Police conduct gambling raids in Chinatown in the 300 block of Marchessault Street, at 424 N. Los Angeles St.,  335 1/2 Apablasa and on North Alameda. On the jump, in the final days of the U.S. census, … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, May 3, 1960

Posted on May 3, 2010 by lmharnisch

   May 3, 1960: A stripper named Vagablonde promises to do her Lady Godiva act by riding a white horse down Broadway to protest 15-cent coffee… if someone will furnish a white horse, Matt Weinstock says. 

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, May 3, 1960

Posted on May 3, 2010 by lmharnisch

  May 3, 1960: Ray Burke and George S. Doombadze share a phone number and some frustration, Paul Coates says.

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, May 3, 1940

Posted on May 3, 2010 by lmharnisch

  May 3, 1940: “Marlene Dietrich, Erich Maria Remarque and Josef von Sternberg a nightly threesome at the Sphinx, where television's being served with dinner,” Jimmie Fidler says.

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Lynn Redgrave and ‘House Calls’

Posted on May 3, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Sept. 20, 1981: Universal Studios says Lynn Redgrave left “House Calls” over her salary “demands,” The Times says. A transcript of a phone call between her husband/manager John Clark and Universal’s Pete Terranova tells a different story.

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Chessman’s Execution a ‘Breath of Fresh Air,’ Times Says

Posted on May 3, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Los Angeles Times file photo May 2, 1960: A hearse carries the body of Caryl Chessman out of San Quentin.   May 3, 1960: Caryl Chessman is executed after a last-minute plea goes awry when a judge’s secretary calls … Continue reading →

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From the Vaults: ‘Black Sunday’ (1960)

Posted on May 3, 2010 by lmharnisch

I'm so sorry: I know last week I promised Zorro, and I had the 1920 Douglas Fairbanks movie all cued up and ready to go. But there was a full moon out, and Mario Bava's "Black Sunday" had just showed … Continue reading →

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Crowds Demand Money From Spring Street Bank

Posted on May 3, 2010 by lmharnisch

 Los Angeles Times file photo The All Night and Day Bank, Spring and 6th Streets, c. 1911. May 3, 1910: You may recall the All Night and Day Bank from a 2009 post.  For reasons that aren’t explained in this … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, May 2, 1960

Posted on May 2, 2010 by lmharnisch

  May 2, 1960: ONLY IN L.A. — A man telephoned the city desk Friday when the 10 a.m. air raid siren test sounded to ask if it was the burglar alarm on the city treasury. Les Wagner assured him … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, May 2, 1960

Posted on May 2, 2010 by lmharnisch

    May 2, 1960: Let me cite you the case of Bertha H. Hangen, the Topanga elementary school teacher who is fighting dismissal on charges that she referred to individuals in her flock as “stupid,” “baby,” “messy looking” and, … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, May 2, 1941

Posted on May 2, 2010 by lmharnisch

  May 2, 1941: “I've yet to see Adolphe Menjou in evening attire sans a boutonniere,” Jimmie Fidler says.

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CHESSMAN DIES

Posted on May 2, 2010 by lmharnisch

  May 2, 1960: Don Dwiggins of the Mirror News writes: “At exactly 10:03:25, an unidentified guard tripped a lever that sent cyanide pellets dropping into an acid bucket beneath Chessman's seat. “Chessman seemed to tense noticeably, held his breath, … Continue reading →

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