Monthly Archives: October 2010

Paul Coates, Oct. 26, 1960

Posted on October 26, 2010 by lmharnisch

      Oct. 26, 1960: Paul Coates takes another look at the gang killing of Manuel Castro. This time he talks to Manny Tovar, a skid row bartender whose son was charged in the shooting. "I tried to be … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Oct. 26, 1940

Posted on October 26, 2010 by lmharnisch

        Tom Treanor, who died covering World War II for The Times,  files a first-rate story from Bucharest, Romania. Oct. 26, 1940: Wot's this about the too-rich Willis Hunt, Carole Landis' "ex," taking an airplane factory job … Continue reading →

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Another Good Story Ruined — Updated

Posted on October 26, 2010 by lmharnisch

Sept. 6, 1932: The scene of Paul Bern’s suicide in his home at 9820 Easton Drive. Oct. 25-28, 1960: In response to an article alleging a “suicide whitewash,” the district attorney’s office reopens the investigation in the 1932 death of … Continue reading →

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Voices – Ingrid Bergman

Posted on October 26, 2010 by lmharnisch

        Oct. 26, 1980: Roderick Mann interviews Ingrid Bergman on the release of her autobiography, “My Story.” Mann writes: Yesterday's scandal is tomorrow's yawn, and young people today, let alone future historians, may well marvel that Ingrid … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay – What Actors Eat When They Eat!

Posted on October 25, 2010 by lmharnisch

Certain books with a Los Angeles or Hollywood connection have taken on ridiculous prices — “Thicker ‘n’ Thieves” comes to mind – and this is another item that usually carries an inflated price, although I have never seen it this … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Oct. 25, 1960

Posted on October 25, 2010 by lmharnisch

      Oct. 25, 1960: Bunker Hill residents are sleeping undisturbed again after three weeks of terror during which a burglar broke into seven apartments, held a knife to occupants who awoke and robbed them. Dets. Joe Medina and … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates, Oct. 25, 1960

Posted on October 25, 2010 by lmharnisch

      Oct. 25, 1960: Paul Coates uses the gang killing of teenager Manuel Castro, whose crime was being in the wrong neighborhood,  as a point of departure for wondering why some youths reclaim their lives from gangs while … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Oct. 25, 1940

Posted on October 25, 2010 by lmharnisch

           Oct. 25, 1940: Josephine Baker, broke and stranded near Paris, is beseeching friends for aid, Jimmie Fidler says. 

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Widowed by Hasty Words

Posted on October 25, 2010 by lmharnisch

       Oct. 25, 1910: Jessie Emery wanted her husband, Fred, to go to the store and get a bottle of milk and a loaf of bread for dinner. But he had a hard day and didn’t feel like … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Oct. 24, 1940

Posted on October 24, 2010 by lmharnisch

        Oct. 24, 1940: Aside to Patricia Morison: A word to the wide should be sufficient, Jimmie Fidler says. 

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Immigrants’ Home Burned in Apparent Hate Crime

Posted on October 24, 2010 by lmharnisch

        Oct. 24, 1960: Vandals set fire to the Baldwin Park home of the Jaskolsky family and paint a swastika and the words “Notzi Rat” on a cinder-block wall in the backyard. German immigrants Ewald Jaskolsky, 25, … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Oct. 23, 1941

Posted on October 23, 2010 by lmharnisch

        Oct. 23, 1941: Luck child, Dick Powell — his Arizona "gold" mine, rated a washout — has uncovered a valuable alunite deposit, Jimmie Fidler says.

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Archives Bazaar

Posted on October 23, 2010 by lmharnisch

      Just a reminder that the fifth annual Archives Bazaar is today from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at USC’s Doheny Memorial Library. There will be panel discussions throughout the day, including a panel at 1:30 p.m. on … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay – Earl Carroll’s

Posted on October 22, 2010 by lmharnisch

A postcard showing Earl Carroll’s nightclub after it was renamed the Moulin Rouge has been listed on EBay. Notice that the famous neon sign and the celebrities’ signatures in concrete are intact. Bidding starts at $9.99.

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Oct. 22, 1940

Posted on October 22, 2010 by lmharnisch

        Oct. 22, 1940: Never saw a child with better dining-out manners than 9-year-old Harold Lloyd Jr., Jimmie Fidler says. 

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Movieland Mystery Photo

Posted on October 22, 2010 by lmharnisch

      Los Angeles Times file photo   Here’s this week’s mystery guest! Last week’s mystery was the apartment of William Desmond Taylor. The weekend mystery guest was Charles Vidor. There's a new picture on the jump!

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From the Vaults: ‘The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari’ (1919)

Posted on October 22, 2010 by lmharnisch

Is there anything new to say about "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari"? Not really, but Halloween is a time for classics. And the best thing about this silent landmark of German expressionism is how magnificently new it still looks. Grainy … Continue reading →

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Riot by Veterans Cancels Showing of ‘Caligari’

Posted on October 22, 2010 by lmharnisch

            Oct. 5-9, 1921: A violent protest by the Hollywood post of the American Legion outside Miller’s Theater halts the exhibition of “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari” after a few performances. "The playhouse, which had … Continue reading →

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Victor the Flower Vendor

Posted on October 22, 2010 by lmharnisch

        Oct. 22, 1910: The LAPD cracks down on sidewalk peddlers and beggars outside the Merchants’ National Bank at 3rd and Spring streets. But what to do with Victor, the poor flower vendor?

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Found on EBay — ‘Salome’

Posted on October 21, 2010 by lmharnisch

    An EBay vendor has listed what is apparently an original publicity photo from Theda Bara’s “Salome,” one of the best-known “lost” silent movies. Production design was by George James Hopkins, in case you are wondering, as I was.  … Continue reading →

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