Monthly Archives: November 2010

Matt Weinstock, Nov. 16, 1960

Posted on November 16, 2010 by lmharnisch

       Nov. 16, 1960: Matt Weinstock has an item on the demolition of the Haig Prince Building at 2nd and Broadway, which was built in 1898.  DEAR ABBY: This morning I received a telephone call from a man … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates, Nov. 16, 1960

Posted on November 16, 2010 by lmharnisch

       Nov. 16, 1960: Paul Coates files the first story in his series on the Soviet Union. He writes from Moscow: “This is the other side of the moon. A place so strange to western eyes that it … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Nov. 16, 1940

Posted on November 16, 2010 by lmharnisch

           Nov. 16, 1940: Clark Gable and Carole Lombard are packing for a trailer trek to Nebraska, where they'll visit her relatives, Jimmie Fidler says.

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Mary Astor Mystery Photo

Posted on November 16, 2010 by lmharnisch

At left, the publicity still from “Return to Peyton Place.” At right, Mary Astor in a 1959 photo. At left, the publicity still from “Return to Peyton Place.” At right, a photo of Mary Astor from 1961. Oh, Harnisch, why … Continue reading →

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Bus Strike Begins!

Posted on November 16, 2010 by lmharnisch

          Nov. 16-21, 1960: Another bus strike ends after six days, with MTA mechanics winning a raise of 54 cents an hour to be given in three steps. Officials say that the raises will probably require … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Nov. 15, 1960,

Posted on November 15, 2010 by lmharnisch

       Nov. 15, 1960: A copyreader named Mike knows how to liven up a newsroom tour, Matt Weinstock says. DEAR ABBY: I am a very happily married woman with a family. I really love my husband but I … Continue reading →

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The Real Marilyn Monroe

Posted on November 15, 2010 by lmharnisch

         Nov. 15, 1960: The Mirror continues Maurice Zolotow’s series on Marilyn Monroe. And on the jump, Mrs. S.C. Harris is worried about Paul Coates!

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Nov. 15, 1940

Posted on November 15, 2010 by lmharnisch

        Nov. 15, 1940: Ernest Hemingway will come to Hollywood to help adapt his "For Whom the Bell Tolls" to the screen, Jimmie Fidler says.

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Movieland Mystery Photo — Updated

Posted on November 15, 2010 by lmharnisch

    I often wonder why people in movie stills sometimes have such dilated eyes. Then I found this very freckled mystery guest with about the most extreme example I’ve ever seen.       Los Angeles Times file photo … Continue reading →

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A Victim of ‘Retrocephalitis’

Posted on November 15, 2010 by lmharnisch

    Nov. 15-17, 1910: Benjamin Sheppard was a large, powerful garbage worker, a victim of “retrocephalitis” that turned him into a “animal-man.” At least that’s what The Times reported. And yes, he was African American. "That Sheppard is a … Continue reading →

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From the Vaults: ‘The Howling’ (1981)

Posted on November 15, 2010 by lmharnisch

Well, Joe Dante's horror classic "The Howling" was not at all what I expected! Every werewolf movie is necessarily idiosyncratic, of course — it's not like "Dracula" or "Frankenstein," with an established storyline and characters to follow or riff on. … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Nov. 14, 1960

Posted on November 14, 2010 by lmharnisch

       Nov. 14, 1960: Matt Weinstock has J. Farrington Barrington Arrington’s solution to deadlocked juries — like the one in the Finch case.  DEAR ABBY: After reading the letter from LIAR'S WIFE, who for years was unknowingly "the … Continue reading →

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The Real Marilyn Monroe

Posted on November 14, 2010 by lmharnisch

       Nov. 14, 1960: The Mirror begins publishing Maurice Zolotow’s biography of Marilyn Monroe (and yes, Clark Gable, her co-star in “The Misfits” dies in a few days). On the jump, Simone Signoret says that if Monroe is … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Nov. 14, 1941

Posted on November 14, 2010 by lmharnisch

    Nov. 14, 1941: One unpublicized reason for Lou Costello's New York jaunt is a conference with his pal, Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia, anent screening of His Honor's life story — with Costello in the title role, Jimmie Fidler says. 

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On the Frontiers of Technology: Teletext

Posted on November 14, 2010 by lmharnisch

        Nov. 14, 1980: KCET-TV Channel 28 and KNXT-TV Channel 2 plan to experiment with teletext. Young persons reading this with the free wifi at Starbucks, gaze at the screen shots and give thanks for your netbooks.  … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Nov. 13, 1940

Posted on November 13, 2010 by lmharnisch

        Nov. 13, 1940: Insiders are saying good champagne will be $100 a case before New Year's, Jimmie Fidler says. 

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Movieland Mystery Photo

Posted on November 13, 2010 by lmharnisch

      Photograph by Art Rogers / Los Angeles Times   Here’s our mystery guest for the week. Last week’s mystery fellow was Michael Ansara and the weekend guest was Robert Mitchum’s brother John, who also performed as John … Continue reading →

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Famed Writer Tours L.A.

Posted on November 13, 2010 by lmharnisch

       Nov. 13, 1910: Times reporter Willard Huntington Wright (yes, that is the future mystery writer S.S. Van Dine), explores Los Angeles with British author William J. Locke, who was once famous for such works as “The Beloved … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay — Silverwoods

Posted on November 12, 2010 by lmharnisch

This shirt from Silverwoods, one of the more upscale menswear shops in Los Angeles, has been listed on EBay. Bidding starts at $24.99.

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Matt Weinstock, Nov. 12, 1960

Posted on November 12, 2010 by lmharnisch

    Nov. 13, 1960: Matt Weinstock has the story of a Pittsburgh reporter in town for an episode of “Day in Court” — who got a ticket for jaywalking in Hollywood.  CONFIDENTIAL TO "MARRIED TO A MAMMA'S BOY": Don't … Continue reading →

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