Monthly Archives: December 2010

Lina Romay on the Daily Mirror

Posted on December 27, 2010 by lmharnisch

Los Angeles Times photo You may recall that Lina Romay was a mystery guest in October 2009. Here’s a reprise of her post. Romay died Dec. 17 at the age of 91. Sept. 25, 1945: Lina Romay photographed by Harmon … Continue reading →

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L.A. Crime Rises in 1967

Posted on December 27, 2010 by lmharnisch

    Jan. 7, 1968: Joel Rubin and Robert Faturechi are reporting that homicides in Los Angeles have fallen to the lowest level since 1967. Interestingly enough, at that time the LAPD reported homicides were up 27.5%. over 1966. The … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Dec. 27, 1940

Posted on December 27, 2010 by lmharnisch

          Dec. 27, 1940: P.G. Wodehouse is being held by the Nazis – stay tuned for more about him in 1941,when he goes on German radio. Earl Carroll planning a Jimmy Durante "Nose Night" with any … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Update]

Posted on December 27, 2010 by lmharnisch

      Los Angeles Times file photo   Isn’t this a great picture? More details on the jump.

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World Record at L.A. Aviation Meet!

Posted on December 27, 2010 by lmharnisch

      Los Angeles Times file photo       Dec. 27, 1910: The year ends as it began, with an aviation meet. Despite  50-mph winds that swept Dominguez Field, Arch Hoxsey of Pasadena sets a new altitude record … Continue reading →

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Teena Marie, 1956 — 2010: ‘I wish I was colorless’

Posted on December 26, 2010 by lmharnisch

Teena Marie: “I’m a different kind of person. Blacks and whites don’t really react in any special way to me. I don’t get anything negative from blacks and not really anything negative from whites now. But I will say it was different before I started getting some popularity. I don’t think it was prejudice from whites as much as ignorance of something they didn’t know much about. You know, I wish I was colorless sometimes.”
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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Dec. 26, 1940

Posted on December 26, 2010 by lmharnisch

        Dec. 26, 1940: No merrier Christmas in all Los Angeles than the one in moppet Betty Brewer's manse. Her screen success made it possible for them to buy their first turkey in years, Jimmie Fidler says.

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Movieland Mystery Photo — Updated

Posted on December 26, 2010 by lmharnisch

      Los Angeles Times file photo   I came across a big file on film crews and I thought they would make entertaining mystery photos. Rather than a mystery guest of the week, I’ll post one a day … Continue reading →

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Monks’ Dispute Delays Celebration of Jesus’ Birth

Posted on December 26, 2010 by lmharnisch

            Dec. 26, 1960: An argument between Roman Catholic and Greek Orthodox monks at the Grotto of the Manger delays a religious procession to celebrate the birth of Jesus. "The point at issue appeared trivial … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Dec. 25, 1940

Posted on December 25, 2010 by lmharnisch

        Dec. 25, 1940: “Merry Christmas! And may 1941 bring peace on earth and good will among men,” Jimmie Fidler says.  ALSO James “Sunrise Jim” Warnack in the Daily Mirror

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Christmas and the Comics, 1960

Posted on December 25, 2010 by lmharnisch

                   

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The Mirror, Dec. 24, 1960

Posted on December 24, 2010 by lmharnisch

            Dec. 24, 1960: Our friends at the Los Angeles Mirror are celebrating Christmas – not realizing that in a little more than a year the paper — and the Los Angeles Examiner — will … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Dec. 24, 1940

Posted on December 24, 2010 by lmharnisch

           Dec. 24, 1940: Mr. Claus, I'd like to wager: I'll bet you can't fill Carole Landis' stockings with anything prettier than she's already filled 'em with herself, Jimmie Fidler says.

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Movieland Mystery Photo — Updated

Posted on December 24, 2010 by lmharnisch

      Los Angeles Times file photo   Here’s our mystery guest. Last week’s mystery guest was Thelma Todd, followed by Ford Sterling and friends. There’s a new photo on the jump!

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Iran Hostages Spend 2nd Christmas in Captivity

Posted on December 24, 2010 by lmharnisch

            Dec. 24, 1980: The nation’s Christmas tree is lit for 417 seconds, one for each day the 52 hostages have been held in captivity in Iran…. San Fernando Police Officer Dennis Webb is shot … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Dec. 23, 1960

Posted on December 23, 2010 by lmharnisch

       Deck us all with Boston Charlie,Walla Walla, Washan' Kalamazoo… Nora's freezin' on the trolleySwaller dollar cauliflowerAlleygaroo! Dec. 23, 1960: One of the ugliest moments in the annals of the LAPD — the "Bloody Christmas" of 1951 — … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates, Dec. 23, 1960

Posted on December 23, 2010 by lmharnisch

       Dec. 23, 1960: Paul Coates dips into the mailbag and writes about Hugh Hefner’s plans for Playboy tours “designed to appeal to the sophisticated urban young Playboy reader." Talk about futurism: Reader A.M. Spencer warns of the … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler, Dec. 23, 1940

Posted on December 23, 2010 by lmharnisch

           Dec. 23, 1940: If Greta Garbo is idle much longer, she'll have all the obscurity even she could ask, Jimmie Fidler says.

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Santa Claus Is No Ordinary Man!

Posted on December 23, 2010 by lmharnisch

    Dec. 23, 1960: Take that, Sluggo, you gender-stereotyping clod! On the jump, a “legless World War II veteran” is charged with having 250 reels of stag films…. Jack Smith goes Christmas shopping and finds his fellow human beings … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay – Marya Marco

Posted on December 22, 2010 by lmharnisch

This sketch of Marya Marco by Herbert Ryman has been listed on EBay. Ryman (d. 1989) was an illustrator and artist for Disney (he is credited with the concept drawings for Disneyland) and MGM,where he worked on "The Good Earth," … Continue reading →

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