Monthly Archives: May 2011

Voices: Jackie Cooper, 1922 – 2011

Posted on May 4, 2011 by lmharnisch

           June 14, 1931: "Naw, I ain't gonna be no actor when I grow up," Jackie Cooper tells The Times. "Ya know, last season I thought I'd like to be a football player, but baseball players … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, May 4, 1941

Posted on May 4, 2011 by lmharnisch

        May 4, 1961:  Lee Shippey returns and although he doesn’t elaborate on the surgery that kept him from writing, he shows that the cost of healthcare is nothing new.  Tom Treanor has the story of an … Continue reading →

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Jim Murray, May 4, 1961

Posted on May 4, 2011 by lmharnisch

        May 4, 1961: Once a year, golf and Las Vegas get together — and in the view of both, that's often enough. It costs Vegas' Desert Inn $150,000 and a swatch of headaches. It costs the … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, May 3, 1941

Posted on May 3, 2011 by lmharnisch

           May 3, 1941: Novelist James Hilton fills in for Lee Shippey, who is recovering from surgery. (I must say, I’m impressed by the number of authors among Shippey’s friends). Tom Treanor, who was killed covering … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

Posted on May 3, 2011 by lmharnisch

      Los Angeles Times file photo   [Updated 2: Please congratulate Mary Mallory for identifying our mystery fellow as Maurice Schwartz! This is Schwartz (d. 1960) in a photo stamped April 9, 1963.] [Update: So far, nobody has … Continue reading →

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Jim Murray, May 3, 1961

Posted on May 3, 2011 by lmharnisch

        May 3, 1961: The locker room interview, an integral part of baseball, is clacking along at an .800 clip and everything is upbeat, Jim Murray says.

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Yorty Seeks to Limit L.A. Mayors to Two Terms

Posted on May 3, 2011 by lmharnisch

        May 3, 1961: The Times editorial page backs Mayor Norris Poulson, who lost to  challenger Sam Yorty. Although Yorty advocated a two-term limit for mayors, he served three terms and was seeking a fourth when he … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, May 2, 1941

Posted on May 2, 2011 by lmharnisch

           May 2, 1941: Darrell Ware, filling in for Lee Shippey, writes about the opening of trout season. I've yet to see Adolphe Menjou in evening attire sans a boutonniere, Jimmie Fidler says 

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Jim Murray, May 2, 1961

Posted on May 2, 2011 by lmharnisch

           May 2, 1961: It has been said this is a so-so field coming up to the Kentucky Derby this year, but it is only in retrospect that anyone can evaluate. A derby lineup is like … Continue reading →

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Garden Grove Teenagers Find Severed Head

Posted on May 2, 2011 by lmharnisch

              Lampson Avenue and Knott Street via Google street view.   April 30-May 18, 1961: Three Garden Grove teenagers riding their bikes along Lampson Avenue near Knott Street, an area of tomato fields, find … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, May 1, 1941

Posted on May 1, 2011 by lmharnisch

           May 1, 1941: Alan Le May fills in for Lee Shippey, who is recovering from surgery. S.S. Santa Rosa — Like your appendix, this cruise is just a vestige of time gone by. As we … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

Posted on May 1, 2011 by lmharnisch

      Los Angeles Times file photo   [Update 2: This is indeed Eddie Quillan (d. 1990) in an undated photo from his Mack Sennett days, stamped March 5, 1984, by The Times library.] [Update: Please congratulate Mary Mallory, … Continue reading →

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Jim Murray, May 1, 1961

Posted on May 1, 2011 by lmharnisch

            May 1, 1961: Les Richter, middle-guard linebacker and mad red dog of the Rams, spends each football season as the Dracula of the line-of-scrimmage and each off-season as the William Jennings Bryan of sports.

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Straw Hat Day in Los Angeles

Posted on May 1, 2011 by lmharnisch

       May 1, 1931: Cartoonist Edmund Waller “Ted” Gale reminds Times readers of the arrival of Straw Hat Day, when men threw out their old felt hats and bought a new sailor. Straw Hat season began in Los … Continue reading →

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