I had the great good fortune of spending several hours Saturday with Mark A. Vieira, a regular commenter on the mystery photos and author of several books, including the current release “George Hurrell’s Hollywood.” I will post more about our chat, but you should know that Mark will be delivering a presentation on George Hurrell on Jan. 8 at 7:30 p.m. at the Hollywood Heritage Museum’s barn, 2100 N. Highland Ave. Tickets are $15, $5 for members.

“George Hurrell’s Hollywood is available on Amazon ($42.67) and at local bookstores for $60. I paid the full $60 to support Vroman’s, my local, independent bookstore.