Monthly Archives: August 2024

Reminder – My Next ‘Ask Me Anything’ on the Black Dahlia Case Is September 3

Posted on August 28, 2024 by lmharnisch

Reminder: Boxie and I will be doing a live “Ask Me Anything” on the Black Dahlia case Tuesday, September 3, at 10 a.m. Pacific time, on YouTube and on Instagram. I’ll give an update on the book and discuss some … Continue reading →

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Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights: Hotel Brevoort, Bohemians’ Outpost on Lexington

Posted on August 27, 2024 by lmharnisch

Long an entertaining trope for many a movie and stage play, the boarding house for theatrical performers offered an opportunity to gather together a colorful band of characters while at the same time providing them a supportive haven and family … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo (Updated + + + +)

Posted on August 26, 2024 by lmharnisch

This week’s mystery movie was the 1937 Paramount picture Waikiki Wedding, with Bing Crosby, Bob Burns, Martha Raye, Shirley Ross, George Barbier and Leif Erikson. 

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Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights: Eleanor Fried Darling, Jill of All Trades

Posted on August 20, 2024 by lmharnisch

W. Scott Darling and Eleanor Fried Darling, Film Daily, 1926. Women made the silent film industry the giant success it became during the 1920s. Thanks to their example in uplifting filmmaking, movie attendance skyrocketed among women. To maintain supply for … Continue reading →

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George Hodel: Ask Me Anything, August 2024

Posted on August 20, 2024 by lmharnisch

Here’s Boxie (formerly Boxy) and I with this month’s “Ask Me Anything” on George Hodel. In this session, I discussed Steve Hodel’s indignant rebuttal to last month’s Ask Me Anything on George Hodel regarding Brian Carr’s statement at Steve never … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo (Updated + + + +)

Posted on August 19, 2024 by lmharnisch

This week’s mystery was the 1953 Twentieth Century-Fox picture Call Me Madam, with Ethel Merman, Donald O’Connor, Vera-Ellen, George Sanders, Billy De Wolfe, Helmut Dantine, Walter Slezak, Steven Geray, Ludwig Stossel, Lilia Skala, Charles Dingle, Emory Parnell and Percy Helton.

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‘Ask Me Anything’ on George Hodel – August 20

Posted on August 14, 2024 by lmharnisch

Reminder: Boxie (formerly Boxy) and I will be doing a live “Ask Me Anything” on George Hodel and Steve Hodel on Tuesday, August 20, at 10 a.m. Pacific time on YouTube and Instagram. Can’t make the live session? Email me … Continue reading →

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Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights: Smokey Bear Turns 80

Posted on August 13, 2024 by lmharnisch

As climate change worsens around the world, so do the outbreak of wildfires. Just in the last few years, such countries as Canada, Greece, and Australia have experienced devastating fires, as has such U. S. states as Hawaii, Oregon, Washington, … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo (Updated + + + +)

Posted on August 12, 2024 by lmharnisch

This week’s mystery movie was the 1949 picture Champion, with Kirk Douglas, Marilyn Maxwell, Arthur Kennedy, Paul Stewart, Luis Van Rooten, Harry Shannon, John Day, Ruth Roman and Lola Albright.

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Black Dahlia: Ask Me Anything, August 2024

Posted on August 6, 2024 by lmharnisch

In the August 2024 Ask Me Anything on the Black Dahlia case, I talk about my work in progress, Heaven Is HERE! and where I got the title.

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Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights: Busch Gardens and Hogan’s Aristocratic Dream

Posted on August 5, 2024 by lmharnisch

Note: This is an encore post from 2012. Filmmakers have always loved shooting around the Los Angeles area because so many diverse locations offer tantalizing story possibilities at a fraction of the cost of traveling around the United States or … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo (Updated + + + +)

Posted on August 5, 2024 by lmharnisch

The timekeeper is Weegee, btw. This week’s mystery movie was the 1949 RKO picture The Set-Up, with Robert Ryan, Audrey Totter, George Tobias, Alan Baxter, Wallace Ford, Percy Helton, Hal Fieberling, Darryl Hickman, Kenny O’Morrison, James Edwards, David Clarke, Phillip … Continue reading →

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Reminder – My Next ‘Ask Me Anything’ on the Black Dahlia Case Is Aug. 6

Posted on August 1, 2024 by lmharnisch

Reminder: Boxie and I will be doing a live “Ask Me Anything” on the Black Dahlia case Tuesday, Aug. 6, at 10 a.m. Pacific time, on YouTube and on Instagram. I’ll give an update on the book and discuss the … Continue reading →

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