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1944 on the Radio — Dinah Shore and Phil Silvers, Feb. 24, 1944

Posted on February 24, 2014 by lmharnisch

Feb. 24, 1944 It’s Thursday in 1944 and today we have: — “The Dinah Shore Program.” Courtesy of Otrrlibrary.org — Phil Silvers is the guest on “The Kraft Music Hall” with Bing Crosby. Courtesy of Otrrlibrary.org. — “Mr. Keen, Tracer … Continue reading →

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Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights — Committee for the First Amendment Defends Free Speech

Posted on February 24, 2014 by lmharnisch

Herbert Biberman, one of the Hollywood 10, courtesy of Mary Mallory. In times of social uncertainty and economic malaise, those in fear often turn to discriminating, finger pointing, blame and stonewalling, claiming “the other” is destroying livelihoods, ways of life, … Continue reading →

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1944 in Print — ‘Walter Winchell on Broadway,’ Feb. 24, 1944

Posted on February 24, 2014 by lmharnisch

Feb. 24, 1944 Portrait of a Man Reading the Newspaper An editorial attacking the presence at Tehran of Pvt. Robert Hopkins, son of Harry Hopkins, said: “If the fathers of all the other Army privates followed Harry’s example, everybody except … Continue reading →

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1944 on the Radio — ‘Orson Welles’ Radio Almanac,’ Feb. 23, 1944

Posted on February 23, 2014 by lmharnisch

Feb. 23, 1944 It’s Wednesday in 1944 and today we have: — “The Lone Ranger.” Courtesy of Archive.org. — It’s Ash Wednesday in 1944, according to “Orson Welles’ Radio Almanac.” With guest Hedda Hopper and gags about bobby-soxers! Courtesy of … Continue reading →

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1944 in Print — ‘Walter Winchell on Broadway,’ Feb. 23, 1944

Posted on February 23, 2014 by lmharnisch

Feb. 23, 1944 This is curious. The end of Winchell’s column disappears in mid-sentence from the Palm Beach paper, just as he is about to refer to a situation in Palm Beach. And take more potshots at Congress. Man About … Continue reading →

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1944 on the Radio — Cecil B. DeMille on ‘Burns and Allen’

Posted on February 22, 2014 by lmharnisch

Feb. 22, 1944 It’s Tuesday in 1944 and today we have: — Cecil B. DeMille is the guest on “Burns and Allen.” Courtesy of Archive.org. —Phil Baker, the host of “The $64 Question,” is the guest on “Duffy’s Tavern.” Courtesy … Continue reading →

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1944 in Print — ‘Walter Winchell on Broadway,’ Feb. 22, 1944

Posted on February 22, 2014 by lmharnisch

Feb. 22, 1944 Notes of an Innocent Bystander The Magic Lanterns: Warner Bros., old hands at cinematizing the news tickers, have decided that the Free French need a little attention. Vichy being a villain made to order. They’ve got it … Continue reading →

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1944 in Print — Life Magazine, Feb. 21, 1944

Posted on February 21, 2014 by lmharnisch

Feb. 21, 1944: Did you recognize a young Patrice Munsel in this cover photo?  Alfred Eisenstaedt photographs Washington’s home at Mount Vernon and the featured movie is “Cover Girl.” And strange satiric drawings by actor Peter Helmers. Courtesy of Google.

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1944 on the Radio — Frank Sinatra in ‘Wake Up and Live’

Posted on February 21, 2014 by lmharnisch

Feb. 21, 1944 It’s Monday in 1944 and today we have: — Frank Sinatra, Bob Crosby, “Jimmy” Gleason and Marilyn Maxwell  in “Wake Up and Live” on “Lux Radio Theatre.” Courtesy of Archive.org. — A celebration of George Washington for … Continue reading →

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1944 in Print — ‘Walter Winchell on Broadway,’ Feb. 21, 1944

Posted on February 21, 2014 by lmharnisch

Feb. 21, 1944 Man With a Press Pass in His Hat Midtown Vignette: They can point him out to you at the Stork Club … His recent antics there (around cocktail time) have those-in-the-know in stitches … One of those … Continue reading →

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Running the CanoScan 9950F on Windows 8

Posted on February 20, 2014 by lmharnisch

If you have the misfortune to “upgrade” to Windows 8, you have discovered that it doesn’t play well with some of your software and peripherals, even in what Microsoft jokingly calls “compatibility mode.” The biggest disaster at the Daily Mirror … Continue reading →

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1944 on the Radio — Groucho Marx on ‘The Jack Benny Show’

Posted on February 20, 2014 by lmharnisch

Feb. 20, 1944 It’s Sunday in 1944 and today we have: — Groucho Marx is the guest on the “Jack Benny Show.” Rochester sings a bit of the hit song “My Heart Tells me.” Groucho is top form.  Courtesy of … Continue reading →

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1944 in Print — ‘Walter Winchell on Broadway,’ Feb. 20, 1944

Posted on February 20, 2014 by lmharnisch

Feb. 20, 1944 We are clearly working up to Walter Winchell’s clash with Congress next month (that is, March 1944). The Private Papers of a Cub Reporter Winchell quotes a piece from Princeton Republican, an Illinois paper. “Last Thursday, the … Continue reading →

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Irene Lentz From the Archives

Posted on February 19, 2014 by lmharnisch

This was supposed to be a quick item linking to The Times piece by Vincent Boucher on Irene Lentz and brief blog posts I did about her years ago. But as I dug into The Times clips about her 1962 … Continue reading →

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1944 on the Radio — Loretta Young and Frances Langford on ‘Command Performance’

Posted on February 19, 2014 by lmharnisch

Feb. 19, 1944 It’s Saturday in 1944 and today we have: — Jungle Jim tries to rescue his friend from a Japanese prison camp. Ethnic stereotype alert. Courtesy of Archive.org. — “Britain Has Become a Fortress.” If you haven’t noticed … Continue reading →

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James Curtis: L.A. Voices — David Lewis, Part 3

Posted on February 19, 2014 by lmharnisch

There was one wonderful scene, not in the book, that Casey wrote. It contained scraps of things from the book, but it became one of the finest love scenes l ever saw in any film. It takes place on a … Continue reading →

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Architectural Ramblings

Posted on February 18, 2014 by lmharnisch

Note: This is a repost of a regular feature I did for the 1947project in 2007 in which I tried to find homes listed in The Times’ Sunday real estate section in 1907. Architectural Ramblings was one of my favorite … Continue reading →

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1944 on the Radio — ‘Amos ‘N’ Andy’ and ‘The Lone Ranger’

Posted on February 18, 2014 by lmharnisch

Feb. 18, 1944 It’s Friday in 1944 and today we have: — “Amos ‘N’ Andy.” Courtesy of Archive.org. —  “The Lone Ranger.” Courtesy of Archive.org — Pianist Vera Brodsky is featured on the “House of Squibb.” Brodsky, known in later … Continue reading →

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James Curtis: L.A. Voices — David Lewis, Part 2

Posted on February 18, 2014 by lmharnisch

When we were ready to start the script, Casey, his wife Audrey, and I went to the Phoenix Biltmore to get away for a few days and start conferences on the script. But we had only been there three or … Continue reading →

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1944 in Print — ‘Walter Winchell on Broadway,’ Feb. 18, 1944

Posted on February 18, 2014 by lmharnisch

Feb. 18, 1944 Tales of the Town Robert Ripley’s exploiter reports that Ripley is the researcher on it … That Herr Goering’s first name, Herman, came from a Jewish doctor, Herman Eppstein, of Tyrol, Austria … Goering’s father was governor … Continue reading →

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