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I am retired from the Los Angeles Times

Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

Posted on March 12, 2011 by lmharnisch

      Los Angeles Times file photo           [Update 2: Here’s our mystery stalker!] [Update: This is Francis X. Bushman Jr. and Alma Rayford in “Away in the Lead.” Evidently this is a lost film … Continue reading →

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Jim Murray, March 12, 1961

Posted on March 12, 2011 by lmharnisch

        March 12, 1961: After a month of writing six columns a week, Jim Murray wonders what hit him! He dips into the mailbag for readers’ comments. But even when answering readers’ quibbles, Murray is entertaining.

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Another Good Story Ruined: Saucers Over L.A.! — Part 5 [Updated]

Posted on March 11, 2011 by lmharnisch

    [Update: The Times published this photo with a story about the Battle of Los Angeles, but the photo was actually taken another time and used in error, according to Scott Harrison, who researched it for The Times'  Framework … Continue reading →

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Death Toll Exceeds 100,000 in Japan’s Holocaust, Sept. 3, 1923

Posted on March 11, 2011 by lmharnisch

               Sept. 3, 1923: This is the earliest map I’ve ever seen by our old friend Charles Owens, who later worked on Nuestro Pueblo with Joe Seewerker. I have been selective in posting stories … Continue reading →

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All Tokio in Flames; Death Toll Staggering, Sept. 2, 1923

Posted on March 11, 2011 by lmharnisch

           Sept. 2, 1923: Tokio is afire, many of the buildings of the city have collapsed, the water system is destroyed, the loss of life is heavy, all traffic has been suspended and the flames are … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates and Matt Weinstock, March 11, 1961

Posted on March 11, 2011 by lmharnisch

        March 11, 1961: The unemployed man who turned in $240,000 that fell from a Brink’s armored car gets a job offer! An overturned propane trailer causes a five-hour jam on the Hollywood Freeway, Matt Weinstock says, … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, March 11, 1941

Posted on March 11, 2011 by lmharnisch

           March 11, 1941: Lee Shippey publishes an interesting, detailed letter about conditions in Germany by a woman who fled to Switzerland. Los Angeles needs more factories, but getting money is difficult because everyone is worried … Continue reading →

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Another Good Story Ruined: Saucers Over L.A.! — Part 4

Posted on March 10, 2011 by lmharnisch

        Oct. 29, 1945: The Times publishes the searchlight photo to accompany a story about the Air Force account of the incident. Almost as soon as the shooting stopped, people began arguing over whether the 1942 air … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay — Myer Siegel

Posted on March 10, 2011 by lmharnisch

Items from Myer Siegel don’t show up terribly often on EBay, so this nightgown is fairly unusual. It's unclear from The Times' clips exactly what became of Myer Siegel, but it disappears from the pages in the early 1950s. Bidding … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, March 10, 1961

Posted on March 10, 2011 by lmharnisch

       March 10, 1961: Matt Weinstock has an item on the novel “Red Alert” by Peter Bryant.  If the plot sounds familiar,   that’s because … well, I won’t spoil it. DEAR ABBY: From the day we married I … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates, March 10, 1961

Posted on March 10, 2011 by lmharnisch

         March 10, 1961: Douglas Johnson, 60, an unemployed maintenance man, finds a sack containing $240,000 that fell from a Brink's truck on Wilshire Boulevard. Paul Coates writes about Leonard S. Abrams' pamphlet, titled "Are You SURE … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, March 10, 1941

Posted on March 10, 2011 by lmharnisch

        March 10, 1941: Lee Shippey notes the passing of the Lyceum Theater, formerly the Los Angeles, built in 1888.  Tom Treanor has the story of four visiting opera singers who are so engaged in their discussion … Continue reading →

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Jim Murray, Feb. 24, March 10, 1961

Posted on March 10, 2011 by lmharnisch

          Feb. 24, 1961: Jim Murray visits the Lakers’ locker room before their game with the Celtics. Don’t miss it. March 10, 1961: PALM SPRINGS — It is now being generally considered the Los Angeles Angels … Continue reading →

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Another Good Story Ruined: Saucers Over L.A.! — Part 3

Posted on March 9, 2011 by lmharnisch

        Photographs by Larry Harnisch/Los Angeles Times   The original 1942 print of searchlights over Los Angeles.     The back of the print, showing editors’ notations and the publication date Feb. 26, 1942.     Feb. … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, March 9, 1961

Posted on March 9, 2011 by lmharnisch

    March 9, 1961: Matt Weinstock has the story of a downtown bookie who got away with it – and got away. CONFIDENTIAL TO "EL CHUMPO": Don't Marry her. An engineer should be able to count to nine.

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Paul Coates, March 9, 1961

Posted on March 9, 2011 by lmharnisch

    March 9, 1961: Paul Coates dips into the slush pile of press releases for an item on plastic cigarettes that provide a menthol flavor – but don’t light them!  

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Philip K. Scheuer, Town Called Hollywood, March 9, 1941

Posted on March 9, 2011 by lmharnisch

           March 9, 1941: It’s a Sunday, which means Jimmie Fidler has the day off. Instead, Philip K. Scheuer writes about “Gone With the Wind” (I know, I know, you’re thinking it’s a 1939 film). He … Continue reading →

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Jim Murray, Feb. 23, March 9, 1961

Posted on March 9, 2011 by lmharnisch

           Feb. 23, 1961: Jim Murray writes about golfer Buddy Sullivan’s adventures and on March 9, looks at the Frankie Carbo-Blinky Palermo extortion trial, which I have been neglecting (so many stories, only one Larry Harnisch). … Continue reading →

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Self-Styled Siren: An Amateur Among Amateurs — Agee on Film

Posted on March 9, 2011 by lmharnisch

  Speaking of our favorite movie blogs, another one we enjoy at the Daily Mirror is “Self-Styled Siren,” by Farran Smith Nehme. (No, the photo is of Joan Fontaine, who serves as Farran’s avatar on the Web). Her latest post … Continue reading →

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Another Good Story Ruined: Saucers Over L.A.! — Part 2

Posted on March 8, 2011 by lmharnisch

           Feb. 24-25, 1942: Two days before the so-called Battle of Los Angeles, a Japanese submarine shelled the Elwood oil fields,  12 miles north of Santa Barbara, according to The Times, which added that the attack … Continue reading →

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