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I am retired from the Los Angeles Times

Matt Weinstock, March 8, 1961

Posted on March 8, 2011 by lmharnisch

       March 8, 1961: Matt Weinstock updates an item about a man at “McWestlake” Park who was seen putting a duck in a shopping bag and carrying it away. It turns out that the man has been nursing … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates, March 8, 1961

Posted on March 8, 2011 by lmharnisch

       March 8, 1961: Paul Coates has an item about the possibility that the new postmaster general, J. Edward Day, might run afoul of obscenity laws because he wrote a racy novel that could be unfit for the … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, March 8, 1941

Posted on March 8, 2011 by lmharnisch

        March 8, 1941: Lee Shippey has a great item on Frank Capra – be sure to read it … and Tom Treanor has another column on the problems of young men looking for a place to … Continue reading →

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Jim Murray, Feb. 22, March 8, 1961

Posted on March 8, 2011 by lmharnisch

        Feb. 22, 1961: Jim Murray writes about Gaspar Ortega, a perfect opponent. March 8, 1961: Be sure to read  Murray’s attempt to interview Casey Stengel – It is a jewel. 

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She Blogged by Night: The Marie Prevost Project

Posted on March 8, 2011 by lmharnisch

One of our favorite movie blogs at the Daily Mirror is “She Blogged by Night.” “She” writes: Larry Harnisch, researcher and blogger at the always wonderful Los Angeles Times Daily Mirror, sent me an epic tonne of articles on Marie … Continue reading →

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Another Good Story Ruined: Saucers Over L.A.! — Part 1

Posted on March 7, 2011 by lmharnisch

          Los Angeles Times file photo   Searchlights rake the nighttime sky over a blacked-out city on Feb. 25, 1942, in the so-called Battle of Los Angeles. A powerful image, to be sure. But is it … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay — ‘Salome’

Posted on March 7, 2011 by lmharnisch

The item at left, described as an original lobby card from the Theda Bara version of “Salome,” has been listed on EBay. Interestingly enough, the card has entirely different lettering than the one above, which was listed last October. Bidding … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, March 7, 1961

Posted on March 7, 2011 by lmharnisch

       March 7, 1961: The DWP magazine reports on a broken water main at Ventura Boulevard and Coldwater Canyon that spouted 100,000 gallons of water per minute. It took a crew of 12 working in pairs 2 1/2 … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates, March 7, 1961

Posted on March 7, 2011 by lmharnisch

       March 7, 1961: Paul Coates looks at the problem of a family caring (or not caring) for an ailing parent who is on welfare and a veteran's pension. He writes: How any society but a degenerating one … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, March 7, 1941

Posted on March 7, 2011 by lmharnisch

        March 7, 1941: Lee Shippey writes about the Asia House, a group open to anyone who has lived "somewhere east of Suez for six months or more" and he publishes a letter from wartime Britain by … Continue reading →

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Jim Murray, Feb. 21, March 7, 1961

Posted on March 7, 2011 by lmharnisch

    Feb. 21, 1961: Jim Murray writes a second column about jockey Johnny Longden.  “Johnny has to be one of the super athletes of our time. Unlike golf, croquet or cribbage, riding racehorses is not normally considered an old … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, March 6, 1961

Posted on March 6, 2011 by lmharnisch

       March 6, 1961: Matt Weinstock says he’s at a loss for words when people begin comparing notes about their European travels. The only foreign places he’s ever been are Iwo Jima, Manila, Tacloban and Morotai.  “There isn't … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates, March 6, 1961

Posted on March 6, 2011 by lmharnisch

       March 6, 1961: Paul Coates has the story of 8-year-old Lillian Gonzales Gossett, who lives in Tijuana because immigration officials won’t allow her to join her mother and stepfather in the U.S.

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, March 6, 1941

Posted on March 6, 2011 by lmharnisch

           March 6, 1941: HOLLYWOOD AFTER DARK: Carmen Miranda improvising Portuguese lyrics to an American jive tune as she dances with Cesar Romero at the Mocambo. Also on the jump: A roundup of items from Lee … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo

Posted on March 6, 2011 by lmharnisch

      Los Angeles Times file photo   I came across this picture while researching something else and thought it would make a good weekend mystery photo.

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

Posted on March 6, 2011 by lmharnisch

      Los Angeles Times file photo   [Update: Yes, as everyone figured out, this is Stephen Crane (d. 1985), above, in a photo stamped 1942] Here’s this week’s mystery guest!

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Jim Murray, Feb. 20, March 6, 1961

Posted on March 6, 2011 by lmharnisch

       Feb. 20, 1961: Jim Murray writes about Walter O’Malley’s impact on Los Angeles, and the construction of Dodger Stadium underway at Chavez Ravine. March 6, 1961: Jim Murray takes a look at jockey Johnny Longden. "Will Johnny … Continue reading →

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Confessions of a Story Editor, March 6, 1981

Posted on March 6, 2011 by lmharnisch

            March 6, 1981:  Pulitzer Prize-winning TV columnist Howard Rosenberg talks to a story editor about lining up people for a canceled show called "That's My Line." Z (Rosenberg's source) was one of six story … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, March 5, 1941

Posted on March 5, 2011 by lmharnisch

        March 5, 1941: Lee Shippey says: Every striker who delays defense is striking a blow for Nazi victory which may take from him the right to labor as a free man. Every manufacturer who tries to … Continue reading →

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Jim Murray, Feb. 19, March 5, 1961

Posted on March 5, 2011 by lmharnisch

            Feb. 19, 1961: Baseball fans are over-conservative, Jim Murray says, so they don't like Phil Wrigley's idea of using eight coaches and a computer to manage the Cubs.  March 5, 1961: Jim Murray writes … Continue reading →

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