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I am retired from the Los Angeles Times

September 26, 1959: Matt Weinstock

Posted on September 26, 2009 by lmharnisch

September 26, 1959: Al Capone’s widow is preparing to sue over the film “Al Capone,” seeking a share of the profits, Matt Weinstock says. Gene Tierney has been released from the Menninger Clinic, a news story says.

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September 26, 1959: Paul V. Coates — Confidential File

Posted on September 26, 2009 by lmharnisch
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New Cartoon Show Premieres

Posted on September 26, 2009 by lmharnisch
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Dodgers Lose! Pennant Race Tied!

Posted on September 26, 2009 by lmharnisch

Sept. 26, 1959: An 11-year-old girl is in serious condition after being dragged 25 feet when her brother tied her to their father's pickup truck while playing cowboy.

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movies

Posted on September 26, 2009 by lmharnisch

California gets 16,000 Nazi POWs as farm workers. Spencer Tracy in "The Seventh Cross." Funeral services are planned for Harry Chandler, who died Sept. 23, 1944, at the age of 80. "Until a few days before his death he had … Continue reading →

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Dodgers Take 1-Game Lead

Posted on September 26, 2009 by lmharnisch

How could this pennant race get more exciting? The Dodgers beat the Cubs in 11 innings, 5-4, with a home run from one of the remaining Boys of Summer, Gil Hodges, giving them a one-game lead over the Braves, who lost … Continue reading →

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‘Cut Wife Into Little Pieces!’

Posted on September 26, 2009 by lmharnisch

All was not well in the De Barbadillo household. Sept. 26, 1919: Rabbi Isidore Myers leads the People’s Synagogue in celebrating the new year.

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School Segregation

Posted on September 26, 2009 by lmharnisch

Sept. 26, 1909: African American parents in Marshfield, Ore., don’t want their children to go to the separate school set up for blacks and Asians.

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Artist’s Notebook — Huntington Gardens

Posted on September 26, 2009 by lmharnisch

The Huntington Gardens by Marion Eisenmann The Huntington Gardens by Marion Eisenmann The Huntington Gardens by Marion Eisenmann Marion Eisenmann and I were going over some of her recent work and this caught my eye: A page of value studies … Continue reading →

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George ‘Evil Genius’ Hodel Rides Again III

Posted on September 25, 2009 by lmharnisch

Above, Page 79, “Most Evil,” by Steve Hodel So far, the majority of votes are against dissecting the problems in “Most Evil,” which is fine with me because it would be almost as much work as debunking John Gilmore’s “Severed,” which … Continue reading →

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Voices — Alicia de Larrocha, 1923 – 2009

Posted on September 25, 2009 by lmharnisch

April 22, 1980: The late Daniel Cariaga profiles pianist Alicia de Larrocha. The New York Times has reported that Larrocha died in Barcelona at the age of 86. The Times plans an obituary in upcoming editions.

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Found on EBay — Earl Carroll’s Nightclub

Posted on September 25, 2009 by lmharnisch

This photograph of a man, possibly a fellow named Harrison Randall, with a bicycle outside Earl Carroll's nightclub has been listed on EBay. Bidding starts at $5.35.

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September 25, 1959: Matt Weinstock

Posted on September 25, 2009 by lmharnisch

Matt Weinstock on the success of pianist Van Cliburn — and his contemporaries Eugene Istomin, Gary Graffman, Leon Fleisher, Leonard Pennario and Daniel Pollack. I didn’t know John Browning went to John Marshall High.

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September 25, 1959: Paul V. Coates — Confidential File

Posted on September 25, 2009 by lmharnisch

Sept. 25, 1959: Multimillionaire Myford Plum Irvine was trying to raise $5 million at the time of his death and needed $400,000 in cash within four days because he was “sitting on a keg of dynamite,” relatives say. Paul Coates … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movies

Posted on September 25, 2009 by lmharnisch

Sept. 25, 1943: The Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen had called a strike against the Pacific Electric Railway over wages. The Times says 70% of the freight workers remained on the job. But as they moved freight into the yard on … Continue reading →

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Voices — Susan Atkins, 1948 – 2009

Posted on September 25, 2009 by lmharnisch

Dec. 7, 1969: Susan Atkins' father describes his troubles with his daughter before she joined the Manson family. Dec. 12, 1969: The late Dial Torgerson, one of The Times' most distinguished writers, on Susan Atkins: 

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Movie Star Mystery Photo

Posted on September 25, 2009 by lmharnisch

Los Angeles Times file photo Update: Hall Bartlett in an unidentified photo published in 1954. Update: As many people guessed from a certain picture with a seagull, this is Hall Bartlett. Hall Bartlett; Wrote, Directed Offbeat Films September 16, 1993 … Continue reading →

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The Tax Man Comes for Mickey Cohen; Covering the Mets

Posted on September 25, 2009 by lmharnisch

Sept. 25, 1969: A typical screamer headline we put on the late final edition, which was for street sales. The front page of the home delivery edition didn't look like this. The National Commission on the Causes and Prevention of … Continue reading →

Posted in #courts, art and artists, Comics, Education, Film, Front Pages, Hollywood, Jack Smith, Mickey Cohen, Sports | 1 Comment

Husband Accused of Abandoning Family

Posted on September 25, 2009 by lmharnisch

Sept. 25, 1909: What the well-dressed woman has on her head. Husky, young W.F. Stratton admits that he left his wife "in a delicate condition" because he didn't like her mother.

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September 24, 1959: Paul V. Coates — Confidential File

Posted on September 24, 2009 by lmharnisch

September 24, 1959: Orange County authorities reopen their investigation into the death of Myford Plum Irvine, who was found shot to death Jan. 11, 1959, in the basement of his Tustin mansion. Irvine was shot twice in the stomach with … Continue reading →

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