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I am retired from the Los Angeles Times

Aaron Spelling and His Mansion

Posted on March 27, 2009 by lmharnisch

Photograph by Mark Terrill / Associated Press The Spelling mansion in 1993. The Daily Mirror revisits the story of Aaron Spelling and his Holmby Hills mansion, which is for sale. HE’S MADE TV WHAT IT IS TODAY * Aaron Spelling … Continue reading →

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Trouble Was His Business — Raymond Chandler

Posted on March 27, 2009 by lmharnisch

Tough Guys and Sentimental Gumshoes * SELECTED LETTERS OF DASHIELL HAMMETT 1921-1960 Edited by Richard Layman with Julie M. Rivett; Counterpoint: 650 pp., $40 * THE RAYMOND CHANDLER PAPERS Selected Letters and Nonfiction 1909-1959 Edited by Tom Hiney and Frank … Continue reading →

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Movie Star Mystery Photo

Posted on March 27, 2009 by lmharnisch

Los Angeles Times file photoUpdate: This is Sharon Lynn. Please congratulate Nick Santa Maria, Dewey Webb, Gregory Moore, Annie Frye, Mary Mallory and R. Ahuna for correctly identifying her. Nick, who was first, explains that he’s a big Laurel and … Continue reading →

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Spring Fashions; Hot New Actor; A Look at Dean Chance, March 27, 1969

Posted on March 27, 2009 by lmharnisch

Did women ever really dress like this? Ask your mom. http://www.guba.com/f/root.swf?video_url=http://free.guba.com/uploaditem/3000087813/flash.flv&isEmbeddedPlayer=true  Dean Chance should have owned Los Angeles. He was the third Cy Young Award winner in three years who called Dodger Stadium home. Don Drysdale won it in 1962, … Continue reading →

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Gala Premiere for ‘Anne Frank”; Hockey at the Arena? March 27, 1959

Posted on March 27, 2009 by lmharnisch

Hey, look! It’s one of those weird foreign compacts they used to sell in the 1950s. Of course, for $2,195 you could get a Chevrolet Biscayne with money left over. "Red Roses for Courage" was the theme of the premiere … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay — Haggarty’s

Posted on March 26, 2009 by lmharnisch

This outfit from Haggarty’s has been listed on EBay. Bidding starts at $15.

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Matt Weinstock — March 26, 1959

Posted on March 26, 2009 by lmharnisch

Progressive Pains That noise you hear down Santa Monica way is not another hunk of palisades sliding toward the ocean, it’s the indignant uproar over progress, with our without quotes. With the opening of Pacific Ocean Park  last year, the … Continue reading →

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Trouble Was His Business — Raymond Chandler

Posted on March 26, 2009 by lmharnisch

My pal Carlos Lozano and I attended "Something More Than Night: Raymond Chandler 50 Years Later." Here’s my little recording of the forum. The speakers are Judith Freeman, Kenneth Turan, Leo Braudy and Denise Hamilton. Listen to it here. >>> 

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Paul Coates — Confidential File, March 26, 1959

Posted on March 26, 2009 by lmharnisch

Confidential File Dogs Often Nicer Than Their Owners On Jan. 29, 1958, the state of California began enforcing a law which commands that every dog be vaccinated against rabies. I applauded. Long and loud. And I sat back to wait. … Continue reading →

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Trouble Was His Business — Raymond Chandler

Posted on March 26, 2009 by lmharnisch

Author Raymond Chandler celebrated on anniversary 9:37 AM | March 26, 2009 “The streets were dark with something more than night.” — Raymond Chandler on Los Angeles Today marks the 50th anniversary of Raymond Chandler’s death. To celebrate his work, … Continue reading →

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In the Theaters — March 26, 1973

Posted on March 26, 2009 by lmharnisch
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Trouble Was His Business — Raymond Chandler

Posted on March 26, 2009 by lmharnisch

Obituaries Frank MacShane; Raymond Chandler Biographer November 27, 1999 By JON THURBER, TIMES STAFF WRITER After Frank MacShane moved to Berkeley to teach at the University of California, a friend gave him a bit of advice. "If you want to … Continue reading →

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New Museum Planned; ‘Mein Kampf’ an Ignorant Book, March 26, 1939

Posted on March 26, 2009 by lmharnisch

No, it didn’t get built, and The Times didn’t elaborate on the project. We can simply add the "Island House" to the long list of plans that were never pursued. Los Angeles police officials estimate there are 10,000 people on … Continue reading →

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Great Moments in Advertising, March 26, 1959

Posted on March 26, 2009 by lmharnisch

When commercial artists go bad, they really go bad. Couldn’t someone, somewhere along the line, have told them this really doesn’t work and is a really horrible idea?

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Raymond Chandler Dies — March 26, 1959

Posted on March 26, 2009 by lmharnisch

Raymond Chandler’s death makes Page 1 of the Mirror-News, all three paragraphs. 

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Found on EBay — Jim Gilliam

Posted on March 25, 2009 by lmharnisch

Oct. 12, 1978: The funeral of former Dodger Jim Gilliam, who died at 49. This program from the funeral of former Dodger Jim Gilliam has been listed on EBay. The Buy It Now price is $14.95.

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Matt Weinstock — March 25, 1959

Posted on March 25, 2009 by lmharnisch

Name Coincidences The name of Sheldon Grossbart appeared in the papers in connection with the tragic death of Brenda Emerson, 16, whose body was found outside a hospital. He is her uncle and he identified her at the morgue. By … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates — Confidential File, March 25, 1959

Posted on March 25, 2009 by lmharnisch

Confidential File Quiet Costs Merely $14 for 15 Minutes RIPLEY, Tenn, (AP) — A businessman who doesn’t like rock ‘n’ roll music bought 15 minutes of radio time yesterday and devoted almost all of it to silence. James W. Porter … Continue reading →

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In the Theaters — March 25, 1969

Posted on March 25, 2009 by lmharnisch

 

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Trouble Was His Business — Raymond Chandler

Posted on March 25, 2009 by lmharnisch

The Mystery Man Raymond Chandler captured the heartbeat of L.A. A new collection shows his influence still resonates in our times. November 3, 1995 By DAVID L. ULIN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES If, as is often said, every city has … Continue reading →

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