Category Archives: 1941

Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Feb. 7, 1941

        Feb. 7, 1941: Tom Treanor says that he put on five or 10 pounds while he was in Europe and explains the food situation. “In every country I visited except Spain you really banqueted most of … Continue reading

Posted in 1941, art and artists, Columnists, Comics, Film, Hollywood, Tom Treanor | Comments Off on Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Feb. 7, 1941

Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Feb. 5, 1941

           Feb. 5, 1941: Tom Treanor, who was killed covering World War II for The Times, has a first-rate piece on the mood of Europe. Rather than “tragic” or “terrified, he calls it “anxious” and describes … Continue reading

Posted in 1941, art and artists, Comics, Film, Hollywood, Tom Treanor | Comments Off on Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Feb. 5, 1941

Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Feb. 4, 1941

             Feb. 4, 1941:  Reporter Tom Treanor, who was killed covering World War II for The Times, writes a story in dialect… but I understand his point. Recommended: Universal's "Buck Privates," first entry in the … Continue reading

Posted in 1941, Columnists, Comics, Film, Hollywood, Tom Treanor | Comments Off on Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Feb. 4, 1941

Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Feb. 3, 1941

        Feb. 3, 1941: Tom Treanor has the story of how one woman escaped from Nazi-occupied France. Also notice the story about defense industries lifting their ban on hiring older workers.  The story notes "a California aircraft … Continue reading

Posted in 1941, art and artists, Columnists, Comics, Film, Hollywood, Tom Treanor | Comments Off on Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Feb. 3, 1941

Town Called Hollywood, Feb. 2, 1941

           Feb. 2, 1941: Tom Treanor interviews an observer for the U.S. government: "The Germans will risk practically nothing," he says. “Their whole military strategy is based on not taking risks. They never sacrifice their men … Continue reading

Posted in 1941, art and artists, Columnists, Comics, Film, Hollywood, Tom Treanor | Comments Off on Town Called Hollywood, Feb. 2, 1941

Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Feb. 1, 1941

           Feb. 1. 1941: Tom Treanor writes about the collision of his impressions of English resolve against the Nazis with that of reporters who had been based in London. Treanor says Edward Beattie of United Press … Continue reading

Posted in #courts, 1941, art and artists, Columnists, Comics, Crime and Courts, Tom Treanor | Comments Off on Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Feb. 1, 1941

Town Called Hollywood, Jan. 5, 1941

          Jan. 5, 1941: There’s no Jimmie Fidler column today, so here’s Philip K. Scheuer’s Town Called Hollywood. Marriage, it may be, is just what Bette Davis has been needing. An almost spinsterish quality crept into … Continue reading

Posted in 1941, Columnists, Film, Hollywood, Tom Treanor | 1 Comment

Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Jan. 4, 1941

           Jan. 4, 1941: George Brent is buying the tiny island of Mehetia, 75 miles off Tahiti, Jimmie Fidler says.

Posted in 1941, Columnists, Film, Hollywood, Tom Treanor | Comments Off on Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Jan. 4, 1941

Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Jan. 3, 1941

              Jan. 3, 1941: After the sneak, Frank Capra recalled the cast of "Meet John Doe" for retakes that will shorten the picture, Jimmie Fidler says.

Posted in 1941, Columnists, Film, Hollywood | Comments Off on Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Jan. 3, 1941