Category Archives: Animals

Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

Posted on October 26, 2011 by lmharnisch

[Update: This is Lina Basquette] Here’s a mystery gal with a mystery companion, courtesy of Steven Bibb.

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Eve Golden: Queen of the Dead

Posted on October 3, 2011 by lmharnisch

Photo: 1/43 model Studebaker hearse for sale on EBay. It’s listed as Buy It Now for $49.99. Queen of the Dead – dateline October 3, 2011 •  One way I knew I had become my mother was when I started … Continue reading →

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Texas Cattle Rustler Gets 99 Years

Posted on August 26, 2011 by lmharnisch

Photo: Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Assn. Special Rangers Scott Williamson and Marvin Wills along with Carl Wade Curry. Credit: Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Assn. Carl Wade Curry of Athens, Texas, was sentenced to 99 years for cattle rustling. … Continue reading →

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Woman Executed for Sex With Dog, 1677

Posted on August 18, 2011 by lmharnisch

Photo: Mujeres listas para recivir a Rabago, 1911. Credit: Walter H. Horne/Getty Research Institute “A Nation Emerges,” featuring images of the Mexican Revolution, will go  on display at the Central Library from Sept. 8 to June 3. The exhibit, presented … Continue reading →

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Eve Golden: Queen of the Dead

Posted on August 1, 2011 by lmharnisch

Photo: 1948 Buick Roadmaster hearse for sale on EBay. Bidding starts at $9,102. Queen of the Dead—dateline August 1, 2011    • Elliott Handler, cofounder of Mattel, died on July 21, age 95. He and Harold Matson (thus the name: … Continue reading →

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Seals in MacArthur Park!

Posted on June 23, 2011 by lmharnisch

Imagine my surprise to discover that there were seals in MacArthur Park. And the proof, in the form of this postcard, has been listed on EBay. Research in The Times clips shows that seals were kept in the park, along … Continue reading →

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Bullet of Mystery – Part 1

Posted on May 19, 2011 by lmharnisch

    Los Angeles history in the 1900s is an acquired taste. Most people limit themselves to  the Raymond Chandler era, the 1930s through the 1950s, as if Philip Marlowe moonlighted as a historian. Perhaps they find the city’s horse-and-buggy … Continue reading →

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Jim Murray, April 18, 1961

Posted on April 18, 2011 by lmharnisch

            April 18, 1961: Talk about versatility. Today, Jim Murray writes about riding to hounds: “Here in Southern California, the traditions are being carried on by the West Hills Hunt Club, a doughty band of … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates, March 27, 1961

Posted on March 27, 2011 by lmharnisch

    March 27, 1961: Paul Coates has the story of two students who went on vacation to Mexico and came back with a 12-year-old orphan.   And Mirror reader Jerry Feldner sends a letter about the artistry of bullfighting.

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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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Matt Weinstock, Feb. 23, 1961

Posted on February 23, 2011 by lmharnisch

    Feb. 23, 1961: Mildred and Gordon Gordon celebrate the sale of their suspense novel "Operation Terror" with … ice cream bars. In their early days, they had to give up ice cream bars because they were too expensive … Continue reading →

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Back in the News: Fred Otash

Posted on February 15, 2011 by lmharnisch

            Feb. 15, 1961: Remember Fred Otash’s alleged involvement in the doping of racehorses? The private detective (and former LAPD officer) got probation.  ALSO Fred Otash on the Daily Mirror

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Boy, 15, Hangs Self; Pound Killed His Dog

Posted on February 11, 2011 by lmharnisch

      Feb. 11, 1961: Of all the headlines I have seen while doing the Daily Mirror, this is one of the worst. What a sad story. Coates, Weinstock and Abby are on the jump…

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Feb. 8, 1941

Posted on February 8, 2011 by lmharnisch

            Feb. 8, 1941: Tom Treanor, who was killed covering World War II for The Times, tells the story of Harry the deck steward on the S.S. Exeter from Lisbon, Portugal, to New York – … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates, Jan. 18, 1961

Posted on January 18, 2011 by lmharnisch

       Jan. 18, 1961: Paul Coates has an update on the Cat Ladies of Glendale!  ALSO The Cat Ladies of Glendale on the Daily MirrorAnd here

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Matt Weinstock, Jan. 17, 1961

Posted on January 17, 2011 by lmharnisch

    Jan. 17, 1961: Matt Weinstock reports on the number of people bitten by animals in December: dogs (922); cats (153); monkeys (20); hamsters (18); rats (13); rabbits (11); squirrels (6); skunks (1); ocelot (1); opossum (1); chimpanzee (1); … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

Posted on December 31, 2010 by lmharnisch

      Los Angeles Times file photo   [Update: STRAIGHT FROM THE GOVERNOR — Making motion picture history, Governor James V. Allred of Texas started cameras turning on the first scene of Paramount's "The Texas Rangers" via long-distance telephone … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Dec. 16, 1960

Posted on December 16, 2010 by lmharnisch

       Dec. 16, 1960: Matt Weinstock has the story of a cat that was taken to West Hollywood because its Bunker Hill home was to be torn down, but made its way back because it was evidently homesick.  … Continue reading →

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A Public Service Announcement From Pier Angeli

Posted on November 7, 2010 by lmharnisch

      Los Angeles Times file photo   Pier Angeli and friend remind you to turn your clocks back!

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Found on EBay – Selig Zoo

Posted on October 20, 2010 by lmharnisch

    Four photos from what the vendor says is the Selig Zoo have been listed on EBay. Three of the images show lions and the fourth shows ostriches. Bidding starts at $9.75.

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