Category Archives: art and artists

Voices — Bettie Page, 1923 – 2008

Posted on December 11, 2025 by lmharnisch

December 11, 2008: Bettie Page dies at the age of 85. An interview from 2006. Continue reading →

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December 9, 1959: Matt Weinstock

Posted on December 9, 2025 by lmharnisch

December 9, 1959: A reporter for Ici Paris is assigned an interview with Caryl Chessman, and Matt Weinstock has the story. Continue reading →

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December 3, 1941: L.A. County Cuts Welfare Costs, Pays Immigrants to Go Back to Mexico — Updated

Posted on December 5, 2025 by lmharnisch

December 3, 1941: To reduce the welfare rolls, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approves paying $100 [$1,441.19 USD 2009] to immigrants to move back to Mexico. Continue reading →

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November 21, 2009 — Artist’s Notebook: Gustavo Dudamel

Posted on November 21, 2025 by lmharnisch

November 21, 2009: Collaborating with the L.A. Daily Mirror, artist Marion Eisenmann did some sketches of Gustavo Dudamel conducting rehearsals of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Continue reading →

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November 19, 1959: Matt Weinstock

Posted on November 19, 2025 by lmharnisch

November 19, 1959: Matt Weinstock writes about a “Pyramidologist” who says his study of the Great Pyramid shows that the day will bring something ominous — and that the Earth will end Jan. 28, 2001. Continue reading →

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November 13, 1959: Matt Weinstock

Posted on November 13, 2025 by lmharnisch

November 13, 1959: As the city suffers under a heavy layer of smog, the copy desk wonders if L.A. will be abandoned by 1975, Matt Weinstock says. Continue reading →

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November 5, 1959: Matt Weinstock

Posted on November 5, 2025 by lmharnisch

November 5, 1959: Los Angeles residents are hit by a large increase in property taxes and Matt Weinstock has the story. Continue reading →

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October 30, 1959: Matt Weinstock

Posted on October 30, 2025 by lmharnisch

October 30, 1959: A woman walking to the store is “kidnapped” by a bus of Stanford graduates en route to the football game against USC, Matt Weinstock says. (Stanford lost). Continue reading →

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October 19, 1938: Stolen statue — Nuestro Pueblo

Posted on October 19, 2025 by lmharnisch

October 19, 1938: Writer Joe Seewerker and artist Charles Owens visit the statue of a miner at Carthay Center, later stolen and cut up by thieves. And yes, they were caught. By Stephanie Lazarus. Continue reading →

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October 9, 1994: Julius Shulman Q & A

Posted on October 9, 2025 by lmharnisch

October 9, 1994: A Q&A with photographer Julius Shulman, about to turn 84. Continue reading →

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October 8, 1959: Matt Weinstock

Posted on October 8, 2025 by lmharnisch

October 8, 1959: Matt Weinstock profiles Eugene Vale, author of ‘The Thirteenth Apostle.’ Continue reading →

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August 16, 1940: Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood

Posted on August 16, 2025 by lmharnisch

August 16, 1940: Joan Crawford is thinking about adopting a second child as a companion for her first, Jimmie Fidler says. Continue reading →

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August 10, 1958: A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Comics

Posted on August 10, 2025 by lmharnisch

August 10, 1958: Ernie Bushmiller’s “Nancy,” in which Nancy and Sluggo unravel a mystery.

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Paul V. Coates — Confidential File, Aug. 4, 1959

Posted on August 4, 2025 by lmharnisch

August 4, 1959: Paul Coates with the real (well, maybe) story of why Simon Rodia began the Watts Towers. Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, July 28, 1959

Posted on July 28, 2025 by lmharnisch

July 28, 1959: Columnist Matt Weinstock writes that insurance companies raising the rates of drivers who get too many moving violations. Also, a Van Nuys high school teacher is in trouble for giving students an “immoral sex survey” after another teacher already conducted the survey. “We know all the answers already,” one student said. Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, July 26, 1960

Posted on July 26, 2025 by lmharnisch

July 26, 1960: Matt Weinstock asks whether standing ovations are necessary. Abby publishes a letter from a widow who had written in asking whether she should remarry. She did! Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo

Posted on June 11, 2011 by lmharnisch

Los Angeles Times file photo You may recognize this photo because I ran it a few years ago. But it’s one of my favorites. This fellow was branded with a very certain stereotype that he played in countless films, so … Continue reading →

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Army Clears Strikers at North American Aviation

Posted on June 10, 2011 by lmharnisch

June 10, 1941: Bill Henry files a color story on soldiers using rifles with bayonets to herd strikers away from the North American Aviation plant. Unfortunately, my new optical character recognition software can’t handle these old clips, so I have … Continue reading →

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Jim Murray, June 9, 1961

Posted on June 9, 2011 by lmharnisch

June 9, 1961: Wrestling isn’t even a sport at all. It’s a drama in three acts in which a lot of nice old ladies get rid of all their hostilities and aggressions occasioned usually by the fact their daughters-in-law don’t … Continue reading →

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Mayor Accuses LAPD of Spying on Political Supporters

Posted on June 9, 2011 by lmharnisch

June 9, 1961: Mayor-elect Sam Yorty comes out swinging, with charges that the LAPD was spying on his supporters, and he takes a little shot against The Times. Police Chief William H. Parker quickly disputed Yorty’s allegations, saying they were … Continue reading →

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