Category Archives: books

Trouble Was His Business — Raymond Chandler

Posted on March 6, 2009 by lmharnisch

I hate to say it, but as far as I can tell, The Times didn’t review Chandler’s second novel, "Farewell, My Lovely," at left. We did review the 1945 film, however.  

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Blinded by Bullet, Officer Shoots Gunman Who Killed Partner, March 5, 1959

Posted on March 6, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Through the 1950s, Police Officer Ector A. Garcia became a minor celebrity for producing sketches of crime suspects that were astonishingly accurate. But he wanted the excitement of being on the streets and that’s what he got. Garcia and … Continue reading →

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Trouble Was His Business — Raymond Chandler

Posted on March 5, 2009 by lmharnisch

Feb. 19, 1939: "The Big Sleep," reviewed in The Times by Wilbur Needham, a name Chandler might have used for one of his characters. Needham and his wife, Ida, operated Needham Book Finders at 2317 Westwood Blvd. Note: To mark … Continue reading →

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Voices — Horton Foote, 1916 – 2009

Posted on March 4, 2009 by lmharnisch

Photograph by Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times Horton Foote at New York’s Booth Theatre, where his "Dividing the Estate" was being performed, Oct. 11, 2008. Horton Foote: "I Stick With It" * Theater * The playwright, 86, keeps very … Continue reading →

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Trouble Was His Business — Raymond Chandler

Posted on March 4, 2009 by lmharnisch

Note: To mark the 50th anniversary of Raymond Chandler’s death, the Daily Mirror is revisiting some of The Times stories about his life and influence. We invite the Daily Mirror’s readers to share their thoughts.  The Raymond Chandler Lookalike Contest … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock — March 3, 1959

Posted on March 3, 2009 by lmharnisch

Death of a Fighter Rene Belbenoit, a gallant man, goes to his grave today at Pierce Bros. Hollywood cemetery. Rene, 59, was found dead, sitting in a chair, in the little desert store he had operated the last seven years … Continue reading →

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Trouble Was His Business — Raymond Chandler

Posted on March 3, 2009 by lmharnisch

    Note: To mark the 50th anniversary of Raymond Chandler’s death, the Daily Mirror is revisiting some of The Times’ stories about his life and influence. We invite the Daily Mirror’s readers to share their thoughts. The MEAN Streets … Continue reading →

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Trouble Was His Business — Raymond Chandler

Posted on March 2, 2009 by lmharnisch

Judith Freeman, author of "The Long Embrace," is giving a four-part continuing education course on Raymond Chandler. The sessions will be held on Tuesday nights, March 31, April 7, April 14 and April 21, at USC University Park Campus. Part … Continue reading →

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Trouble Was His Business — Raymond Chandler

Posted on March 1, 2009 by lmharnisch

On March 25 at 7:30 p.m. at USC’s University Club, Judith Freeman, author of "The Long Embrace,"  will moderate a panel discussion of Raymond Chandler’s legacy. The panel will feature Times film critic Kenneth Turan, author Denise Hamilton and Leo … Continue reading →

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Voices — Jerry Cronin

Posted on March 1, 2009 by lmharnisch

Ned Cronin, left, at the Daily News. Note the headset with his candlestick phone and the wire service ticker. Jerry Cronin, who has shared other recollections about his father, sportswriter Ned Cronin, writes: I was cleaning out my basement and … Continue reading →

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The 1950s — Caught in a Flash

Posted on February 26, 2009 by lmharnisch

Photograph by Neil Clemans News photography as it was practiced in the 1950s. The era of journalism when newspapers had easy access to celebrities, the police and just about anybody else lives again in Neil Clemans’ " Picturing the ’50s," … Continue reading →

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Trouble Was His Business — Raymond Chandler

Posted on February 22, 2009 by lmharnisch

With the 50th anniversary of Raymond Chandler’s death coming up March 26, the Daily Mirror thinks it’s a perfect opportunity to take a long, thoughtful view of his enduring influence. I hope to gather a wide array of readers’ perspectives. … Continue reading →

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Nuestro Pueblo — February 6, 1939

Posted on February 17, 2009 by lmharnisch

Citizens Chevrolet, 2030 Colorado Blvd. I was pleased to find a little documentation of this method of advertising. I first heard about it when I interviewed Walter H. "Tim" Leimert Jr., who said his father did the same thing to … Continue reading →

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Santa Barbara Oil Spill; Don’t Change Baseball, February 11, 1969

Posted on February 11, 2009 by lmharnisch

The Times publishes a Chuck Powers story on the Santa Barbara oil spill. Powers left The Times to become a novelist but died just before his first book, "In the Memory of the Forest," came out. "Anyone who says he … Continue reading →

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Sholem Aleichem Turns 150

Posted on February 7, 2009 by lmharnisch

By Jonathan Kirsch The writer known as Sholem Aleichem (Sholem Rabinovich, 1859-1916) was a towering figure in the Yiddish-speaking world, praised in his own lifetime as "the Jewish Mark Twain." The critic Irving Howe later singled him out as "the … Continue reading →

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Marilyn Monroe Mystery

Posted on January 30, 2009 by lmharnisch

Until I came across the news stories about him threatening his wife with a butcher knife, I’d never heard of Thomas T. Chamales. I picked up a copy of "Never So Few" because The Times’ Robert Kirsch called it "Easily … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay — Batchelder Tile

Posted on January 28, 2009 by lmharnisch

Here’s a matched pair of Batchelder tile…. This tile is listed here >>> This tile is listed here >>>

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Matt Weinstock — January 28, 1959

Posted on January 28, 2009 by lmharnisch

Murder Can Be Fun The science-fiction magazine If for February has a story by George H. Smith titled "The Last Days of L.A.," and if you frighten easily this will do it. The subcaption will give you the idea: "Murder … Continue reading →

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John Updike, 1932 – 2009

Posted on January 27, 2009 by lmharnisch

Rabbit Runs Down RABBIT AT REST By John Updike (Alfred A. Knopf: $21.95; 512 pp.) Sunday October 7, 1990 By RICHARD EDER, Rabbit is over. The titles in John Updike’s proliferated series–"Rabbit, Run," "Rabbit Redux," "Rabbit Is Rich" and now … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay — 1959 Thomas Guide.

Posted on January 24, 2009 by lmharnisch

Another vintage Thomas Guide has been listed on EBay. This one is from 1959. Bidding starts at $9.95.

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