Category Archives: Columnists

October 23, 1959: Matt Weinstock

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October 23, 1959: An out-of-town driver with a two-way radio gets lost on the freeway, so a trucker and KTTV’s mobile unit lead him through the baffling interchange, Matt Weinstock says. Continue reading →

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October 22, 1959: Matt Weinstock

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October 22, 1959: Gov. Pat Brown is getting out of the proclamation business, Matt Weinstock says. Continue reading →

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October 21, 1959: Matt Weinstock

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October 21, 1959: Jerry Leshay, associate director of the George Gobel show, realized the program was running a few seconds long, so he cut his own credit off the end of the show. Continue reading →

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October 19, 1959: Matt Weinstock

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October 19, 1959: I crossed orbits again the other day with Peter O’Crotty, writer, beachcomber and enthusiastic fugitive from civilization.  Pete, a fun-loving, charming gentleman to whom crazy things are always happening — with his help, it must be added — disappeared into the desert below Tucson about five years ago. Continue reading →

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October 17, 1959: Matt Weinstock

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October 17, 1959: Matt Weinstock describes “earthquake weather,” though he concedes there is no such thing. Continue reading →

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November 12, 1959: Paul V. Coates – Confidential File

Posted on October 17, 2026 by lmharnisch

November 12, 1959: The killing of Lillian Kenorak, and Paul Coates on juvenile delinquency. Continue reading →

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October 16, 1959: Matt Weinstock

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October 16,1959: Matt Weinstock interviews a veteran film editor who discusses his recent work on a film for the teen trade. Continue reading →

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October 14, 1959: Matt Weinstock

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October 14, 1959: It’s “wine week,” but any vino is “fino” with Matt Weinstock. Continue reading →

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October 12, 1959: Matt Weinstock

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October 12, 1959: A retired councilman gets calls from angry man who distinctly remembers voting for him in the last election — in which he didn’t run. Continue reading →

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September 12, 1947: L.A. Times Columnist Lee Shippey

Posted on September 12, 2026 by lmharnisch

September 12, 1947: Times columnist Lee Shippey writes about four women (gasp) who invaded the sanctum of the Zamorano Club! And a mini biography of Shippey (I failed to mention that he was blind, though he rarely talked about it). Continue reading →

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August 30, 1953: Barbara Graham Defense Wins Delay After Prosecution Bombshell

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August 30, 1953: Judge Charles Fricke grants a delay to attorneys for Barbara Graham after the prosecution discloses a recorded conversation between Graham and an undercover police officer. Continue reading →

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1944 in Print — Hollywood News and Gossip by Louella Parsons, August 26, 1944

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August 26, 1944: William Bendix repays a loan from his father-in-law by setting up a hardware store for him, Louella Parsons says. Virgo: Put today in your happy medium column. Continue reading →

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1944 in Print — Hollywood News and Gossip by Louella Parsons, Aug. 22, 1944

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August 22, 1944: “Citizen Tom Paine” will be a story of the Revolution, but won’t go into his religious beliefs nor his tendency toward atheism, Louella Parsons says. Leo: The sort of day on which your talents should shine. Continue reading →

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1944 in Print — Hollywood News and Gossip by Louella Parsons, August 19, 1944

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August 19, 1944: Joyce Reynolds, seen in “Janie,” will play the shrewish daughter in “Mildred Pierce,” Louella Parsons says. Leo: Stars offer fine scope for your talents and ability. Continue reading →

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1944 in Print — Hollywood News and Gossip by Louella Parsons, July 30, 1944

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July 30, 1944: Louella Parsons profiles two new glamour girls at MGM: June Allyson and Gloria de Haven. Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, July 29, 1959

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“Great Scott! I’ve Kept You Rigid for Almost Two Hours! Why Didn’t You Stop Me, Miss Simmons? Body Surfers It appears that Bob Lee, who, as reported here, was knocked down by an unidentified object, which turned out to be … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates — Confidential File, July 29, 1959

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July 29, 1959: Paul Coates writes about a man who has a problem with a wildcat in a eucalyptus tree. Also: A man tells Dear Abby he can’t live without his ex-wife. Continue reading →

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1944 in Print — Hollywood News and Gossip by Louella Parsons, July 25, 1944

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July 25, 1944: Loretta Young and Col. Tom Lewis have not bought “Bugsey” Siegel’s mansion. Too expensive, they decided, and the baby, due in a month, will have its first nursery in the house where they now live, Louella Parsons says. Continue reading →

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1944 in Print — Hollywood News and Gossip by Louella Parsons, July 23, 1944

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July 23, 1944. Louella Parsons dishes Tinseltown secrets. Continue reading →

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July 22, 1959: Matt Weinstock

Posted on July 22, 2026 by lmharnisch

July 22, 1959: Matt Weinstock has the story of a driver who obediently followed a traffic officer to the site of a bank holdup so the policeman could finish writing up a ticket. Continue reading →

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