Category Archives: Columnists

Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, March 6, 1941

Posted on March 6, 2011 by lmharnisch

           March 6, 1941: HOLLYWOOD AFTER DARK: Carmen Miranda improvising Portuguese lyrics to an American jive tune as she dances with Cesar Romero at the Mocambo. Also on the jump: A roundup of items from Lee … Continue reading →

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Jim Murray, Feb. 20, March 6, 1961

Posted on March 6, 2011 by lmharnisch

       Feb. 20, 1961: Jim Murray writes about Walter O’Malley’s impact on Los Angeles, and the construction of Dodger Stadium underway at Chavez Ravine. March 6, 1961: Jim Murray takes a look at jockey Johnny Longden. "Will Johnny … Continue reading →

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Confessions of a Story Editor, March 6, 1981

Posted on March 6, 2011 by lmharnisch

            March 6, 1981:  Pulitzer Prize-winning TV columnist Howard Rosenberg talks to a story editor about lining up people for a canceled show called "That's My Line." Z (Rosenberg's source) was one of six story … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, March 5, 1941

Posted on March 5, 2011 by lmharnisch

        March 5, 1941: Lee Shippey says: Every striker who delays defense is striking a blow for Nazi victory which may take from him the right to labor as a free man. Every manufacturer who tries to … Continue reading →

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Jim Murray, Feb. 19, March 5, 1961

Posted on March 5, 2011 by lmharnisch

            Feb. 19, 1961: Baseball fans are over-conservative, Jim Murray says, so they don't like Phil Wrigley's idea of using eight coaches and a computer to manage the Cubs.  March 5, 1961: Jim Murray writes … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates and Matt Weinstock, March 4, 1961

Posted on March 4, 2011 by lmharnisch

        March 4, 1961: Matt Weinstock has a cautionary tale proving that gamblers should only place bets with reliable bookies. Paul Coates has the story of a desperate caller who says she is trapped in a phone … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler, March 4, 1941

Posted on March 4, 2011 by lmharnisch

           March 4, 1941: Lee Shippey writes in favor of young men who build hot rods and gives a plug for letting them use deserted highways for racing – with traffic officers’ permission.  (Notice the mention … Continue reading →

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Jim Murray, Feb. 17, 1961

Posted on March 4, 2011 by lmharnisch

         Feb. 17, 1961: Jim Murray has an item on horse player Joe Frisco. Notice a mention of Murray’s former Examiner colleague Will Fowler. There’s no Jim Murray column for March 4, so I’m just running the … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, March 3, 1961

Posted on March 3, 2011 by lmharnisch

       March 3, 1961: Some 13-year-old English students turn to Matt Weinstock for help with an assignment to find “osculate” and 119 other words in print.  DEAR ABBY: My husband doesn't respect me because I gave in to … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, March 3, 1941

Posted on March 3, 2011 by lmharnisch

           March 3, 1941: Lee Shippey has a column on the plight of the Los Angeles Public Library, which was built with great aspirations as a “people’s university” and was then, as it is now, suffering … Continue reading →

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Jim Murray, Feb. 16, March 3, 1961

Posted on March 3, 2011 by lmharnisch

            Feb. 16, 1961: Jim Murray writes about Dodgers Vice President Fresco Thompson, who thinks the romance has gone out of baseball. March 3, 1961: Murray files another story out of Las Vegas on the … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, March 2, 1961

Posted on March 2, 2011 by lmharnisch

    March 2, 1961: Why are so many streetlights out in West L.A.? Matt Weinstock has the story, and it’s a good one.  DEAR JEALOUS: A married woman often "flirts" because she needs the reassurance that she is desirable, … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates, March 2, 1961

Posted on March 2, 2011 by lmharnisch

    March 2, 1961: Paul Coates has one of his better columns today. It’s about a couple of suspects who didn’t take part in a mass escape at the County Jail – and why they didn’t.  ALSO Manhunt Widens … Continue reading →

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Town Called Hollywood, March 2, 1941

Posted on March 2, 2011 by lmharnisch

        March 2, 1941: Last week, Philip K. Scheuer promised to write about Alfred Hitchcock’s views on Technicolor. Here they are!  One good thing about the war: It will break the foreign monopoly on tin, Tom Treanor … Continue reading →

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Jim Murray, Feb. 15, March 2, 1961

Posted on March 2, 2011 by lmharnisch

        Feb. 15, March 2, 1961: Jim Murray writes about a Friars Club roast of Leo Durocher, and visits the Las Vegas training camps of boxers Gene Fullmer and Sugar Ray Robinson before their upcoming bout.  Notice … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, March 1, 1961

Posted on March 1, 2011 by lmharnisch

       March 1, 1961: Matt Weinstock has a tribute to mountain rescue teams from someone who is familiar with their work…  CONFIDENTIAL TO D.D.: If some women would work as hard to keep their husbands happy as they … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates, March 1, 1961

Posted on March 1, 2011 by lmharnisch

       March 1, 1961: Los Angeles Times publisher Otis Chandler becomes a vice president of Times-Mirror.  Recent revelations by the Eisenhowers’ maid and Princess Margaret’s butler make Paul Coates wonder about his domestic help.

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, March 1, 1941

Posted on March 1, 2011 by lmharnisch

           March 1, 1941: Lee Shippey writes about Marian Anderson and Tom Treanor has the story of Schuyler Standish, 13, who just enrolled at UCLA. Katharine Hepburn has promised director Garson Kanin a yes or no … Continue reading →

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Jim Murray, Feb. 28, 1961

Posted on February 28, 2011 by lmharnisch

        Feb. 28, 1961: I’ll have to double up on Jim Murray columns so that I can pick up the first two weeks, but I don’t imagine many people will complain. Here’s his column from Feb. 13 … Continue reading →

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Jim Murray, Feb. 14, March 1, 1961

Posted on February 28, 2011 by lmharnisch

       Feb. 14, 1961 and March 1, 1961: Jim Murray has a column about prizefighter Norman Letcher… and looks into karate. In case you’re wondering what on earth is wrong with the Daily Mirror, I missed the debut … Continue reading →

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