Category Archives: Columnists

Matt Weinstock, Jan. 3, 1961

Posted on January 3, 2011 by lmharnisch

       Jan. 3, 1961: Matt Weinstock says that New Year’s drinking was far less than usual. And the Daily Mirror wonders: could “The Quietest Place in Town” have been the reason? CONFIDENTIAL TO SHIRLEY: Horse sense is what … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates, Jan. 3, 1961

Posted on January 3, 2011 by lmharnisch

       Jan. 3, 1961: The Los Angeles-Long Beach metropolitan area surpasses Chicago as the second-largest urban area, although Chicago is still ranked the second city, census figures show.  … and Paul Coates writes about his “jail mail,” including … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Jan. 3, 1941

Posted on January 3, 2011 by lmharnisch

              Jan. 3, 1941: After the sneak, Frank Capra recalled the cast of "Meet John Doe" for retakes that will shorten the picture, Jimmie Fidler says.

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Paul Coates, Jan. 2 1961

Posted on January 2, 2011 by lmharnisch

        Jan. 2, 1961: Paul Coates (yes, he’s a native New Yorker) compiles a list of civic sins – Bloody Christmas and the county grand jury, included – but declares for the new year that he actually … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Jan. 1, 1941

Posted on January 1, 2011 by lmharnisch

            Jan. 1, 1941: Reports are some drastic cutting must be done, else Hattie McDaniel will steal "The Great Lie" from Bette Davis, Jimmie Fidler says.

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Paul Coates and Matt Weinstock, Dec. 31, 1960

Posted on December 31, 2010 by lmharnisch

    Dec. 31, 1960: It's unwise to quarrel with the economists because they speak with such assurance they seem to know what they're talking about. But they keep insisting on the necessity of increasing something they call the Gross … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Dec. 31, 1940

Posted on December 31, 2010 by lmharnisch

           Dec. 31, 1940: C. Chaplin's discovery, Dorothy Comingore, uses that name in Orson Welles' "Citizen Kane," but goes under contract to RKO as Linda Winters. After she welcomes the stork, she gets a star buildup, … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Dec. 30, 1960

Posted on December 30, 2010 by lmharnisch

        Dec. 30, 1960: “The Quietest Room in Town” is the sort of piece, like “Please God, I’m Only 17,” that used to appear regularly in newspapers to encourage safe driving. Matt Weinstock says: Former newsman Darr … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Dec. 30, 1940

Posted on December 30, 2010 by lmharnisch

                     Rose Queen Sally Stanton, Gov. Culbert Olson and Highway Patrol Chief E. Raymond Cato at the ribbon cutting of the Arroyo Seco Parkway (Pasadena Freeway), Dec. 30, 1940.     … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Dec. 29, 1960

Posted on December 29, 2010 by lmharnisch

    Dec. 29, 1960: The Information Please Almanac for 1961 lists Los Angeles fourth in population in the nation behind New York, Chicago and Brooklyn. Yes, Brooklyn. Maybe reprisal for swiping the Dodgers, Matt Weinstock says.  CONFIDENTIAL TO DOTTY … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates, Dec. 29, 1960

Posted on December 29, 2010 by lmharnisch

    Dec. 29, 1960: Paul Coates has the goods on a couple of fast-buck artists who weren’t quite fast enough.  The crooked shoeshine man and the gents who let sailors take out payday loans on wallets have vanished, so … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Dec. 29, 1941

Posted on December 29, 2010 by lmharnisch

        Dec. 29, 1941: Funny that Carole Landis should just now be dating Cary Grant; he was her "silent crush" for years, Jimmie Fidler says.

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Dec. 28, 1940

Posted on December 28, 2010 by lmharnisch

        Dec. 28, 1940: Stellar Routine –  She goes to the Brown Derby for "luncheon," then sits and uses the telephone for hours, depriving hungry people of a booth … She changes the color of her hair … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Dec. 27, 1940

Posted on December 27, 2010 by lmharnisch

          Dec. 27, 1940: P.G. Wodehouse is being held by the Nazis – stay tuned for more about him in 1941,when he goes on German radio. Earl Carroll planning a Jimmy Durante "Nose Night" with any … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Dec. 26, 1940

Posted on December 26, 2010 by lmharnisch

        Dec. 26, 1940: No merrier Christmas in all Los Angeles than the one in moppet Betty Brewer's manse. Her screen success made it possible for them to buy their first turkey in years, Jimmie Fidler says.

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Dec. 25, 1940

Posted on December 25, 2010 by lmharnisch

        Dec. 25, 1940: “Merry Christmas! And may 1941 bring peace on earth and good will among men,” Jimmie Fidler says.  ALSO James “Sunrise Jim” Warnack in the Daily Mirror

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The Mirror, Dec. 24, 1960

Posted on December 24, 2010 by lmharnisch

            Dec. 24, 1960: Our friends at the Los Angeles Mirror are celebrating Christmas – not realizing that in a little more than a year the paper — and the Los Angeles Examiner — will … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Dec. 24, 1940

Posted on December 24, 2010 by lmharnisch

           Dec. 24, 1940: Mr. Claus, I'd like to wager: I'll bet you can't fill Carole Landis' stockings with anything prettier than she's already filled 'em with herself, Jimmie Fidler says.

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Matt Weinstock, Dec. 23, 1960

Posted on December 23, 2010 by lmharnisch

       Deck us all with Boston Charlie,Walla Walla, Washan' Kalamazoo… Nora's freezin' on the trolleySwaller dollar cauliflowerAlleygaroo! Dec. 23, 1960: One of the ugliest moments in the annals of the LAPD — the "Bloody Christmas" of 1951 — … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates, Dec. 23, 1960

Posted on December 23, 2010 by lmharnisch

       Dec. 23, 1960: Paul Coates dips into the mailbag and writes about Hugh Hefner’s plans for Playboy tours “designed to appeal to the sophisticated urban young Playboy reader." Talk about futurism: Reader A.M. Spencer warns of the … Continue reading →

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