Category Archives: Columnists

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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Jimmie Fidler, Dec. 23, 1940

Posted on December 23, 2010 by lmharnisch

           Dec. 23, 1940: If Greta Garbo is idle much longer, she'll have all the obscurity even she could ask, Jimmie Fidler says.

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Santa Claus Is No Ordinary Man!

Posted on December 23, 2010 by lmharnisch

    Dec. 23, 1960: Take that, Sluggo, you gender-stereotyping clod! On the jump, a “legless World War II veteran” is charged with having 250 reels of stag films…. Jack Smith goes Christmas shopping and finds his fellow human beings … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Dec. 22, 1960

Posted on December 22, 2010 by lmharnisch

    Dec. 22, 1960: Matt Weinstock has more on job applicants who aren’t hired after taking elaborate tests. One fellow scored too well, according to the test results.  DEAR ABBY: I am at home all day with three children … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates, Dec. 22, 1960

Posted on December 22, 2010 by lmharnisch

    Dec. 22, 1960: Police are hunting a “werewolf”  and Paul Coates has more on the notorious Brink family, in which William Brink  talks about changing his name to avoid the stigma. ALSO Paul Coates on the Brink family … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Dec. 21, 1960

Posted on December 21, 2010 by lmharnisch

       Dec. 21, 1960: Matt Weinstock says City Editor Hank Osborne is baffled by a congressman's inquiry about the Mirror's deadline. "There are five editions a day, each with a deadline," Weinstock says. DEAR ABBY: My girlfriend is … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Dec. 20, 1940

Posted on December 20, 2010 by lmharnisch

           Dec. 20, 1940: HOLLYWOOD AFTER DARK: Wally Beery taking 8-year-old Carol Ann to the Movie Parade Revival Theater to see one of his early comedies, made 18 years before she was born, Jimmie Fidler says.  … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates, Dec. 19, 1960

Posted on December 19, 2010 by lmharnisch

       Dec. 19, 1960: Paul Coates has the story of William Gossett, who was scraping along on skid row one week and a street corner Santa Claus the next.

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Dec. 19, 1940

Posted on December 19, 2010 by lmharnisch

        Dec. 19, 1940: Hedy Lamarr never uses red nail polish, Jimmie Fidler says.

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Dec. 18, 1940

Posted on December 18, 2010 by lmharnisch

Marlene Dietrich is trying to get Josef von Sternberg (who can use the job) as her next director, in gratitude for his discovery of her years ago.
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Matt Weinstock, Dec. 17, 1960

Posted on December 17, 2010 by lmharnisch

CONFIDENTIAL TO BERTHA, SALLY AND ROSALIE: If you want male companionship in Miami this winter, better bring your own.
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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Dec. 17, 1940

Posted on December 17, 2010 by lmharnisch

               Dec. 17. 1940: Watching Mae West stroll down the avenue, I always catch myself musing on the sway of all flesh, Jimmie Fidler says.

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Matt Weinstock, Dec. 16, 1960

Posted on December 16, 2010 by lmharnisch

       Dec. 16, 1960: Matt Weinstock has the story of a cat that was taken to West Hollywood because its Bunker Hill home was to be torn down, but made its way back because it was evidently homesick.  … Continue reading →

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127 Die When Planes Collide Over New York

Posted on December 16, 2010 by lmharnisch

       Dec. 16, 1960: The collision of two airplanes over New York is one of the terrible news stories of my childhood. Stephen Baltz, 11, survived the crash but died of his injuries His father, William said at … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Dec. 16, 1940

Posted on December 16, 2010 by lmharnisch

           Dec. 16, 1940: Lucille Ball (Desi Arnaz's bride) will ask RKO for permission to change her name to Lucille Arnaz, ala Dorothy McNulty, who changed to Penny Singleton when wed, Jimmie Fidler says.  ALSO Lucille … Continue reading →

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