Category Archives: Columnists

Matt Weinstock, Dec. 15, 1960

Posted on December 15, 2010 by lmharnisch

       The surprise plot turn: a brilliant scientist and his beautiful daughter! I wonder if MST3K ever did comic strips. Dec. 15, 1960: Matt Weinstock writes about a longtime resident of Los Angeles who is horrified to discover … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates, Dec. 15, 1960

Posted on December 15, 2010 by lmharnisch

       Dec. 15, 1960: Paul Coates writes about tourism in Los Angeles during the boom of the 1880s. Marilyn Monroe and Sir Laurence Olivier don’t get along during filming of “The Prince and the Showgirl” (referred to here … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Dec. 14, 1960

Posted on December 14, 2010 by lmharnisch

       Oh dear, not a brilliant scientist and his beautiful daughter. Sigh. And I was just starting to like “Buck Rogers.” Dec. 14, 1960: Matt Weinstock has the story of a man who didn’t get a job because … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates, Dec. 14, 1960

Posted on December 14, 2010 by lmharnisch

         Dec. 14, 1960: While traveling overseas, Paul Coates runs into an old friend – who isn’t sure if he’s Paul Coates or Matt Weinstock. Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller make an expedition to Europe in Maurice … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Dec. 14, 1940

Posted on December 14, 2010 by lmharnisch

        Dec. 14, 1940: Humphrey Bogart, film bad man. Recently, Mr. Bogart found himself unable to realistically enact a screen murder because his "killer mood" had been destroyed when he saw a studio gardener trap a gopher … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Dec. 13, 1960

Posted on December 13, 2010 by lmharnisch

       Dec. 13, 1960: Matt Weinstock says “I've been watching a show called ‘The Westerner,’ admirably underplayed by hulking Brian Keith. It's possibly the most realistic portrayal of the Old West on television. It has nothing in common … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates, Dec. 13, 1960

Posted on December 13, 2010 by lmharnisch

       Dec. 13, 1960: Paul Coates has an update on the story of John Howard Griffin, whose book “Black Like Me,” about his experiences pretending to be African American, shocked many white readers. Notice Paul Weeks' byline out … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Dec. 13, 1941

Posted on December 13, 2010 by lmharnisch

           Dec. 13, 1941: The better local niteries are frowning on femmes who step out in slacks, Jimmie Fidler says.

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Matt Weinstock, Dec. 12, 1960

Posted on December 12, 2010 by lmharnisch

    Dec. 12, 1960: Matt Weinstock has the story of identity theft as it was done 50 years ago. DEAR ABBY: I am a barber with 30 years' experience and that barber who wrote to you should be kicked … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates, Dec. 12, 1960

Posted on December 12, 2010 by lmharnisch

    Dec. 12, 1960: Paul Coates updates the story of a Beverly Hills physician who had hit bottom and was in a mental hospital when he saved the life of an inmate.  Coates interviews the doctor, who has been … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Dec. 12, 1940

Posted on December 12, 2010 by lmharnisch

           Dec. 12, 1940: Nominated for the odd job championship: Brian Kilgore, former Chicago mortician, who bills himself as a technical director for gangster funerals, Jimmie Fidler says. 

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Dec. 11, 1940

Posted on December 11, 2010 by lmharnisch

           Test pilot Rudolph B. Lechner, 37, is killed when his  SBC-2 Navy bomber fails to come out of a test dive. Dec. 11, 1940: Eleanor Powell has invented a tap-dancing shoe that quadruples the number … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates and Matt Weinstock, Dec. 10, 1960

Posted on December 10, 2010 by lmharnisch

       Dec. 10, 1960: Matt Weinstock has the story of English instructor James Durbin, who  read poems to USC’s English Club without disclosing the poets' names. The works were written by Jack Kerouac, Gregory Corso, Ezra Pound, e.e. … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Dec. 10, 1940

Posted on December 10, 2010 by lmharnisch

        Dec. 10, 1940: That old rumor about Jackie Cooper being a midget should be thoroughly exploded by now, Jimmie Fidler says.  

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Paul Coates, Dec. 9, 1960

Posted on December 9, 2010 by lmharnisch

         Dec. 9, 1960: Paul Coates has a curious tale about an aspiring actor making a sort of debut – in the Hollywood Christmas Parade. On the jump, more about the killing of LAPD Detective Richard Kent.

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Dec. 9, 1940

Posted on December 9, 2010 by lmharnisch

              Dec. 9, 1940:  Jimmie Fidler asks,  “How can actors who are such nice people on the way up and on the way down, be such insufferable asses while they're on top?” Note to … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Dec. 8, 1960

Posted on December 8, 2010 by lmharnisch

       Dec. 8, 1960: Matt Weinstock takes a look at the spiraling costs of public transportation – first, raises for union workers who go out on strike, then fare increases to pay for the raises. He has his … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates, Dec. 8, 1960

Posted on December 8, 2010 by lmharnisch

       Dec. 8, 1960, Richard Duket writes a 22-page letter to Paul Coates describing his descent into a life of crime…. And Marilyn Monroe says one reason she divorced Joe DiMaggio is because he watched TV instead of … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Dec. 8, 1941

Posted on December 8, 2010 by lmharnisch

           Dec. 8, 1941: Boris Karloff dislikes horror and mystery books, Jimmie Fidler says.

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Matt Weinstock, Dec. 7, 1960

Posted on December 7, 2010 by lmharnisch

    Dec. 7, 1960: The employees of Baker Oil Tools decide that instead of sending one another Christmas cards, they would pool the money and give it to a charity. Last year, they selected Rancho Los Amigos, a facility … Continue reading →

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