Category Archives: Columnists

Matt Weinstock, Nov. 12, 1960

Posted on November 12, 2010 by lmharnisch

    Nov. 13, 1960: Matt Weinstock has the story of a Pittsburgh reporter in town for an episode of “Day in Court” — who got a ticket for jaywalking in Hollywood.  CONFIDENTIAL TO "MARRIED TO A MAMMA'S BOY": Don't … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Nov. 12, 1940

Posted on November 12, 2010 by lmharnisch

        Nov. 12, 1940: Eddie Albert, with a brand new schooner yacht, is readying for another Mexican cruise — and Warners are worried, Jimmie Fidler says. 

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Corners of Los Angeles – 5th and Hill

Posted on November 12, 2010 by lmharnisch

            I stumbled across one of these features recently and thought I’d post another. This one is from April 8, 1929. Ben S. Lemmon was a telegraph editor at The Times and wrote occasionally for … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Nov. 11, 1960

Posted on November 11, 2010 by lmharnisch

       Hm. Not just a Vulcan, but a Vulcan who uses wheresgeorge.com!  Clearly ahead of his time! Nov. 11, 1960: Matt Weinstock has the story of a man who brought his family to L.A. from Indiana and got  … Continue reading →

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Marilyn Monroe, Arthur Miller to Divorce

Posted on November 11, 2010 by lmharnisch

       Nov. 11, 1960: Paul Coates is on vacation so I’m running the Mirror’s letters column instead. There’s advice from F. Wilson on how to select a good orange and Eleanor Blangsted is thankful for help fixing a … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler, Nov. 11, 1940

Posted on November 11, 2010 by lmharnisch

    Nov. 11, 1940 — Growl: Has Hollywood completely forgotten John Boles? Jimmie Fidler asks. On the jump, a classic example of tombstoned headlines, one of the worst I have ever seen. 

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Matt Weinstock, Nov. 10, 1960

Posted on November 10, 2010 by lmharnisch

    Nov. 10, 1960: Four drawers vanished from the card catalog at UCLA’s library, from “Independent” to “Indian Cot,” Matt Weinstock says.   (Yes, they were recovered.) Weinstock also caught Errol Garner and Bob Newhart at Gene Norman’s Crescendo nightclub. … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates Is on Vacation, Nov. 10, 1960

Posted on November 10, 2010 by lmharnisch

    Nov. 10, 1960: Paul Coates is on vacation. Instead, we have a letters column in which readers say that women have too many rights, the minimum age for a driver’s license should be raised to 18 and wonder, … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Nov. 10, 1941

Posted on November 10, 2010 by lmharnisch

           Nov. 10, 1941: Robert Taylor's "Billy the Kid," retitled "Bold and Gallant" for Mexican distribution, can't be shown there because the government says it "disparages Mexico," Jimmie Fidler says. 

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Matt Weinstock, Nov. 9, 1960

Posted on November 9, 2010 by lmharnisch

    Nov. 9, 1960: Norman Mailer’s Esquire article on the 1960 Democratic National Convention gets a frosty reaction from Matt Weinstock. CONFIDENTIAL TO "BITTERLY DISAPPOINTED" (in the office romance): After investing nine years in this man, I diagnose the … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates, Nov. 9, 1960

Posted on November 9, 2010 by lmharnisch

    Nov. 9, 1960: ROBERT MORSE of "Take Me Along" is a favorite for the Feuer and Martin musical, "How to Succeed in Business," Earl Wilson says. Paul Coates is on vacation.

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Nov. 9, 1940

Posted on November 9, 2010 by lmharnisch

           Nov. 9, 1940: Johnny Weissmuller has started gym training to "bulge" muscles left supple by a summer of Aquacading (so he'll look beeg and strong for the new "Tarzan" film), Jimmie Fidler says. 

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Matt Weinstock, Nov. 8, 1960

Posted on November 8, 2010 by lmharnisch

    Nov. 8, 1960: Today’s election means an end to the madness over political bumper stickers, Matt Weinstock says. CONFIDENTIAL TO "TOO SMART": A smart girl should be smart enough not to look too smart.

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Paul Coates, Nov. 8, 1960

Posted on November 8, 2010 by lmharnisch

    Nov. 8, 1960: Paul Coates is on vacation, so the Daily Mirror is substituting with Hollywood columnist Earl Wilson Mary Martin broke an arm warming up for "Peter Pan" on TV? I had no idea.

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Nov. 8, 1940

Posted on November 8, 2010 by lmharnisch

            Nov. 8, 1940: Hear tell the Basil Rathbones will give up their Brentwood mansion for a more modest home. Big charity donations make it necessary, Jimmie Fidler says. Also on the jump, a review … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Nov. 7, 1960

Posted on November 7, 2010 by lmharnisch

       Nov. 7, 1960: The county tax ax fell last week on property owners. They received their annual valentines from tax collector H.L. Byram, who gets the blame but merely does the bookkeeping. Some homeowners were merely nicked. … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates Is on Vacation

Posted on November 7, 2010 by lmharnisch

           Nov. 7, 1960: Paul Coates is on vacation. The Mirror publishes a letter from Mrs. Jeannette Williams, who complains about the slanted, pro-Nixon political coverage in the paper. She asks: “What do you take us … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Nov. 7, 1940

Posted on November 7, 2010 by lmharnisch

        Nov. 7, 1940: No wonder it's taken Frank Capra so long to edit "The Life of John Doe." He shot over 400,000 feet of film to get the 12,500 he needed!, Jimmie Fidler says.  Coming Nov. … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Nov. 6, 1940

Posted on November 6, 2010 by lmharnisch

    Nov. 6, 1940: Roosevelt is elected for a third term. Once again, we find that election results undercut the purported influence of The Times’ political endorsements: Wendell Willkie for president (defeated); and incumbent Dist. Atty. Buron Fitts (defeated … Continue reading →

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Kennedy-Nixon Race an End to the Era of ‘Great Men’

Posted on November 6, 2010 by lmharnisch

    Nov. 6, 1960: I rarely, if ever, post Bill Henry’s columns because they are usually not terribly relevant or interesting. This one is a surprise, however, and well worth reading. “Dwight David Eisenhower, whose comparatively youthful successor will … Continue reading →

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