Category Archives: Columnists

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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Mack Sennett, Ward Bond Die, Nov. 5, 1960

Posted on November 5, 2010 by lmharnisch

    Nov. 5, 1960: Paul Coates reports on a little war over press releases on the upcoming John Wayne film “The Alamo” …. Matt Weinstock writes that CBS-TV is having problems with the IBM RAMAC 305 it's using for … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Nov. 5, 1940

Posted on November 5, 2010 by lmharnisch

        Nov. 5, 1940: CONFIDENTIAL COMMUNIQUE to Carole Lombard: Don't you think publicity about your farm life is being overdone? Your fans would much rather picture you in sables at Ciro's than in gingham milking a cow, … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Nov. 4, 1960

Posted on November 4, 2010 by lmharnisch

         Nov. 4, 1960: Matt Weinstock explores the new Hall of Administration in search of the press room … and gets lost. DEAR ABBY: I am the mother of five grown children. Each has made me a … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates, Nov. 4, 1960

Posted on November 4, 2010 by lmharnisch

         Nov. 4, 1960: Paul Coates digs into his mailbox and comes up with items on Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra.

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Nov. 4, 1940

Posted on November 4, 2010 by lmharnisch

        Nov. 4, 1940: Friends who accompanied Dolores Del Rio to the station when she left for Mexico City the other day are chuckling about a last-minute chat between the star and her press agent, Jimmie Fidler … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Nov. 3, 1960

Posted on November 3, 2010 by lmharnisch

       Nov. 3, 1960: Guess what jazz drummer Shelley Manne is calling his new Hollywood nightclub, Matt Weinstock says. CONFIDENTIAL TO HANSEN: Experience is the comb that nature gives to bald men. Live a little.

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Paul Coates, Nov. 3, 1960

Posted on November 3, 2010 by lmharnisch

       Nov. 3, 1960: Paul Coates has the story of John Resko, who was sent to prison for killing a man but eventually rebuilt his life as an artist. Also on the jump, Earl Wilson on Marilyn Monroe … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Nov. 2, 1960

Posted on November 2, 2010 by lmharnisch

       Nov. 2, 1960: A San Fernando Valley resident conducted a treat or treat poll, asking youngsters who came to his door which candidate their parents were voting for before handing them the candy, Matt Weinstock says.  DEAR … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates, Nov. 2, 1960

Posted on November 2, 2010 by lmharnisch

       Nov. 2, 1960: Paul Coates has a terrific story on one of two young men who dressed as Nazis and picketed the Huntington Hartford Theater, where Sammy Davis Jr. was to perform, over Davis’ upcoming marriage to … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Nov. 1, 1960

Posted on November 1, 2010 by lmharnisch

       Nov. 1, 1960: BE ON THE ALERT for strangers in bars who offer to bet $25 or $5 that if Candidate A (or B) is elected that three days later the banks will be closed and there … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates, Nov. 1, 1960

Posted on November 1, 2010 by lmharnisch

       Nov. 1, 1960: Paul Coates has  a story taken from a second grade textbook smuggled out of East Germany. Also on the jump, Earl Wilson on the reformed Steve McQueen.

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Nov. 1, 1940

Posted on November 1, 2010 by lmharnisch

           Nov. 1, 1940 — HOLLYWOOD AFTER DARK: Cesar Romero, at Florentine Gardens, blandly disregarding the near-nude floor show as the cafe numerologist foretells coming good luck with girls, Jimmie Fidler says. 

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Matt Weinstock, Oct. 31, 1960

Posted on October 31, 2010 by lmharnisch

    Oct. 31, 1960: Gene Barry, who swings a wicked gold-headed cane as Bat Masterson, confided at an informal discussion of the subject that he frequently prevails upon his producer to delete scenes of killing and mayhem when they … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates, Oct. 31, 1960

Posted on October 31, 2010 by lmharnisch

    Oct. 31, 1960: Paul Coates has a different sort of Halloween story set in a cemetery. 

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Oct. 31, 1940

Posted on October 31, 2010 by lmharnisch

        Oct. 31, 1940 –  Jimmie Fidler asks: When will the men at the helm of this industry learn a lasting lesson? When will they realize that millions of Americans still resent flippant disregard of the accepted … Continue reading →

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Nixon Aides Accuse Columnist of Campaign Smear

Posted on October 31, 2010 by lmharnisch

        Oct. 27-31, 1960: Columnist Drew Pearson reports on a $205,000 loan from Hughes Tool Co. to struggling restaurant operator Donald Nixon, the vice president’s brother. Pearson is careful to say that it’s unclear whether Hughes received … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Oct. 30, 1940

Posted on October 30, 2010 by lmharnisch

        Oct. 30, 1940: Wallace Beery has really asked ex-wife Gloria Swanson to rule his roost again — and she's giving it a ponder, Jimmie Fidler says 

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