Category Archives: Columnists

Jimmie Fidler, June 4, 1940

Posted on June 4, 2010 by lmharnisch

  June 4, 1940: “Well, it's come more quickly than I expected! For months I've warned Hollywood producers against the peril of anti-Nazi films,” Jimmie Fidler says. Variety says: “Belief is strong in some circles that Uncle Sam will crack … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, June 3, 1940

Posted on June 3, 2010 by lmharnisch

    June 3, 1940: Tip to ladies: Ida Lupino smears honey on her face before retiring — says it's tops as a beauty aid, Jimmie Fidler says.

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Matt Weinstock, June 3, 1960

Posted on June 3, 2010 by lmharnisch

  June 3, 1960: Matt Weinstock writes a few lines about Fairly Honest Joe, a bartender at a Hill Street saloon called the Rainbow. It’s gone and so is Fairly Honest Joe. CONFIDENTIAL TO SANDY: "Silence is not always golden … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, June 3, 1960

Posted on June 3, 2010 by lmharnisch

  June 3, 1960: How to pay for the proposed national healthcare program? Paul Coates writes about a campaign by congressional candidate William H. Ware Jr. for a national lottery.

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, June 2, 1941

Posted on June 2, 2010 by lmharnisch

June 2, 1941: “Carmen Miranda's bruises shocked the 20th Century-Fox execs into ordering her off surfboards while she's in a picture,” Jimmie Fidler says.

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, June 2, 1960

Posted on June 2, 2010 by lmharnisch

  June 2, 1960: Paul Coates catches up with former Floradora Girl Evelyn Nesbit, whose millionaire husband, Harry K. Thaw, killed architect Stanford White in a jealous rage during a rooftop performance at Madison Square Garden in June 1906.

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Matt Weinstock, June 1, 1960

Posted on June 1, 2010 by lmharnisch

June 1, 1960: Los Angeles’ parking lot valets are getting out of hand, Matt Weinstock says. On the jump,  Abby has advice for a 17-year-old girl who is worried that she has “stunted her growth” because when she was younger, … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, June 1, 1960

Posted on June 1, 2010 by lmharnisch

June 1, 1960: Paul Coates has a follow-up on the raid on the 25-cent gambling pool on roller derby at Olympic Auditorium. The judge dismissed the case.

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, June 1, 1940

Posted on June 1, 2010 by lmharnisch

  June 1, 1940: "We hear that Lana Turner's constant bickering with MGM heads is not prompted by Artie Shaw at all but by a wardrobe girl who's been giving Lana a lot of bad advice,” Jimmie Fidler’s staff says.

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Matt Weinstock, May 31, 1960

Posted on May 31, 2010 by lmharnisch

May 31, 1960: Matt Weinstock has more on unlisted phone numbers. And no, nothing has changed about phone solicitors in 50 years. DEAR BOBBI: Sorry, but once a girl turns down a date to a dance, she shouldn't show up … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates – Confidential File, May 31, 1960

Posted on May 31, 2010 by lmharnisch

May 31, 1960: Paul Coates writes about Norman Farberow and Edwin Shneidman, founders of the Suicide Prevention Center.

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, May 31, 1940

Posted on May 31, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Without access to news photos, The Times publishes Frederic Eddy’s drawing of what the evacuation of Dunkirk might have looked like. May 31, 1940: “Bells to Billie Burke for her campaign to lower the cost of Los Angeles dog … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, May 30, 1960

Posted on May 30, 2010 by lmharnisch

May 30, 1960: Matt Weinstock writes a bit more about Bunzo Minagawa, a Japanese soldier who was found on Guam 16 years after the U.S. recaptured the island. DEAR COFFEE BREAKERS: I would say 39. The proof is that millions … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, May 30, 1960

Posted on May 30, 2010 by lmharnisch

May 30, 1960: Paul Coates spends Memorial Day on skid row and talks with a World War I veteran. 

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, May 30, 1940

Posted on May 30, 2010 by lmharnisch

The Times publishes another map by Times artist Charles Owens. May 30, 1940: Carole Landis' "chic" in "One Million B.C." clearly proves the skill of Pleistocene hairdressers, Jimmie Fidler says. 

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Charles Champlin on Cannes, May 30, 1980

Posted on May 30, 2010 by lmharnisch

May 30, 1980: Charles Champlin takes an overview of the downbeat films at the Cannes Festival, which included “All That Jazz” and “Kagemusha.” “This year, there was hardly a title among the 22 in competition that could accurately have been … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, May 29, 1940

Posted on May 29, 2010 by lmharnisch

May 29, 1940: “Lyle Talbot gave N.Y.ers a sample of Hollywood by dating seven lovelies on as many Broadway nights,” Jimmie Fidler says.

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Matt Weinstock, May 28, 1960

Posted on May 28, 2010 by lmharnisch

  "Since When Does a Boy Brag About a Girl Out o' Respect for Her Brains??" May 28, 1960: John Steinbeck writes an essay in Esquire about life in Pacific Grove during the Depression. Matt Weinstock adds a bit about … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, May 28, 1960

Posted on May 28, 2010 by lmharnisch

  May 28, 1960: Paul Coates’ cat ladies, Beth Lawrence and her daughter Betty,  have new troubles. TV host Jack Linkletter was interviewing them (and their 13 cats) in Bronson Canyon Park when their white Persian cat named Prince Baba … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, May 28, 1940

Posted on May 28, 2010 by lmharnisch

May 28, 1940: “Linda Darnell, locationing at Lone Pine, Cal., where the thermometer has been scoring 114, postcards she's lost seven pounds,” Jimmie Fidler says.

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