Category Archives: Columnists

Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, May 10, 1960

Posted on May 10, 2010 by lmharnisch

     May 10, 1960: “All is not sunshine and fun for the California visitor,” Paul Coates says.  One tourist writes: "If a person can't walk down Hollywood Boulevard without being embarrassed for his wife and children, then it's time … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates and Matt Weinstock, May 9, 1960

Posted on May 9, 2010 by lmharnisch

  May 9, 1960: Paul Coates plays with the announcement of special TV news for children, and imagines what it would be like as delivered by Sheriff John. (Beverly Aadland has been a naughty girl again) … And  Matt Weinstock … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, May 9, 1940

Posted on May 9, 2010 by lmharnisch

  May 9, 1940: “Paulette Goddard gifted makeup man Wally Westmore with a 10-foot fishing launch on the completing of ‘The Ghost Breakers,’ ” Jimmie Fidler says.

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, May 8, 1940

Posted on May 8, 2010 by lmharnisch

  May 8, 1940: “When the Flo Ziegfeld estate was auctioned a plaster bust of Billie Burke went for $3.50,” Jimmie Fidler says.

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Matt Weinstock, May 7, 1960

Posted on May 7, 2010 by lmharnisch

May 7, 1960: Shades of 1953 -– Pink shirts for men are back. They go with those charcoal gray suits.

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, May 7, 1960

Posted on May 7, 2010 by lmharnisch

May 7, 1960: What became of Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Bean?

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, May 7, 1940

Posted on May 7, 2010 by lmharnisch

  May 7, 1940: “Walter Pidgeon and John Carroll are packing tackle for a fishing trek to Texas Gulf resorts,” Jimmie Fidler says. 

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Matt Weinstock, May 6, 1960

Posted on May 6, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Far into the future, villains will smoke cigarettes! May 6, 1960: “It can be stated unequivocally that in his new album Elvis is as good as he ever was, which is better than the swarm of sickening imitators who … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, May 6, 1960

Posted on May 6, 2010 by lmharnisch

  May 6, 1960: Paul Coates profiles Neysa Washington, who was badly injured in 1945 trying to stop her runaway car. She hopped on the running board when it began rolling down Beachwood Drive and, unable to get into the … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, May 6, 1940

Posted on May 6, 2010 by lmharnisch

  May 6, 1940: “Ann Sheridan takes along her own rumba records to be played while she dines,” Jimmie Fidler says.

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Matt Weinstock, May 5, 1960

Posted on May 5, 2010 by lmharnisch

    May 5, 1960: Here’s another take on Cynthia Lindsay and “Procals.” Her term describes the people of the Southland, who are “pro California.” I’ll be taking a look at Lindsay’s 1960 book “The Natives Are Restless” in an … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, May 5, 1960

Posted on May 5, 2010 by lmharnisch

  May 5, 1960: Ruth and Betty Lawrence are looking for a good man to marry one of them and take on their 13 cats.

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, May 5, 1941

Posted on May 5, 2010 by lmharnisch

   May 5, 1941: “Pieces of Deanna Durbin's wedding cake, begged from guests by autograph hunters, are bringing fancy prices,” Jimmie Fidler says. On the jump, “Citizen Kane” will premiere at the El Capitan.

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Matt Weinstock, May 4, 1960

Posted on May 4, 2010 by lmharnisch

May 4, 1960: Why are people bringing transistor radios to Dodger games? Matt Weinstock has the answer!

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, May 4, 1960

Posted on May 4, 2010 by lmharnisch

Forest Lawn doesn’t want Caryl Chessman’s ashes! May 4, 1960: John Milton Addison is a spellbinder without peer. He’s a millionaire who claims he isn’t selling anything but himself, Paul Coates says.

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, May 4, 1940

Posted on May 4, 2010 by lmharnisch

  May 4, 1940: “Blue pencil those rift rumors about the Fred MacMurrays. We've checked, and there's nothing to 'em,” Jimmie Fidler’s staff says.

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Charles Champlin on Alfred Hitchcock, 1980

Posted on May 4, 2010 by lmharnisch

May 4, 1980: “Hitchcock was an entertaining companion and a superlative raconteur with a gift of droll timing and a dry understatement. He lifted an eyebrow as eloquently as any actor. But beneath the assurance in public situations, like interviews … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, May 3, 1960

Posted on May 3, 2010 by lmharnisch

   May 3, 1960: A stripper named Vagablonde promises to do her Lady Godiva act by riding a white horse down Broadway to protest 15-cent coffee… if someone will furnish a white horse, Matt Weinstock says. 

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

Posted on May 3, 2010 by lmharnisch

  May 3, 1960: Ray Burke and George S. Doombadze share a phone number and some frustration, Paul Coates says.

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, May 3, 1940

Posted on May 3, 2010 by lmharnisch

  May 3, 1940: “Marlene Dietrich, Erich Maria Remarque and Josef von Sternberg a nightly threesome at the Sphinx, where television's being served with dinner,” Jimmie Fidler says.

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