Category Archives: Columnists

Matt Weinstock, May 2, 1960

Posted on May 2, 2010 by lmharnisch

  May 2, 1960: ONLY IN L.A. — A man telephoned the city desk Friday when the 10 a.m. air raid siren test sounded to ask if it was the burglar alarm on the city treasury. Les Wagner assured him … Continue reading →

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

Posted on May 2, 2010 by lmharnisch

    May 2, 1960: Let me cite you the case of Bertha H. Hangen, the Topanga elementary school teacher who is fighting dismissal on charges that she referred to individuals in her flock as “stupid,” “baby,” “messy looking” and, … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, May 2, 1941

Posted on May 2, 2010 by lmharnisch

  May 2, 1941: “I've yet to see Adolphe Menjou in evening attire sans a boutonniere,” Jimmie Fidler says.

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, May 1, 1940

Posted on May 1, 2010 by lmharnisch

  The Times publishes another drawing by Charles Owens, showing what the fight for Dombas, Norway, might have looked like.  May 1, 1940: “Hollywood After Dark: Amazonian Geraldine Ross, Florentine Gardens star, singing torch songs to mite-y George E. Stone, … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, April 30, 1960

Posted on April 30, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Boys Are Finding People Aren't So Bad     A recent wire story from Liberty, N.Y., related that business was bad for the brothers Katz-Steven, 10, Arthur, 8, and Robert, 6 — founders of the Sav-A-Fine Co., a non-profit organization.  … Continue reading →

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

Posted on April 30, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Mash Notes and Comment     "Dear Paul:     "You touched my heartstrings the other day when you mentioned in your column that you love tapioca.     "I myself am willing to do anything to help bring back tapioca.  In … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, April 30, 1940

Posted on April 30, 2010 by lmharnisch

    April 30, 1940: “Look for screams from stellar biggies when Los Angeles fire officials start enforcing the new ordinance banning trailer dressing rooms from sound stages,” Jimmie Fidler says. Wot’s this about Italian envoy Dino “The Charmer” Alfieri … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, April 29, 1960

Posted on April 29, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Sinatra Admirer Undaunted by Threats     For many years as a disc jockey and program director Frank Evans has played the records of Frank Sinatra.  He knows and admires him.     Several weeks ago he was playing them, no … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, April 29, 1960

Posted on April 29, 2010 by lmharnisch

  We Are Told You're Nothing but a Procal     I'm not complaining.  I'm perfectly happy with my job.  I enjoy these daily tete-a-tetes with you.     But the unpleasant realization is slowly awakening within me that the first major … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, April 29, 1940

Posted on April 29, 2010 by lmharnisch

   The Wasp is commissioned at Boston Navy Yard. It sank in the Solomon Islands after being torpedoed by the Japanese on Sept. 15, 1942. April 29, 1940: “Artie Shaw is making no new friends fast at MGM, where the … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, April 28, 1960

Posted on April 28, 2010 by lmharnisch

“We Failed Miserably!” Time for a Final Note of Appreciation       How's your humility today?  Well, suppose we share mine.      I am haunted by a note from a longtime reader, particularly the last sentence:  "I have cancer and … Continue reading →

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

Posted on April 28, 2010 by lmharnisch

Let's Not Be Too Hasty in Judgments       On my way to work yesterday morning, I developed a sudden dislike for Citrus Municipal Court Judge William M. Martin.  And I imagine that, throughout the day, a lot of other … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, April 28, 1941

Posted on April 28, 2010 by lmharnisch

   April 28, 1941: “That George Raft-Edward G. Robinson feud has become so venomous that their portable dressing rooms have now been moved to opposite sides of the stage,” Jimmie Fidler says.

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Matt Weinstock, April 27, 1960

Posted on April 27, 2010 by lmharnisch

“You Flopped, Not I!” The 'Other' Eddie Fisher Finds Life Never Dull       Eddie Fisher, 49, a special effects man at MGM, has accepted with patience and good humor the fact that he is frequently confused with Eddie Fisher, … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, April 27, 1960

Posted on April 27, 2010 by lmharnisch

Tragedy in Curtain Call for Sad Mother       For Billy Monk's mother, tragedy took a curtain call last week.       But this time, unlike the others, she was prepared.  She had warning — which is more than what … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, April 27, 1940

Posted on April 27, 2010 by lmharnisch

   Hey, it’s Betty Rowland!   April 27, 1940: “Judy Garland has penned a book of poems which will be privately published under a nom de plume,” Jimmie Fidler’s staff says.

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Matt Weinstock, April 26, 1960

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, April 26, 1960

Posted on April 26, 2010 by lmharnisch
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Matt Weinstock, April 25, 1960

Posted on April 25, 2010 by lmharnisch

  One of the most famous phrases from “Peanuts” was said by Lucy, of all characters.   Idea for Chessman     There was a brief but stirring encounter the other day between two long-time friends, J. Farrington Barrington Arrington, who … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, April 25, 1960

Posted on April 25, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Heartsick Mother's Problem One Which Has No Solution       Steve's mother knows she did wrong.  But she wonders, under the circumstances, what would have been right.       "I don't know," she told me from behind her handkerchief, … Continue reading →

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